The rider to today's report that there is a fall in GP numbers in England hides the fact that Wales is stabilising at a low point. There has been a fall in practices over the last decade. The pressures caused by many GPs at or nearing retirement age with no immediate replacement, and by the attractions of the cities and comfortable conurbations to the detriment of rural and post-industrial areas are still there. The one bright spot on the horizon is that the number of doctors in training is going up again, but of course it will be four or five years before they qualify.
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