Primary Care worker numbers dwindle
January 19th, 2012
Thanks to the larger financial rewards on offer, as well as the perception that the roles are more challenging and interesting, many doctors and nurses are choosing to work in hospitals and specializing in particular conditions. This has led to an enormous shortfall in the number of staff available to work in primary care trusts, to the extent that this has become a huge problem facing the US’ medical set up. The American government has responded by trying to make pct jobs much more appealing to new workers, with discounts on fees being offered to those who remain in a primary care role for a sufficient length of time. Given the enormous levels of debt many doctors finish studying with this will hopefully entice more to this aspect of medicine.
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