According to reports in The Guardian Newspaper, take-up of family doctor training is at its lowest level since 2007, sparking fears there may soon not be enough GPs to cope.
The government is facing a GP recruitment crisis with new figures showing a fall in the number of family doctors since the coalition came to power amid warnings that the take-up of training places is the worst since 2007.
Official data analysed by the House of Commons Library shows that at a time of ever increasing demand for their services, the number of GPs has dropped by 356 compared with its level in 2009/10. The proportion of family doctors serving every 100,000 people has also dropped, from 70 in 2009/10 to 66.5 now.
At the same time, GP leaders have raised serious concerns about what they say are the “worst ever” figures on GP training, with the take-up of places having fallen to 62% of those available in the East Midlands and little over 70% in large parts of the north of England.
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