On Thursday 23rd January, we joined leaders from the Rebuild General Practice, the BMA, Royal College of Nursing, RCGP, and Doctors Association for the Cogora White Paper launch.
“We can see that the vacancy rate for practice managers currently sits at 14% and it’s worth noting that there is no one else in those practices doing the PM’s job. And with largely no locums or no other cover, there’s just a gap with other practice staff making do.’
‘We also know that over 50% of practice managers are considering leaving the profession in the next five years’, the directors added.
‘The IGPM is helping organisations to plan for this shortfall with projects in Cornwall looking at a programme of management training, and with Lincolnshire LMC focusing on apprentice practice managers.
‘Clinicians will agree that general practice fails without a competent, highly skilled leader and we must ensure our practice manager roles are linked to local and national workforce planning.’”
