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RCGP calls for 5,000 trainee GPs a year to meet workforce targets
The RCGP has warned that 5,000 new GPs will be needed every year to meet the government’s recruitment target According to the RCGP, 5,000 doctors keep reading
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Better training opportunities needed for a sustainable NHS workforce
Increased training opportunities are needed to ensure NHS staffing is sustainable, according to Jonathan Ashworth and NHS Providers According to NHS Providers, the key to keep reading
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Driving improvement in your GP practice
Inspections are an essential part of maintaining standards and driving improvement in healthcare services. In June the Care and Quality Commission published a set of keep reading
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Scotland implements widened access to medical education
The Scottish government’s attempt to broaden access for medical education has proven successful, according to the BMA A new medical education programme has proven successful keep reading
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Reducing doctor training ‘would be a mistake’, warns BMA
The BMA has responded health minister Stephen Barclay’s proposal to shorten doctors’ training time in order to boost the diminishing workforce, stating that it ‘would keep reading
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Staff development funding; does it work for you?
The General Practice Forward View focused on training and promised the funding to deliver it. Two years on, the question is, how successfully has this keep reading
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A quarter of trainee doctors regularly suffer burnout
A new poll shows that trainee doctors in Britain are suffering from the negative effects of high-pressure workloads and difficult learning environments The GMC’s most keep reading
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Unfair training funding for general practice must be addressed, says RCGP
The RCGP has called on the health secretary to ensure training placements in general practices receive the same funding as training placements in hospitals The keep reading
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Doctors with disabilities need better support, says BMA
The British Medical Association has stated that better funding and support is needed for doctors with disabilities Doctors requiring specialist equipment in order to do keep reading
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Record numbers of trainee GPs must be better supported
Health Education England is taking on a record number of trainee GPs, but the RCGP warns that they need to be prepared to enter a keep reading