General Practitioners
(asked on 19th November 2014) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve recruitment of GPs.
This question was answered on 25th November 2014
There are over 1,000 more general practitioners (GPs) working and in training from the position in September 2010, the most recent figures after the General Election.
Health Education England (HEE) is reviewing the GP recruitment process and developing a pre-GP year to give exposure and experience to prospective GP applicants.
HEE is also developing a returner and refresher scheme for GPs who want to re-enter the workforce.