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GP retirement numbers stable despite concerns, Pulse reveals
Pulse has reported that the number of GPs retiring has remained stable, despite growing concerns about working conditions and changes to pensions.
Pulse cited which was retrieved after submitting a Freedom of Information (FoI) request to the NHS Business Services Authority, which showed that the number of GPs retiring has remained at around 1,7000 annually for the past three years.
The 2015/16 GP pension statistics have shown that there has been marginally fewer GPs retiring in the last year, compared to 2014. The data also indicated that there was no significant change in the average age of retirement.
The average age of retirement was 60.61 years.
However, some of the profession’s leaders have warned that these statistics may simply be the calm before the storm.
Family Doctor Association chairman Dr Peter Swinyard commented: “We have this perfect storm of GPs wanting to leave and nobody wanting to step into their place. Within two or three years it could all fall apart and there could be parts of England that don’t have a GP service.”
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Department of Health argued: “We saw an increase in the number of doctors who took up GP training places last year. This was partly thanks to a successful GP recruitment campaign, led by Health Education England, in partnership with the RCGP.
“We are also offering more support for those who wish to return to the profession and are developing specialist training opportunities to help attract doctors from other specialities into the profession.
“There are also many changes being made to help reduce bureaucracy for GPs and further improve working conditions.”
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