Ageing GP workforce leaves 2.5m patients facing practice closure within five years

More than 2.5m patients in England could see their GP practice close in the next five years because most of their doctors are near retirement age, the RCGP has warned.

by Nick Bostock
RCGP chair Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard (Photo: Pete Hill)
RCGP chair Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard (Photo: Pete Hill)

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