General medical practitioner; GMP; General practitioner; GPs; GP workforce; workforce; Registered patients;
General description
This table contains information on General Practitioners Workforce Trends by age and gender (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
The data is provided by the NHS Digital, who collect data for Wales using the Exeter database. This database is a computerised payment system of General Medical Practitioners (GMPs) who are in contract with Local Health Boards.