'It's soul destroying': GPs launch desperate campaign to save family doctors

GP association GenPro is launching a major campaign to spotlight the “soul-destroying” working conditions family doctors are facing in an effort to spur better access to care. There were roughly 1000 GPs missing from family practice, Malloy said, “because of the lost generation through the 90s and 2000s”. The number of doctors entering general practice falls woefully short – with just 15 extra GPs practising​ in June 2022 than the previous year, according to the latest figures from the Medical Council. Key recommendationsThe report calls for three key improvements – fair pay, workforce numbers and fair contracts for GP clinics. The workforce recommendations ask for a boost in the number of registrars, removal of barriers for overseas-trained staff and more capacity and capability in the GP workforce.