Policies and strategies to retain and support the return of experienced GPs in direct patient care: the ReGROUP mixed-methods study

• Main Authors: John L Campbell (Author), Emily Fletcher (Author), Gary Abel (Author), Rob Anderson (Author), Rupatharshini Chilvers (Author), Sarah G Dean (Author), Suzanne H Richards (Author), Anna Sansom (Author), Rohini Terry (Author), Alex Aylward (Author), Grant Fitzner (Author), Mayam Gomez-Cano (Author), Linda Long (Author), Navonil Mustafee (Author), Sophie Robinson (Author), Philip A Smart (Author), Fiona C Warren (Author), Jo Welsman (Author), Chris Salisbury (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: National Institute for Health Research, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: UK general practice faces a workforce crisis, with general practitioner (GP) shortages, organisational change, substantial pressures across the whole health-care system and an ageing population with increasingly complex health needs. GPs require lengthy training, so retaining the existin...