GPs unable to find new posts despite shortages, says royal college

Many GPs who are seeking a new job are unable to find a post despite shortages of doctors to meet growing patient demand, the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has warned.Of 2211 RCGP members who responded to a college survey, 737 said they had looked for a new role in the past year. Of these, 61% (449) found it “moderately” or “very” difficult to find an appropriate vacancy. The respondents included 172 GPs in training, of which an even greater percentage (72% or 124) found the same problem.RCGP chair Kamila Hawthorne said, “It is staggering to see our members say they are struggling to find jobs when general practice is overworked, overwhelmed, and in desperate need of more GPs. Patients are crying out for appointments because we don’t have enough GPs to care for them, so it’s a scandal that newly qualified GPs are unable to find work.“We potentially have…
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