![]() In its plan for general practice published in 2016, NHS England set a target of 5000 additional general practitioners by 2020. 1 We know that the UK’s NHS is also short of general practitioners, 2 but we do not know the size of the shortage or how many additional general practitioners it needs to provide comprehensive primary care services. ![]() ![]() For example, the US is predicted to need 7800 to 32 000 additional primary care physicians by 2025. GPs are a scarce resource that must be deployed more wiselyĮnsuring sufficient primary care doctors is a key challenge for health planners globally because of the important role that primary care plays in supporting cost effective health systems that promote equity in health outcomes.
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