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<p>Health Education England (HEE); NHS England; the Royal College of General Practitioners
(GPs) and the British Medical Association GP Committee are working closely together
to ensure that we have a skilled, trained and motivated workforce in general practice.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As at September 2014, there were 36,920 full-time equivalent
GPs working and training in the National Health Service. This is an increase of 1,677
since September 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HEE will ensure a minimum of 3,250
trainees per year (equating to approximately half of the annual number of trainees
completing foundation training and moving into specialisations) are recruited to GP
training programmes in England by 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In January,
a £10 million investment was announced to kick start a new plan to expand the general
practice workforce. The money will be used to recruit new GPs, retain those that 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><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>HEE identified a need for a national Induction and Refresher Scheme which was
launched in March 2015 and is administered through the GP National Recruitment Office.
Candidates now have a standardised entry point to help speed up the time it takes
to process individuals through the scheme and also making it easier for candidates
to access relevant information.</p><p> </p>
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