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GP Earnings and Expenses Estimates 2018/19

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GP Earnings and Expenses Estimates 2018/19


Analysis by working hours bands

The nature of the General Practitioner workforce is changing. Increasing numbers of GPs are now developing portfolio careers, choosing to work in other roles in addition to general practice.

Typical examples of such work areas include:

  • Accident and emergency departments or out-of-hours provision
  • A special interest such as dermatology, diabetes, or minor surgery in a non-general practice setting
  • Working in a hospice or palliative medicine
  • Research or teaching

The earnings and expenses estimates published in this series of Official Statistics are calculated by HMRC using self-assessment tax return data. HMRC cannot distinguish between general practice earnings, income from other NHS work and private earnings. 

For three years, we have published some experimental analysis of earnings and expenses estimates by working hours bandings for GPs in England. However, while all earnings are included in the calculations, the working hours used reflect only those worked in general practice which inflates the income figures when considering earnings by working hours bands.  This should be taken into consideration when reviewing the working hours analysis in this release.

Because of the growing numbers of GPs working in additional roles as well as in general practice, we believe that analysis by working hours bands will become increasingly unreliable and therefore we do not plan to produce it in the future.  

Alternative sources of data are being investigated; however, these have not so far proved to be fit for purpose.

 

15 December 2020 08:10 AM

Removal of UK-level earnings and expenses estimates

Earnings and expenses estimates in previous editions of this publication have been presented at UK level, as well as by the four separate countries. 

However, the general practice contractual arrangements in each country have diverged to the point that comparisons between countries are no longer appropriate. 

Moreover, since England GPs make up the majority of the UK sample, UK estimates could obscure the picture in the other countries.

Therefore, UK level estimates are no longer presented.

Earnings and expenses estimates by age, gender, practice patient list size and practice rurality, which were previously only published for the UK, have for the first time been produced for each country individually. They have been calculated for 2017/18 and 2018/19, and are presented in the Excel Time Series. 

10 September 2020 09:30 AM

Summary

GP Earnings and Expenses Estimates 2018/19 presents earnings and expenses information for full and part-time GPs working in the UK as either a contractor or salaried GP during the 2018/19 financial year.

The findings in this report are based upon anonymised tax data from HM Revenue and Customs' Self Assessment tax records and cover both NHS/Health Service and private income.

Earnings and expenses information is published for contractor, salaried and combined (contractor and salaried) GPs at country level, with a regional breakdown where available. Figures are also given by contract type for GPs working under a General Medical Services (GMS) or a Primary Medical Services (PMS) contract as well as combined (GPMS).

The report is primarily used as evidence in remuneration negotiations and by the Review Body for Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration (DDRB). It has been agreed by the Technical Steering Committee (TSC), which is chaired by NHS Digital and has representation from the four UK Health Departments, NHS Employers, NHS England and NHS Improvement and, representing the interests of GPs, the British Medical Association.

This release also includes results of analysis of earnings and expenses of GPs in England, by weekly working hours and gender, with additional breakdowns by age band also presented in the accompanying Excel Time Series, available to download from this page under 'Resources'.


England

The estimated average income before tax of GPs in either a General Medical Services or a Primary Medical Services practice was:

 

£98,000 for combined (contractor and salaried) GPs

£117,300 for contractor GPs

£60,600 for salaried GPs

Scotland

The estimated average income before tax of GPs in either a General Medical Services or a Primary Medical Services practice was:

 

£95,700 for combined (contractor and salaried) GPs

£101,300 for contractor GPs

£65,100 for salaried GPs

Wales

The estimated average income before tax of GPs in a General Medical Services practice was:

 

£95,800 for combined (contractor and salaried) GPs

£106,200 for contractor GPs

£58,400 for salaried GPs

Northern Ireland

The estimated average income before tax of GPs in a General Medical Services practice was:

 

£87,900 for combined (contractor and salaried) GPs

£92,300 for contractor GPs

£55,100 for salaried GPs





Last edited: 3 September 2021 4:52 pm