GP's Face Crisis in Yorkshire
Yorkshire GP’s are looking to leave the profession, due to increased workloads, stress and low morale.
The British Medical Association says that a third of the 3,558 GP’s in the North will retire in the next five years. This will leave a shortage as recruitment drives are seeing training places un-filled.
Earlier this year a recruitment drive saw only two thirds of the training posts filled. The figures show GP’s services could be hit massively over the coming years. With a growing population but a declining number of people wanting to take up the role of Doctor, the BMA say we are heading for a crisis.
Radio Aire News, spoke to Doctor Richard Vautrey, he is the Deputy Chair of the British Medical Association GP Committee and he is a GP in Meanwood, Leeds.
He says many young Doctors are moving abroad as the bureaucracy here makes the job stressful. GP’s want to be able to build relationships with patients and provide personal care, but the pressures from cuts mean they cannot do this. Doctor Richard Vautrey went on to say that general morale in the work force is low, which is forcing many out of the profession.
The British Medical Association report that the number of GP’s are rising at a slow pace, by 4% since 2006, which means there are 32,000 in the UK as a whole. However, this is massively outstripped by demand, with hospital waiting times a problem.