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<p>NHS England aims to recruit at least 2,000 doctors into general practice by 2020/21.
This compares to an initial target of 500 doctors over the same period of time.</p><p>
</p><p>In order to meet this target, NHS England is expanding its current recruitment
programme of doctors from the European Economic Area (EEA) whose general practitioner
(GP) training is recognised in the United Kingdom under European law and who already
get automatic recognition to join the General Medical Council’s (GMC) GP register.</p><p>
</p><p>NHS England is also establishing a Framework Agreement of International Recruitment
Providers, to identify potential overseas doctors and support them through the recruitment
process, and a GP international recruitment office to run the recruitment operation.</p><p>
</p><p>Finally, the Royal College of General Practitioners is working with the GMC
to review the curriculum, training and assessment processes for GPs trained outside
the EEA, starting with Australia, to identify whether the GP registration process
can be streamlined for those doctors whose training is seen as equivalent to the UK
GP programme.</p>
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