GP shortages

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GP

general practioners

primary care physician who see a variety of patients with acute presentations and chronic conditions

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Issues causing GP shortage

  • not paid as much as hospital consultants

  • extremely high workload, having to see patients in appointments of 10 minutes

  • positive feedback loop

    • more GPs leave, remaining GPs have a higher workload so GP become more likely to leave

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Impact of NHS GP crisis on patient care

  • Difficulty in accessing timely and appropriate care for their health concerns

  • Lead to prolonged suffering and perhaps worsen health conditions

  • Delayed diagnosis- may adversely affect patients treatment outcomes

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Potential solutions

  • Funding- allocate more funds into paying GPs and training them, for retention and encourage more doctors to choose GP

  • International GPs: making it easier for foreign doctors to get visas to work in the UK

  • Increase the role of other healthcare professionals- lessens GPs workload

  • Keep pay protection