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<p><strong></strong></p><p>We are advised by NHS England that it commissioned the
Essex GP Workforce Audit in autumn 2014 to define the extent of the general practitioner
(GP) recruitment and retention problem in Essex, including the North East Essex Clinical
Commissioning Group (CCG) area.</p><br /><p>In response to the audit’s findings, the
Essex Primary Care Inter-Professional Centre for Workforce Development was launched
in September. This has been developed by the Essex Workforce Group (comprising NHS
England, local CCGs and Health Education England) to address the ongoing difficulty
in recruiting, developing and retaining GPs, practice nurses and primary care staff
in Essex. The centre will act as a ‘resource, networking and support hub’ and has
a website allowing primary care staff to access training opportunities and mentoring
opportunities through which they can develop their skills and careers.</p><br /><p>Nationally,
we understand that NHS England is working with partners, including the Royal College
of GPs and Health Education England, to increase GP numbers, reduce bureaucracy and
use the skills of other healthcare professionals, such as community pharmacists, to
ensure high-quality, and, above all else, safe, patient care.</p><br /><p>On 26 January,
NHS England announced a £10 million investment to boost the GP workforce. The money
will be used to recruit new GPs, retain those who are thinking of leaving the profession
and encourage doctors to return to general practice, to better meet the needs of patients
now and for the future.</p><br />
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