Recent figures show that more than 1,500 extra GPs have been recruited since the beginning of October.
The 1,503 boost is part of the government's Plan for Change and it is hoped it will to end the struggle of trying to see a doctor - in turn, easing pressure on GPs and cutting waiting lists.
According to the government, when they came into power, 'unnecessary red tape' was preventing practices from hiring newly qualified GPs, meaning more than 1,000 were due to graduate into unemployment. Meanwhile, there were also 1,399 fewer fully qualified GPs than a decade prior.
The government has since invested £82 million to allow networks of practices to hire GPs.
Health and social care secretary, Wes Streeting, said: "Rebuilding our broken NHS starts with fixing the front door. We inherited a ludicrous situation where patients couldn’t get a GP appointment, while GPs couldn’t get a job. By cutting red tape and investing more in our NHS, we have put an extra 1,503 GPs into general practice to deliver more appointments.
"The extra investment and reforms we have made will allow patients to book appointments more easily, to help bring back the family doctor and end the 8am scramble.
"It is only because of the necessary decisions we took to increase employer National Insurance that we are able to recruit more GPs and deliver better services for patients. The extra investment and reform this government is making, as part of its Plan for Change, will get the NHS back on its feet and make it fit for the future."
Dr Amanda Doyle, national director for Primary Care and Community Services, said: "I would like to thank the general practice teams that have employed significantly more than the 1,000 extra GPs promised to provide care for patients.
"Improving access to general practice is an NHS priority and GP teams are delivering 29 million appointments every month – up a fifth since before the pandemic.
"But we have more to do to make it easier for patients to see their local GP, so practice teams should continue to use this funding to best effect by recruiting more GPs, so more patients can be seen more quickly."
