Wednesday, 1 June 2016

GP vacancy rates at highest recorded with one in eight positions unfilled

GP vacancy rates at highest recorded with one in eight positions unfilled Around 12% of all GP posts in the UK are vacant, the highest proportion recorded, a Pulse survey has revealed.

The Pulse survey of 690 GPs has found that 11.7% of posts are currently vacant, up from 9.1% last year and 6.4% in 2014.

It also reveals that almost half of practices have had to recruit a partner within the past 12 months, taking longer than six months on average.

GP leaders told Pulse this is a major reason why practices are closing, while other GPs said they have had to recruit advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs) as they are unable to recruit. Pulse

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