Trainee medics could be offered financial incentives to work as GPs in ‘under-doctored’ parts of ...

Trainee medics could be offered financial incentives to settle down and work as GPs in ‘under-doctored’ parts of England, Jeremy Hunt will announce, as part of a “new deal” for family doctors. Hospitals will be “overwhelmed” if people do not have access to care and medical advice closer to home, the Health Secretary will warn. As part of plans to recruit 5,000 more GPs by 2020, the Government and NHS England will focus efforts on areas that have struggled to recruit new GPs. In the East Midlands and North East England, nearly one in three GP training posts went unfilled last year, compared to a near 100 per cent fill-rate in London. The NHS has expanded the number of training places...