article_snippet.sent: NHS is facing a shortage because many GPs are retiring early.
article_snippet.sent: The Royal College of GPs estimates that NHS will need to hire at least 8,000 more doctors over the next five years to keep pace with a rising, and ageing, population.
article_snippet.sent: Dr Richard Vautrey, deputy chairman of the British Medical Association’s GP committee, said: ‘Dr Richard Vautrey, deputy chairman of the British Medical Association’s GP committee need GPs from around the world to support the Health Service, and Dr Richard Vautrey, deputy chairman of the British Medical Association’s GP committee simply don’t train enough.
article_snippet.sent: We need to encourage more students and junior doctors to choose general practice, and to expose more students and junior doctors more to general practice, so more students and junior doctors see general practice more as an attractive option for the future.
article_snippet.sent: And isn’t it scandalous that we are not training enough nurses and doctors in we own country?
article_snippet.sent: Dr Maureen Baker, chairman of the Royal College of GPs, said: ‘The NHS – general practice included – is staffed by hardworking healthcare professionals from all over the world. '
article_snippet.sent: we are very grateful for the work that doctors from overseas are doing.
article_snippet.sent: NHS should train more staff rather than spending £2.5 billion a year on locum doctors and agency nurses, a think-tank has suggested.
article_snippet.sent: A larger pool of dependable permanent staff would also enhance workforce stability and patient safety, the cross-party Civitas said.
article_snippet.sent: The subsequent increase in competition for jobs would also help fill less desirable roles such as those in A&E departments and general practice.