Maria Caulfield, Member of Parliament for Lewes, has welcomed news that there are 26 more doctors, nurses and other patient care staff working in general practice in Lewes.
This includes roles such as dispensers, health care assistants, phlebotomists, pharmacists, physiotherapists, podiatrists, therapists and others.
Maria Caulfield MP said:
“I am very pleased to see the number of doctors, nurses and other patient care staff working in general practices in Lewes rising. The number of staff has increased by 23% and it will continue to rise on our watch.
As a nurse, I have first hand experience of how demanding it can be working in the health industry and the Conservative government is continually increasing the number of staff and we are working hard to add even more and increase the percentage.”
The Plan for Patients set out the government’s commitment to improving general practice and using transparent data to inform and empower patients. A modelling approach has enabled estimates of staff at the level of parliamentary constituencies to be given for the first time.
Data published by the government shows the number of Full Time Equivalent doctors, nurses and other direct patient care staff in general practice in September 2019 and September 2022, and the change over that period, for every constituency in England.