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FOI/202500490998 · FOI · unclear

GP and dentist retirement statistics: FOI release

Published
2026-01-20
Received
2025-10-27
Responded
2025-11-11
Directorate
Topic
Health and social care, Public sector
Exemptions
None detected

Information requested

You asked for the following information:

Please provide the following information for 2024 and 2025 to date, broken down by year:

1) How many people have retired from a GP role?

2) How many GPs have retired before their state retirement age?

3) How many people have retired from a dentist role?

4) How many dentists have retired before their state retirement age?

Response

1) 2024 – 224 2025 - 183

2) 2024 – 217 2025 - 179

3) 2024 – 92 2025 - 66

4) 2024 – 88 2025 - 64

About FOI

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Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Correspondence Unit Email: contactus@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrew's House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG

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