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Focus on retention rather than recruitment, Health Foundation urges
A new report is being used to support the Health Foundation’s argument that the NHS should be focusing more on retention than recruitment in these keep reading
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GP shortages impacting out-of-hours service
The GP shortage is so severe in Tayside that a contingency plan has now been put in place to tackle it, according to The Courier keep reading
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‘Disappointing’ number of overseas GPs recruited
As reported by OnMedica, the numbers of overseas GPs that have been taken on during the NHS’s recruitment drive remains low While NHS England has keep reading
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Entire town blocks patients from switching GPs
A town in Hampshire is stopping patients from switching to another practice until the end of March Patients in Gosport have been blocked from switching keep reading
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Only one GP per 1,700 patients on the Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight has just one GP per 1,700 people, according to Freedom of Information data As reported by the Isle of Wight County keep reading
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Stoke-on-Trent suffering GP recruitment crisis
According to the Stoke Sentinel, Stoke-on-Trent currently has 33 open GP vacancies and is struggling to fill them Stoke-on-Trent is facing a GP recruitment crisis, keep reading
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GP numbers in Dundee at highest level in 10 years
According to the Evening Telegraph, Dundee is experiencing its highest number of GPs in a decade While much of the UK is seeing a decline keep reading
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GP recruitment ‘unsustainable’ in Fife
18 GP surgeries in Fife have reported full patient lists, with seven of those struggling to employ more doctors Seven of the 18 GP practices keep reading
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NHS Digital sees slight rise in GP numbers
According to Pharma Times, there has been a slight rise in the number of FTE GPs in the UK – and it’s sorely needed Provisional keep reading
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NHS staffing crisis predicted to rise to 350,000 by 2030
Research by three leading medical thinktanks show that the NHS staffing crisis could hit 350,000 by 2030 As reported by The Guardian, new research by keep reading