RCGP calls for 5,000 GPs to be trained a year to meet workforce targets and safeguard patient care

RCGP calls for 5,000 GPs to be trained a year to meet workforce targets and safeguard patient care Currently, there are 3,500 placements for GP training a year - and this year, more junior doctors have chosen to specialise in general practice than ever before - but the College says these numbers must increase to at least 5,000 a year as soon as possible, and for this to be funded appropriately. Royal College of General Practitioners

See also:

• NHS needs 5,000 trainee doctors a year, says GPs' leader The Guardian