What is the root cause of the GP workforce crisis?

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

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Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

1. The global prevalence of turnover intention among general practitioners: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC family practice · 2020
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2. Antibiotic prescribing by non-medical healthcare professionals in primary care: a systematic review of effects on antibiotic use, patient experience, interprofessional relationships and job satisfaction.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2026
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3. Understanding the perspectives of people with dementia and family carers about clinical pharmacists in primary care: A qualitative study.PloS one · 2025
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4. Toward a universal definition of provider-patient attachment in primary care.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2024
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5. Addressing hidden tensions and grey areas of general practice: a qualitative study of the experiences of newly qualified GPs attending a course on generalist medicine.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2024
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6. Access to primary care for children and young people (CYP) in the UK: a scoping review of CYP's, caregivers' and healthcare professionals' views and experiences of facilitators and barriers.BMJ open · 2024
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7. Facilitators and barriers in general practitioners' choice to work in primary care units in Austria: a qualitative study.Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany)) · 2023
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8. The professional resilience of mid-career GPs in the UK: a qualitative study.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2022
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9. Just another GP crisis: the Collings report 70 years on.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2020
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10. What is the root cause of the GP workforce crisis?The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2019
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11. The resilient general practice: working as a pack.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2019
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Abstract

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