How to address staff shortfalls in the general practice nursing workforce
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How to address staff shortfalls in the general practice nursing workforce

Kathy Oxtoby Health journalist

What changes need to happen to make the specialty an attractive career option?

One quarter of general practice nursing posts in England could be vacant in ten years’ time. Indeed, a ‘crippling’ shortfall could end up with that figure being as much as half, researchers suggest – a prediction that will surely come as no surprise in the general practice nurse (GPN) workforce.

Primary Health Care. 32, 6, 6-8. doi: 10.7748/phc.32.6.6.s2

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