Lack of jobs is “terrifying” GP registrars, doctors’ leader warns

The current situation for GP registrars is “frankly terrifying” because of a lack of permanent posts, the co-chair of the BMA’s GP registrars committee has warned.

Victoria McKay told the BMA’s local medical committees (LMCs) conference in Glasgow on 9 May, “After years of intense training, dedication, and sacrifice, more and more newly qualified GPs are finding themselves without jobs. This is not a distant problem. It is happening now. And it is affecting the morale, stability, and future of our profession.”

She asked, “How can it be that, in a time of record demand and unrelenting pressure on general practice, the very doctors we’ve trained to meet these challenges are being left without posts? These …