General Practice Assistant (GPA) Accreditation Route

The General Practice Forward View set out a vision to reduce workload, optimise the existing workforce and expand the future, wider workforce. It highlighted the pressures facing GP practices across the country including the rise in patient expectation, increased GP workload, recruitment issues and poor staff morale. <br/> <br/>In addition, GP practices at a local level also identified lengthy waiting times, high staff turnover and increased reliance on locums, all of which impacted on patient care.<br/>In response to these challenges, HEE implemented plans in 2018 to introduce the General…