Practices may struggle to accommodate a proposed doubling of medical school places, according to a new survey. Some medical students have reported joining up to nine other students on placements in practices – leading to few learning opportunities. GP Dr Elizabeth Toberty said: “We are frequently approached by local universities asking us to take more…

GP leaders are to continue to press for a plan to stem the loss of doctors from their profession, following the promise of a significant increase in trainees. The Government confirmed on Friday that it proposes to increase GP training places by 50%, reaching 6,000 trainees a year by 2032. But the Royal College of…

In this month’s HR clinic, Robyn Clark (aka JacksonR) and Susi O’Brien (HR Help advisor) explored how we as managers can support and improve the wellbeing of our teams, implement strategies to support staff and look after our own resilience. Here is a summary of the questions we received, and the answers given. Wellbeing seems…

The CQC is due to implement their new assessment framework, complete with six new evidence categories. These six categories are used for each individual Quality Statement (QS). All services will then be able to see exactly what they’ve scored out of 100% within each of the QSs. This is excellent news because it makes the whole…

More GPs are retiring early – and the number has been increasing since 2008, according to new figures published today in advance of tomorrow’s Government announcement of its plan to solve the NHS workforce crisis. Data provided to The BMJ by the NHS Business Services Authority, under a freedom of information request, showed the number…

GP leaders have welcomed an independent report which calls for steps to improve the care of patients with disabilities and long term conditions. It came amid a series of studies showing growing shortages of doctors – and new concerns in Wales. The National Voices organisation – which brings together 200 charities – issued three reports…

The Government is due to announce its solution to the relentless decline in GP numbers on Friday, it has emerged. New figures show the number of qualified GPs continues to fall in spite of significant increases in trainee numbers. New data also shows how small numbers of primary care staff are now shifting to direct…