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NHS England I&R Scheme gets a revamp

18th March 2019 by NASGP

NHS England I&R Scheme gets a revamp

NHS England relaunched the Induction & Refresher Scheme in 2016, during which time 785 GPs have applied to join the scheme, and 279 have already completed the scheme and are now working as GPs in England.

  • NASGP’s information of returning to general practice.
  • NHS England press release

The new I&R Scheme campaign is particularly highlighting the extra annual £1 billion funding that’s going into core general practice funding by 2023-24, and the new indemnity scheme funding, all of which is hoped is going to make working as a GP more attractive.

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It’s worth noting that NHS England is taking a proactive approach to increasing the number of GPs, whilst the Welsh Government seem intent on placing restrictions on GP locums working in Wales.

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