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<p>We are working with NHS England to increase the general practice workforce in England. This includes measures to boost recruitment, address the reasons why doctors leave the profession, and encourage them to return to practice. NHS England has made available a number of recruitment and retention schemes to boost the general practice workforce. This includes the GP Retention Scheme, the GP Retention Fund, the National GP Induction and Refresher, the Locum Support Scheme, and the Supporting Mentors Scheme.</p><p>Through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme, primary care networks and practices have recruited over 29,000 additional staff, including nursing associates, pharmacists, physiotherapists and social prescribing link workers, hitting the Government's target to recruit 26,000 a year ahead of the March 2024 target.</p><p>NHS England recently published the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan. This sets out the steps the National Health Service and its partners need to take to deliver an NHS workforce, including general practitioners and other primary healthcare staff, that meets the changing needs of the population over the next 15 years. It will put the workforce on a sustainable footing for the long term.</p> |