The UK’s medical profession is at ‘a crunch point’ and will suffer increasing pressure over the next 20 years unless action is taken. This is the stark warning from the General Medical Council’s State of Medical Education and Practice report.
The Clinical Services Journal analyses the seventh annual report on the state of medical education and practice in the UK.
The General Medical Council’s (GMC’s) annual report, which was published on 19 December 2017, analyses data on the medical workforce across the UK. Unsurprisingly, it has identified a raft of challenges facing the medical profession against a backdrop of an increasing and older population. The report highlights four priorities for the UK’s governments and agencies responsible for medical training and workforce planning.
It follows the launch of a consultation by Health Education England on future workforce provision for the health service.
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