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General Practitioners: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) help prevent burnout and (b) increase the capacity of postgraduate GP trainers.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
10 Oct 2024
Target answer date
15 Oct 2024
Answer
17 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) help prevent burnout and (b) increase the capacity of postgraduate GP trainers.

  2. 15 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    We hugely value the critical role that general practitioners (GPs) play, and we are determined to address the issues they face. We recognise that burnout among postgraduate GP trainers is a risk that needs to be tackled, as highlighted in the General Medi...

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