The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan has set welcome targets for recruitment, but are its aspirations realistic given the current situation in general practice?
More detail is needed on how the huge increase in student nurse numbers laid out in the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan will be made possible, a new report has concluded.
Addressing the GP workforce crisis needs comprehensive long-term plans that factor in local variation and help retain GPs and nurses, instead of the short-term, top-down targets favoured by the current government, policy experts have said.