Is general practice in need of a career structure?

• Published in: BMJ Vol. 317; no. 7160; pp. 730 - 733
• Main Authors: Elwyn, Glyn J, Smail, Simon A, Edwards, Adrian G K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 12-09-1998; British Medical Association; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; British Medical Journal
• Subjects: Career Choice; Career Mobility; Careers; Education; Education, Medical, Graduate - standards; Educational research; Family Practice - education; Family Practice - organization & administration; General Practice; Hospitals; Job training; Medical education; Medical research; Older adults; Physicians; Primary health care; Professional development; Professional training; Recruitment; Time Factors; Training; United Kingdom; Vocational education; United Kingdom > UK
• ISSN: 0959-8138; 1468-5833; 1756-1833
• DOI: 10.1136/bmj.317.7160.730

Young practitioners now prefer flexible working arrangements. 9 Aware that their secondary care colleagues have more varied roles, these younger practitioners want to acquire additional skills. [...]specific training for general practice became a mandatory requirement in 1995 (as a result of the implementation of the EEC directive 93/16), professional preparation for family practice had developed at different rates in Europe. Part time working, portfolio doctors, and salaried practitioner posts are the expected norm among those emerging from the vocational training scheme. [...]posts are now regularly advertised.