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Work pressures causing GP crisis
Research by the University of Exeter Medical School has found that work pressures on GPs and a feeling of being ‘undervalued’ within the profession is causing a ‘crisis’.
Despite the government committing to an extra 5,000 GPs by 2020, the British Medical Association has warned that doctors no longer feel that they are able to ‘provide safe patient care’, with many wary of the risk of litigation and personal health as a result of the pressures.
According to NHS Digital, the number of full-time equivalent GPs fell by 1,193 in the year up to October 2017, compared to a drop of 97 the year previously.
The research discovered that there were increased concerns regarding fear and risk such as medical litigation, and issues around personal, social, financial, domestic and professional considerations.
Prof John Campbell, who led the research, said: "The government has already invested a very substantial amount but the truth is that it's not enough because the needs of the population are accelerating faster than the resourcing of the system."
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