Two-thirds of trainee GPs in England plan to work part-time, study finds

The King’s Fund study found that 63% of trainees planned to work no more than six four-hour ‘sessions’ a week one year after qualifying. Photograph: RayArt Graphics/Alamy

Almost two-thirds of trainee GPs plan to work part-time just a year after they qualify because being a family doctor is so stressful, research shows.

Their intention to work two-and-a-half or three days a week threatens to exacerbate the NHS’s already acute shortage of GPs and make it even harder for patients to get an appointment.