THE GUARDIAN: Two in five GPs in England intend to quit within five years – survey

Katherine Checkland, MBBS BMedSci MRCGP MA(Econ) PhD

Division of Population Health, Health Services Research & Primary Care (L5)

Press/Media: Research

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Two out of every five GPs intend to quit within the next five years – the largest proportion on record, government-funded research shows.

A survey of 2,195 GPs in England undertaken in late 2017 found that 39% were likely to leave “direct patient care” by 2022. That compares to 19.4% in 2005 and 35.3% in 2015.

Period	31 May 2018

Media contributions

Title	Two in five GPs in England intend to quit within five years – survey
Media name/outlet	The Guardian
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	31/05/18
Description	Two out of every five GPs intend to quit within the next five years – the largest proportion on record, government-funded research shows. A survey of 2,195 GPs in England undertaken in late 2017 found that 39% were likely to leave “direct patient care” by 2022. That compares to 19.4% in 2005 and 35.3% in 2015.
URL	https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/31/two-in-five-gps-in-england-intend-to-quit-within-five-years-survey
Persons	Katherine Checkland

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Keywords

GPs
health service
NHS