, 2025-04-17 06:30:00
WorkforceExtra 1500 GPs appointed in past six monthsMore than 1500 additional GPs, equating to 851 full time doctors, have been recruited to England’s workforce in the past six months under the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme, the government announced. The scheme was opened to doctors last year with an £82m funding allocation to allow primary care networks to hire GPs in 2024-25. Katie Bramall-Stainer, chair of the BMA’s General Practitioners Committee, said, “We are making steps in the right direction, but we are a long way from a destination as we are still painfully aware of far too many GPs facing unemployment across England.” (Full story doi:10.1136/bmj.r715)Resident doctors re-enter pay disputeThe BMA’s UK Resident Doctors Committee has re-entered a pay dispute with the government because the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB), which advises the government on doctors’ pay, has been late in publishing this year’s recommendation.1 The BMA…
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