visitors to a wildlife park in new zealand got to encounter a pride of lions up-close and personal . filmed at the orana wildlife park -- the country 's only open-range zoo -- the video shows the lions interacting with the visitors who stand inside a metal cage attached to a car . the video , which was captured by ekant veer , 35 , an associate professor at the university of canterbury , also shows the lions scaling the cage and eating meat through its bars . the lions at orana wildlife park approach the metal cage and begin interacting with the people inside . one in three gp training places remain empty , it emerged today , sparking concerns patients will struggle more than ever to access a family doctor . while the government is desperately trying to recruit more gps , medical leaders warn the speciality has become unfashionable as junior doctors fear being overworked . the news comes amid a chronic shortage of doctors , and last week it was revealed that 10 per cent of patients tried - and failed - to book a gp appointment in 2013/14 . access to a gp is about to get even worse , as new figures show a third of gp training posts remain unfilled . standing with its paws against the cage , a lion is introduced as sakura who is around 11-years-old and weighs about 265kg . as the keeper speaks , the lion licks at a piece of meat that is held up against the bars as another lion walks across the roof of the cage . looking down at the people below , the lion wanders around as if deciding who it would like to make its prey before staring down the lens of the camera . set tongues wagging ! one of the lions notices meat and begins sticking out its tongue in the hope of being fed . this means patients tried and failed to book almost 34 million gp appointments last year . each august , junior doctors with two years experience after medical school begin training as either a gp or a hospital doctor . a lion stands next to one of the keepers and its large paw is the same size as the lady 's head . the people inside can be seen recording the many lions from their phones , while another -- with paws the same size as the keeper 's head -- holds itself up against the cage and chews on some meat . later in the video people can be seen pointing out the various felines as a keeper moves her hand along the cage , instigating the lion to follow . still frames capture a lion standing up against the side of the cage alongside the keeper -- its power and size is plain to see . a keeper holds a piece of meat up to the bars of the cage and a lion follows her hand in the hope of receiving it . a number of lions are fed directly through the metal bars , while others receive meat dropped from the back of the cage . the car then begins driving away and the lions can be seen chasing after the people in the hope of receiving more food . a keeper then drops meat from the back of it and the lions begin tailing off one by one with their own little piece of food . the video concludes with one lion picking up a final lump of meat from the floor and being chased by another , angry feline . a lion scales the cage and looks down at the people below as if deciding which one it would like to eat . the people inside can be seen pointing and filming the lion who wanders along the top of the cage above them . this year , 29 per cent of gp trainee places remain unfilled , at a time when there is already a shortage of doctors . in some parts of the uk , more than 60 per cent of positions remain unfilled , sparking fears patients may struggle to see their gp . the figures , from the gp national recruitment office website , were disclosed in an investigation by pulse magazine . orana wildlife park was opened in 1976 and is owned and operated by registered charity , orana wildlife trust . located on the outskirts of christchurch , the wildlife park is unique in that the people are caged in order to view the animals , not the other way around . overall , they show that more than 1,000 gp training posts are vacant . in the east midlands , 64 per cent of posts are unfilled , with 63 per cent vacancy rate in the north east of england . in the west midlands 47 per cent of posts are empty and across the south coast 41 per cent of places remain unfilled . in 2013 , the last time figures are available , there was a vacancy rate for gp trainee posts of 8 per cent at the same point in the recruitment process . of the 12 areas across the england , scotland and wales , only london managed to fill its vacancies in the first round of recruitment . doctors warn the figures mean we may be headed for a recruitment crisis , as there is already a shortage of doctors in many parts of the country . two other areas -- kent , surrey & sussex and thames valley are expected to do so in the next round of recruitment . dr krishna kasaraneni , chair of the british medical association 's gp education committee told the telegraph the figures show the country is headed towards a ` crisis ' in gp recruitment . he said : ` we saw a significant decline last year and this is looking even worse -- with more and more gps retiring and not being replaced , we are heading towards a major recruitment crisis . ' in many parts of the country , patients are struggling to get access to their gp because there are too few doctors . he said : ` some practices are having to close their doors , others are reducing the level of service , because there just are n't enough doctors and ever more demands on them , ' he said . he added junior doctors are opting to become hospital doctors instead of gps as they fear they will be overburdened by work as a family doctor . the figures will be a blow health education england , the body responsible for gp recruitment , who had set a target to recruit 50 per cent of junior doctors to become gp trainees by 2016 . they were already forced to push back their deadline for this target by a year , after applications for gp training fell in 2014 . in 2014 , after three rounds of recruitment , there was an overall vacancy rate of 12 per cent for gp training posts .
in august , junior doctors begin training as either a gp or a hospital doctor . this year 29 % of gp training places are unfilled , compared with 8 % in 2013 . doctors warn patients may struggle to see their gp as there is a shortage . they say junior doctors worry they will be overworked as a gp .
visitors to a wildlife park in new zealand got to encounter a pride of lions up-close and personal . filmed at the orana wildlife park -- the country 's only open-range zoo -- the video shows the lions interacting with the visitors who stand inside a metal cage attached to a car . the video , which was captured by ekant veer , 35 , an associate professor at the university of canterbury , also shows the lions scaling the cage and eating meat through its bars . the lions at orana wildlife park approach the metal cage and begin interacting with the people inside . one in three gp training places remain empty , it emerged today , sparking concerns patients will struggle more than ever to access a family doctor . while the government is desperately trying to recruit more gps , medical leaders warn the speciality has become unfashionable as junior doctors fear being overworked . the news comes amid a chronic shortage of doctors , and last week it was revealed that 10 per cent of patients tried - and failed - to book a gp appointment in 2013/14 . access to a gp is about to get even worse , as new figures show a third of gp training posts remain unfilled . standing with its paws against the cage , a lion is introduced as sakura who is around 11-years-old and weighs about 265kg . as the keeper speaks , the lion licks at a piece of meat that is held up against the bars as another lion walks across the roof of the cage . looking down at the people below , the lion wanders around as if deciding who it would like to make its prey before staring down the lens of the camera . set tongues wagging ! one of the lions notices meat and begins sticking out its tongue in the hope of being fed . this means patients tried and failed to book almost 34 million gp appointments last year . each august , junior doctors with two years experience after medical school begin training as either a gp or a hospital doctor . a lion stands next to one of the keepers and its large paw is the same size as the lady 's head . the people inside can be seen recording the many lions from their phones , while another -- with paws the same size as the keeper 's head -- holds itself up against the cage and chews on some meat . later in the video people can be seen pointing out the various felines as a keeper moves her hand along the cage , instigating the lion to follow . still frames capture a lion standing up against the side of the cage alongside the keeper -- its power and size is plain to see . a keeper holds a piece of meat up to the bars of the cage and a lion follows her hand in the hope of receiving it . a number view the animals , not the other way around . overall , they show that more than 1,000 gp training posts are vacant . in the east midlands , 64 per cent of posts are unfilled , with 63 per cent vacancy rate in the north east of england . in the west midlands 47 per cent of posts are empty and across the south coast 41 per cent of places remain unfilled . in 2013 , the last time figures are available , there was a vacancy rate for gp trainee posts of 8 per cent at the same point in the recruitment process . of the 12 areas across the england , scotland and wales , only london managed to fill its vacancies in the first round of recruitment . doctors warn the figures mean we may be headed for a recruitment crisis , as there is already a shortage of doctors in many parts of the country . two other areas -- kent , surrey & sussex and thames valley are expected to do so in the next round of recruitment . dr krishna kasaraneni , chair of the british medical association 's gp education committee told the telegraph the figures show the country is headed towards a ` crisis ' in gp recruitment . he said : ` we saw a significant decline last year and this is looking even worse -- with more and more gps retiring and not being replaced , we are heading towards a major recruitment crisis . ' in many parts of the country , patients are struggling to get access to their gp because there are too few doctors . he said : ` some practices are having to close their doors , others are reducing the level of service , because there just are n't enough doctors and ever more demands on them , ' he said . he added junior doctors are opting to become hospital doctors instead of gps as they fear they will be overburdened by work as a family doctor . the figures will be a blow health education england , the body responsible for gp recruitment , who had set a target to recruit 50 per cent of junior doctors to become gp trainees by 2016 . they were already forced to push back their deadline for this target by a year , after applications for gp training fell in 2014 . in 2014 , after three rounds of recruitment , there was an overall vacancy rate of 12 per cent for gp training posts .
visitors to a wildlife park in new zealand got to encounter a pride of lions up-close and personal . filmed at the orana wildlife park -- the country 's only open-range zoo -- the video shows the lions interacting with the visitors who stand inside a metal cage attached to a car . the video , which was captured by ekant veer , 35 , an associate professor at the university of canterbury , also shows the lions scaling the cage and eating meat through its bars . the lions at orana wildlife park approach the metal cage and begin interacting with the people inside . one in three gp training places remain empty , it emerged today , sparking concerns patients will struggle more than ever to access a family doctor . while the government is desperately trying to recruit more gps , medical leaders warn the speciality has become unfashionable as junior doctors fear being overworked . the news comes amid a chronic shortage of doctors , and last week it was revealed that 10 per cent of patients tried - and failed - to book a gp appointment in 2013/14 . access to a gp is about to get even worse , as new figures show a third of gp training posts remain unfilled . standing with its paws against the cage , a lion is introduced as sakura who is around 11-years-old and weighs about 265kg . as the keeper speaks , the lion licks at a piece of meat that is held up against the bars as another lion walks across the roof of the cage . looking down at the people below , the lion wanders around as if deciding who it would like to make its prey before staring down the lens of the camera . set tongues wagging ! one of the lions notices meat and begins sticking out its tongue in the hope of being fed . this means patients tried and failed to book almost 34 million gp appointments last year . each august , junior doctors with two years experience after medical school begin training as either a gp or a hospital doctor . a lion stands next to one of the keepers and its large paw is the same size as the and filming the lion who wanders along the top of the cage above them . this year , 29 per cent of gp trainee places remain unfilled , at a time when there is already a shortage of doctors . in some parts of the uk , more than 60 per cent of positions remain unfilled , sparking fears patients may struggle to see their gp . the figures , from the gp national recruitment office website , were disclosed in an investigation by pulse magazine . orana wildlife park was opened in 1976 and is owned and operated by registered charity , orana wildlife trust . located on the outskirts of christchurch , the wildlife park is unique in that the people are caged in order to view the animals , not the other way around . overall , they show that more than 1,000 gp training posts are vacant . in the east midlands , 64 per cent of posts are unfilled , with 63 per cent vacancy rate in the north east of england . in the west midlands 47 per cent of posts are empty and across the south coast 41 per cent of places remain unfilled . in 2013 , the last time figures are available , there was a vacancy rate for gp trainee posts of 8 per cent at the same point in the recruitment process . of the 12 areas across the england , scotland and wales , only london managed to fill its vacancies in the first round of recruitment . doctors warn the figures mean we may be headed for a recruitment crisis , as there is already a shortage of doctors in many parts of the country . two other areas -- kent , surrey & sussex and thames valley are expected to do so in the next round of recruitment . dr krishna kasaraneni , chair of the british medical association 's gp education committee told the telegraph the figures show the country is headed towards a ` crisis ' in gp recruitment . he said : ` we saw a significant decline last year and this is looking even worse -- with more and more gps retiring and not being replaced , we are heading towards a major recruitment crisis . ' in many parts of the country , patients are struggling to get access to their gp because there are too few doctors . he said : ` some practices are having to close their doors , others are reducing the level of service , because there just are n't enough doctors and ever more demands on them , ' he said . he added junior doctors are opting to become hospital doctors instead of gps as they fear they will be overburdened by work as a family doctor . the figures will be a blow health education england , the body responsible for gp recruitment , who had set a target to recruit 50 per cent of junior doctors to become gp trainees by 2016 . they were already forced to push back their deadline for this target by a year , after applications for gp training fell in 2014 . in 2014 , after three rounds of recruitment , there was an overall vacancy rate of 12 per cent for gp training posts .
visitors a wildlife park new zealand got encounter a pride up-. filmed the orana wildlife park -- the country 's only open-range zoo the video the lions interacting who stand inside a metal cage attached a car. the video, captured ekant veer, 35, an associate professor canterbury also shows the lions scaling the cage eating meat through its bars the lions at orana wildlife park approach the metal cage and begin interacting the people. one in three gp training places remain, it emerged, sparking concerns patients struggle more access a family doctor. while the government desperately recruit more gps, medical leaders warn the speciality has junior doctors fear being overworked. the news comes amid a chronic shortage doctors, last it patients tried - book a gp appointment 2013/14 access a gp is about, new figures a third gp training posts remain standing with its paws against the cage, a lion is introduced as sakura who around 11years weighs about 265kg as the keeper speaks, the lion licks at a piece held up against the bars as another lion walks across the roof looking down the people below, the lion wanders as deciding it would make its prey before staring the lens. set tongues wagging! one the lions notices meat begins sticking in the hope being fed. this means patients tried and book almost 34 million gp appointments last. each august, junior doctors with two years experience after begin training as either a gp a hospital doctor. a lion stands next one the keepers and its large paw the lady 's head. the people inside can seen recording the many lions from their phones, while another -- with paws the same size the keeper 's head holds itself against chews some meat. later in people pointing the various felines as a keeper moves her hand along the cage, instigating the lion follow. still frames capture a lion standing up against the side the cage alongside the keeper -- its power size is plain. a keeper holds meat up the bars the cage a lion follows her hand in the hope receiving. a number lions fed directly through the metal bars, while receive meat dropped the car then begins driving the lions can chasing the people the hope receiving. a keeper then drops meat it the lions begin tailing one with their own little piece food. the video concludes one lion picking a final lump being chased another, angry feline. a lion scales the cage looks down the people below as deciding it would. the people inside can seen pointing filming the lion who wanders along the top the cage above them. this year, 29 per cent gp trainee places remain, at there already doctors. in some parts the uk, more than 60 per cent positions remain, sparking fears patients struggle see their gp. the figures, from the gp national recruitment office website were disclosed an investigation pulse magazine orana wildlife park was opened 1976 owned registered charity, orana wildlife trust located christchurch, the wildlife park unique the people caged order view, not overall, they show more than 1,000 gp training posts vacant. in the east midlands, 64 per cent posts unfilled 63 per cent vacancy rate the north east england in the west midlands 47 per cent posts empty across 41 places remain. in 2013, the last time figures are there a vacancy rate for gp trainee posts of at the recruitment process of the 12 areas across the england, scotland wales only london managed fill its vacancies the first round recruitment. doctors warn the figures mean we headed a recruitment crisis, as there already two other areas -- kent, surrey & sussex and thames valley are expected do so the next round recruitment. dr krishna kasaraneni, chair the british medical association 's gp education committee told the telegraph the figures headed a ` crisis gp recruitment. he said : ` we saw a significant decline last looking even -- with more and more gps retiring not replaced, heading a major recruitment crisis. ' in many parts, patients struggling their gp because there. he said : ` some practices having close, others reducing the level service, because there just are n't enough doctors ever more demands ' he added junior doctors are opting become hospital doctors gps as fear work as. the figures will a blow health education england, the body responsible gp recruitment who had set recruit junior doctors to become gp trainees 2016 they already forced push their deadline this target by, after applications gp training fell in 2014. in 2014, after three rounds recruitment there an overall vacancy rate gp training posts
held up against the bars as another lion walks across the roof of the cage . looking down at the people below , the lion wanders around as if deciding who it would like to make its prey before staring down the lens of the camera . set tongues wagging ! one of the lions notices meat and begins sticking out its tongue in the hope of being fed . this means patients tried and failed to book almost 34 million gp appointments last year . each august , junior doctors with two years experience after medical school begin training as either a gp or a hospital doctor . a lion stands next to one of the keepers and its large paw is the same size as the lady 's head . the people inside can be seen recording the many lions from their phones , while another -- with paws the same size as the keeper 's head -- holds itself up against the cage and chews on some meat . later in the video people can be seen pointing out the various felines as a keeper moves her hand along the cage , instigating the lion to follow . still frames capture a lion standing up against the side of the cage alongside the keeper -- its power and size is plain to see . a keeper holds a piece of meat up to the bars of the cage and a lion follows her hand in the hope of receiving it . a number view the animals , not the other way around . overall , they show that more than 1,000 gp training posts are vacant . in the east midlands , 64 per cent of posts are unfilled , with 63 per cent vacancy rate in the north east of england . in the west midlands 47 per cent of posts are empty and across the south coast 41 per cent of places remain unfilled . in 2013 , the last time figures are available , there was a vacancy rate for gp trainee posts of 8 per cent at the same point in the recruitment process . of the 12 areas across the england , scotland and wales , only london managed to fill its vacancies in the first round of recruitment . doctors warn the figures mean we may be headed for a recruitment crisis , as there is already a shortage of doctors in many parts of the country . two other areas -- kent , surrey & sussex and thames valley are expected to do so in the next round of recruitment . dr krishna kasaraneni , chair of the british medical association 's gp education committee told the telegraph the figures show the country is headed towards a ` crisis ' in gp recruitment . he said : ` we saw a significant decline last year and this is looking even worse -- with more and more gps retiring and not being replaced , we are heading towards a major recruitment crisis . ' in many parts of the country , patients are struggling to get access to their gp because there are too few doctors . he said : ` some practices are having to close their doors , others are reducing the level of service , because there just are n't enough doctors and ever more demands on them , ' he said . he added junior doctors are opting to become hospital doctors instead of gps as they fear they will be overburdened by work as a family doctor . the figures will be a blow health education england , the body responsible for gp recruitment , who had set a target to recruit 50 per cent of junior doctors to become gp trainees by 2016 . they were already forced to push back their deadline for this target by a year , after applications for gp training fell in 2014 . in 2014 , after three rounds of recruitment , there was an overall vacancy rate of 12 per cent for gp training posts .
 The text describes the challenges faced by junior doctors in England, particularly those from ethnic minority backgrounds. It highlights the difficulties they encounter in securing training posts and the lack of diversity among medical professionals. The article also mentions the efforts being made to address these issues, including increasing diversity in medical schools and providing support for underrepresented groups.