VARIOUS NATIONAL MEDIA: A third of GPs plan to quit within five years, finds survey

Press/Media: Research

Period13 Apr 2022 → 14 Apr 2022

Media coverage

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Media coverage

  • TitlePandemic effect on GPs
    Media name/outletBBC Radio Manchester
    Media typeRadio
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date14/04/22
    DescriptionThis morning, BBC Radio Manchester mentioned our university research survey on GPs. A third of GPs are planning to quit the profession over the next 5 years.
    URLhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0bx1j47
    PersonsKatherine Checkland
  • TitleA third of GPs plan to quit within five years, Manchester University survey finds
    Media name/outletITV News
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date13/04/22
    DescriptionAround a third of GPs are likely to quit direct patient care within five years, according to a survey by the University of Manchester.

    A total 61% of GPs over the age of 50 said they were likely to quit in the next five years.

    While, among GPs under 50, one in every six (16%) said they were planning to leave.

    The average level of overall job satisfaction, measured between 1 (extremely dissatisfied) and 7 (extremely satisfied), decreased by 0.2 points from 4.5 in 2019 to 4.3 in 2021.

    However, over half of respondents (51%) said they were satisfied with their job overall.
    URLhttps://www.itv.com/news/granada/2022-04-13/a-third-of-gps-plan-to-quit-within-five-years-survey-finds
    PersonsKatherine Checkland
  • TitleThird of GPs in England want to quit within five years, survey finds
    Media name/outletThe Guardian
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date13/04/22
    DescriptionA third of GPs in England say they want to quit within five years, according to a regular survey which warns that clinical doctors are especially unhappy with the number of hours they work.
    URLhttps://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/apr/13/third-gps-england-want-quit-five-years-survey
    PersonsKatherine Checkland
  • TitleThird of GPs plan to quit in next five years, study suggests, as doctors face 'intense workload' after pandemic
    Media name/outletSky News
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date13/04/22
    DescriptionMore than a third of GPs plan to quit their job in the next five years, new figures show, as doctors face an "intense workload" following the pandemic.

    Three in five (60%) of GPs over the age of 50 plan to hang up their stethoscopes by 2026, according the latest GP Worklife study, while some 16% of GPs under the age of 50 surveyed were already making plans to leave the profession.
    URLhttps://news.sky.com/story/third-of-gps-plan-to-quit-in-next-five-years-study-suggests-as-doctors-face-intense-workload-after-pandemic-12589009
    PersonsKatherine Checkland
  • TitleThird of GPs plan to quit their job in the next five years, new poll shows
    Media name/outletThe Mirror
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date13/04/22
    Description GPs are being ordered to work longer hours to stop A&Es being overwhelmed this Easter.

    The diktat comes as new polling reveals just over a third of GPs plan to quit their job in the next five years.

    And the 11th annual GP Worklife survey showed 60% of GPs over the age of 50 plan to hang up their stethoscopes by 2026.
    URLhttps://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/third-gps-plan-quit-job-26696978
    PersonsKatherine Checkland
  • TitleThird of GPs to quit within five years – study
    Media name/outletThe Independent
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date13/04/22
    DescriptionJust over a third of GPs plan to quit their job in the next five years, new figures show.

    And three in five (60%) of GPs over the age of 50 plan to hang up their stethoscopes by 2026, according to a new study.

    Researchers also said that a “worrying” 16% of GPs under the age of 50 were already making plans to leave the profession.
    URLhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/gps-university-of-manchester-general-practice-government-england-b2056803.html
    PersonsKatherine Checkland
  • TitleWhy it's only going to get harder to see your GP: Nearly 60% of family doctors now only work THREE DAY weeks - and a third want to retire within five years
    Media name/outletMail Online
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date13/04/22
    DescriptionNearly six in 10 GPs now work three-day weeks, according to Government-backed research.

    And a third of family doctors — who earn an average of £100,000 a year — want to retire within five years.

    GPs highlighted problems with rising workloads, increased demands from patients and having 'insufficient time to do the job justice'.
    URLhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-10713219/Third-GPs-quit-five-years-study.html
    PersonsKatherine Checkland

Keywords

  • general practice
  • health policy