The potential of student-led initiatives to revitalise general practice

摘要

If we look at the figures, the future of general practice in the UK seems bleak. Application numbers continue to fall and training posts go unfilled year after year.1,2 Although £10 million is promised to ‘recruit and retain’ GPs, the joint plan by the British Medical Association, Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), and NHS England focuses on doctors, making no mention of medical students.3 If we are truly to rebuild the GP workforce we must engage and inspire potential candidates as early as possible; that is, at the medical student level.