Hospitals in rural and coastal Britain are struggling to recruit senior medical staff, leaving many worryingly “under-doctored”, a major new report seen exclusively by the Observer reveals. The FCP fears that hospitals are giving up bothering to advertise some consultant posts, as there are so few senior doctors to fill them. Last week Simon Stevens, the chief executive of NHS England, added to growing pressure on the prime minister. He welcomed as “real progress” the recent creation of five new medical schools and a 25% increase in young doctors being educated there. So the obvious answer is a further increase in medical schools, particularly in parts of the country where there are doctor recruitment shortages.”The obvious answer is a further increase in medical schools, particularly where there are doctor recruitment shortages.

Source: The Guardian October 13, 2019 06:33 UTC