GP and dentists' income falls
The average income for UK GPs has fallen for the third year in a row, while self-employed primary care dentists in England and Wales see their salaries fall by 2.4 per cent, HSCIC data shows
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GPs and dentists saw their income fall last year, according to data from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).
The average income before tax for contractor GPs across the UK fell for the third year in a row, down 0.9 per cent from £103,000 in 2011-12 to £102,000 in 2012-13, the HSCIC said. It attributed the drop to increases in GP expenses such premises and staff wages.
Self-employed primary care dentists in England and Wales experienced a steeper drop in taxable income, 2.4 per cent from £74,400 in 2011-12 to £72,600 in 2012-13. Their colleagues in Scotland and Northern Ireland fared even worse, with average income falling 4 per cent and 5.6 per cent respectively, the HSCIC said on Friday (September 19).
GP contractors in England were the highest earners, taking home an average of £105,100 before tax. GPs in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland earned on average £92,200, £91,000 and £88,800 respectively. Contractor GP income reached its peak of £110,000 in 2005-06 and has steadily declined since, aside from 2009-10 when it briefly rose £400, according to HSCIC data. Contractor GPs in urban areas had a 0.9 per cent higher income before tax in 2012-13 than those in rural areas. This was a change from 2011-12, when rural GPs received a 4.5 per cent higher income, HSCIC said. Salaried GPs across the UK also saw their average income fall 0.6 per cent from £56,800 in 2011-12 to £56,400 in 2012-13. However, HSCIC said this drop was not "statistically significant". Last year's C+D Salary Survey revealed that community pharmacy branch managers earned an average of £44,773, a 2.7 per cent fall on the previous year. The C+D Salary Survey 2015 launches on September 29.
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