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The NHS in England is to pay recruitment agencies £100m as part of a huge international drive to boost the number of GPs.
Contracts have been put out to tender that could see half of the extra 5,000 GPs promised by 2020 brought in from abroad.
It comes as the NHS continues to struggle to train and retain its home-grown GPs.
Support staff, including nurses and therapists, will also be targeted.
NHS bosses said the move was needed to relieve the pressure on the service.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41111553
Contracts have been put out to tender that could see half of the extra 5,000 GPs promised by 2020 brought in from abroad.
It comes as the NHS continues to struggle to train and retain its home-grown GPs.
Support staff, including nurses and therapists, will also be targeted.
NHS bosses said the move was needed to relieve the pressure on the service.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41111553