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Data Provider: Welsh Government Management Information General practitioners workforce flows by gender and year
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YearPeriod between GMS Censuses: Joiners are GPs moving into General Practice in Wales before the end of next year. Leavers are GPs leaving General Practice in Wales during the year following that specified.<br /><br />Census dates are 1 October before 2000 and for 2009 and 30 September otherwise.<br /><br />Administrative errors have been identified relating to the 2001 and 2012 Headcount figures for Wales; therefore the number of joiners/ leavers as a percentage of all GPs have been revised.<br />[Filter]
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[Collapse]Number of JoinersMale56.045.054.046.059.060.039.040.059.054.046.035.043.049.052.035.046.041.0
Female112.092.0121.095.083.091.054.064.082.087.082.053.062.047.045.036.038.028.0
Persons168.0137.0175.0141.0142.0151.093.0104.0141.0141.0128.088.0105.096.097.071.084.069.0
[Collapse]Average joiner ageMale41.137.337.238.739.437.436.137.537.737.638.639.139.235.938.135.535.936.5
Female36.536.436.537.438.936.836.335.435.237.936.534.636.535.836.334.134.235.9
Persons37.936.736.737.839.137.036.236.236.337.837.236.437.635.837.334.835.236.3
[Collapse]Number of LeaversMale96.096.086.082.078.057.056.064.058.059.057.061.056.067.056.049.046.052.0
Female81.061.060.071.051.041.038.031.032.049.038.033.035.028.029.019.024.018.0
Persons177.0157.0146.0153.0129.098.094.095.090.0108.095.094.091.095.085.068.070.070.0
[Collapse]Average leaver ageMale54.953.754.056.755.455.052.552.352.953.152.553.752.652.752.752.952.352.1
Female47.144.947.745.539.945.541.145.946.244.144.643.141.848.841.843.944.143.6
Persons51.350.351.451.449.251.047.950.250.549.049.350.048.551.649.350.549.849.9

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Title

General practitioners workforce flows by gender and year


Last update

30 March 2016 30 March 2016

Next update

March 2017 (Provisional)

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.healthinfo@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Designation

Management information

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Wales

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English only

General description

The information presented here contains information on GP practitioners (excluding GP Registrars, GP Retainers and locums).

Previously this table contained information on unrestricted principles, which is a category no longer identified following the introduction of the new GP contract on 1st April 2004

Data collection and calculation

Workforce flows are estimated by comparing successive GMS Censuses.

Joiners are those Practitioners reported in the the census one year, but not reported as a Practitioner in the previous year.

Leavers are those Practitioners reported in the census one year, but not reported the following year.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Census dates are 1 October before 2000 and for 2009 and 30 September otherwise.

Users, uses and context

Please find this information in the related statistical publication, as per given weblink.

Rounding applied

None

Revisions information

Data prior to the last period covered have been revised.

Statistical quality

Please find this information in the related statistical publication, as per given weblink.

Keywords

General medical practitioners; GMP; General Practitioners; GPs; GP workforce; workforce; Registered patients

Name

Hlth0418