The NHS England statistics show general practice is on-track for its busiest summer ever, with record appointments also delivered in June 2025.

GP teams also carried out high numbers of care home visits this July, with 127,112 carried out, the second highest on record.

Dr Amanda Doyle, national director for primary care and community services at NHS England, said: ‘General practice teams are busier than ever this summer, and thanks to their hard work we've seen another consecutive month of record numbers of appointments being provided to patients.

‘This combined with the latest ONS survey showing almost one in four people found it easy to contact their GP practice – up from six in ten less than a year ago – it's clear that general practice is starting to turn a corner.'

Minister of state for care, Stephen Kinnock, said: ‘Our reforms to bulldoze bureaucracy and cut red tape are boosting productivity and efficiency, delivering more appointments for patients.

‘At the same time, we are continuing to boost the GP workforce to deliver patient care closer to home, having recruited more than 2,000 since October.'