NHS must work harder to retain doctors to avert “senseless waste of talent,” says GMC

Health leaders and employers must take urgent action to halt the thousands of doctors quitting the NHS each year, the head of the General Medical Council (GMC) has warned.In a speech to the NHS Providers conference in Liverpool on 16 November the GMC’s chief executive, Charlie Massey, said that allowing the NHS to “haemorrhage talent” as doctors sought opportunities outside the UK was a trend that could not continue.He cited recent research by the GMC into doctors’ migration,1 which identified “pull factors,” including the pursuit of new opportunities abroad, as well as “push factors” such as poor working conditions, wellbeing issues, and inflexible career paths.Massey said, “Last year, around 10 000 doctors gave up their licence to practise. This represents a huge loss—to their employers, their colleagues, and, most importantly, to their patients. For some it is the pull of new opportunities and adventure abroad, but there is more to…
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