NHS needs 5,000 trainee doctors a year, says GPs' leader

Government urged to act to relieve strain on surgeries and burnout among doctorsThe NHS’s lack of GPs is so acute that ministers must boost the number of medics who train to be family doctors to a record 5,000 a year, the head of the profession is demanding.The unprecedented rise in the number of GP trainees is needed urgently because the workforce has shrunk so sharply and waiting times for appointments have become so long, said Prof Helen Stokes-Lampard. Continue reading...