Third of GPs Plan to Quit Patient Care in the Next Five Years

Third of GPs plan to quit patient care in the next five years

One in three GPs plan to quit patient care in the next five years and low job satisfaction or burnout are the most common factors involved, research shows.

Job dissatisfaction and burnout may be behind exodus of GPs

Burnout and job dissatisfaction are likely to be key drivers influencing GPs’ decisions to leave patient care within the next five years, University of Manchester researchers have found.The academics for the first time, identified how GPs in England are becoming less engaged with their work — and how these signs often follow one after the other, ultimately leading to the decision to quit.The study published in Frontiers in Public Health and fund…