Analysis identifies areas with the fewest doctors in England, as the drive to boost numbers falls short.
Patients in parts of England are facing an uphill struggle to see a GP, experts say, after an analysis showed wide regional variation in doctor numbers.
It comes as ministers have struggled to hit the pledge to boost the GP workforce by 6,000 this Parliament.- the first time such a strategy had been developed.But Dr Billy Palmer, of the Nuffield Trust, said: "Solely boosting the number of staff nationally in the NHS is not enough alone - the next government should set a clear aim of reducing the uneven distribution of key staffing groups and shortfalls to tackle unfairness in access for patients.
Dr Palmer said minimum numbers of GPs may have to be set for local areas - and better incentives to attract them to those with the fewest. Prof Kamila Hawthorne, who chairs the Royal College of General Practitioners, said: "Without immediate action to alleviate the pressures on general practice, the future of the profession - and the care we're able to deliver to patients - is uncertain."
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