Research has revealed that GPs under the age of 50 are leaving the profession because they feel “unsupported and vulnerable to burnout”.
The University of Bath, University of Bristol and Staffordshire University surveyed 143 GPs under 50 years old who had abandoned their job in the UK.
The study, commissioned by NHS England, was recently published in the British Journal of General Practice.
Aspects relating to the pressure of work was given as the main reason for leaving. Other commonly cited factors included changes to the profession, target-driven care and feeling overworked.
This led the study to conclude that “to improve retention of young GPs, the pace of administrative change needs to be minimised.”
Between 2009 and 2014, 45.5% of GPs leaving the profession were under the age of 50.
Large numbers of medical practitioners have been drawn abroad, with 32% now working as a GP outside the EU.
Dr Zoe Norris, from pressure group GP Survival, said: “It is extremely useful to have confirmation in a peer-reviewed, well-recognised journal, of what grassroots GPs have been saying all along – that GPs want to get on with their jobs. We want to see patients.”
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