Much of the health secretary’s plans to reinvent the NHS hinge on moving services from bed-blocked, overstretched hospitals to “neighbourhood health centres” where possible, and to general practice.

However, while Wes Streeting hopes to make it easier for patients to see their doctor, thousands of GPs have been dramatically cutting back their surgery hours in recent years.

Just one in 13 early career GPs now work full-time, according to NHS figures.

A Guardian analysis of official data found that the typical GP works five hours a week less than they did in 2017. The number working full-time in England has fallen by a third. Graphic showing the share of GPs, categorised by age, who are working full time

The figures – which exclude GPs in training or working as locum doctors – s

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