From the 1st of April 2015, all GP Practices are required to declare the mean earnings (an average) for the GP's working to deliver NHS services to patients at each Practice.
The average pay for GP's working at Darwen Healthlink Practice in the last financial year before tax and NI contributions was as follows:
DARWEN HEALTHLINK
2021/22
£162,859 based on 4 GP partners, 1 Locum and 2 salaried GPs.
It should be noted that the prescribed method for calculating earnings is potentially misleading as it does not take into account the amount of time a GP spends working in Practice and therefore should not be used to form any judgement about GP earnings, or to make any comparison with any other Practice.
2020/21
£161,782 based on 4 GP partners and 3 salaries GPs.
It should be noted that the prescribed method for calculating earnings is potentially misleading as it does not take into account the amount of time a GP spends working in Practice and therefore should not be used to form any judgement about GP earnings, or to make any comparison with any other Practice.
2019/20
£140,656 based on 6 GP partners and 1 salaried GP
It should be noted that the prescribed method for calculating earnings is potentially misleading as it does not take into account the amount of time a GP spends working in Practice and therefore should not be used to form any judgement about GP earnings, or to make any comparison with any other Practice.
2018/19
Figures not calculated yet…
It should be noted that the prescribed method for calculating earnings is potentially misleading as it does not take into account the amount of time a GP spends working in Practice and therefore should not be used to form any judgement about GP earnings, or to make any comparison with any other Practice.
2017/18
£141,569 – based on 6 GP partners and 1 part time salaried GP
It should be noted that the prescribed method for calculating earnings is potentially misleading as it does not take into account the amount of time a GP spends working in Practice and therefore should not be used to form any judgement about GP earnings, or to make any comparison with any other Practice.
2016/17
£93,344 – based on 5 GP partners and 1 salaries GP
It should be noted that the prescribed method for calculating earnings is potentially misleading as it does not take into account the amount of time a GP spends working in Practice and therefore should not be used to form any judgement about GP earnings, or to make any comparison with any other Practice.
2015/16
£97,767. This was for 5 full time GP partners and 1 Salaried GP
It should be noted that the prescribed method for calculating earnings is potentially misleading as it does not take into account the amount of time a GP spends working in Practice and therefore should not be used to form any judgement about GP earnings, or to make any comparison with any other Practice.
DR HIRST & DR N CHOUDRY'S PRACTICE (period 1st April - 31 December 15)
£65,660 This was for 2 full time GP's
It should be noted that the prescribed method for calculating earnings is potentially misleading as it does not take into account the amount of time a GP spends working in Practice and therefore should not be used to form any judgement about GP earnings, or to make any comparison with any other Practice.
DR N CHOUDRY'S PRACTICE (period 1st Jan - 31 March 16)
£35,785. This was for 1 full time GP
It should be noted that the prescribed method for calculating earnings is potentially misleading as it does not take into account the amount of time a GP spends working in Practice and therefore should not be used to form any judgement about GP earnings, or to make any comparison with any other Practice.
It should also be noted that due to the planned merge of Darwen Healthlink and Dr N Choudry on the 6th of April 2017 it has been neccessary to publish both mean earnings on this website.
DATA FROM 2014/15 FINANCIAL YEAR
The average pay for GP's working at Darwen Healthlink and Dr S Ahmed's Practice in the last financial year before tax and NI was as follows
DARWEN HEALTHLINK
£91,992 This was for 4 full time GP Partners and 1 Salaried GP
DR S AHMED'S PRACTICE
£37,800 This was for 1 full time GP Partner and 4 Locum GP's
It should be noted that the prescribed method for calculating earnings is potentially misleading as it does not take into account the amount of time a GP spends working in Practice and therefore should not be used to form any judgement about GP earnings, or to make any comparison with any other Practice.
It should also be noted that both these Practices merged in April 2015 and to try to provide an accurate account of the Practice as a whole, it has been necessary to publish both Practice mean earnings for the financial year of 2014/2015.