>>The SNP were going to magic up 800 GPs but attained zero extra as they do not exist
Scotland is actually training more than ever*.
Problem is being aggravated by early retirements and reduced working weeks not least as a result of the ill thought out pension taper, annual allowance, and lifetime allowance.
It's also not helped by the pervasive attitude in Universities (and amongst many up-their-own-bums medical students) that 'proper' doctors become consultants, despite all GPs needing to pass membership exams now.
And even moreso by the utter failure to act on the swing from a largely male to a predominantly female workforce. 11 out of 13 local GP trainees are women. 9 out of 11 have had one or more children while doing their training and very few will be looking for full-time posts.
This is the same picture across the UK.
* www.gponline.com/scotland-track-increase-fill-rate-gp-training-posts-2019/article/1590236
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