Number of doctors retiring early trebles in England and Wales

[Northerner]

The number of doctors retiring early has more than trebled since 2008, prompting fears that burnout and high pension tax bills are prompting medics to leave the NHS.

While 401 GPs and hospital doctors in England and Wales took early retirement in 2007-08, that number had soared to 1,358 in 2020-21 – an increase of 239% in 13 years.

Doctors who quit before they are due to retire are also getting younger – the average age is now just 59 – new research by the BMJ reveals.

The medical journal obtained the figures from the NHS Business Services Authority through a freedom of information request.

There is growing concern that the Covid pandemic has intensified the strain many medics were already under as a result of the growing demand for NHS care in recent years and increased the number of doctors suffering from mental health problems such as anxiety and PTSD.

Number of doctors retiring early trebles in England and Wales

Concerns that burnout and pension tax bills are taking toll on NHS ranks as younger medics quit

www.theguardian.com

 

[mikeyB]

Nobody ever told me being a doctor wasn’t hard work. That’s why they get paid so much. And where is the Trauma that gives them PTSD?

 

[pm133]

So 1358 GPs retired early.
No word on how many new GPs entered service to replace them.
This is an abuse of statistics to show a skewed, misleadnig story.

In 2019, Theresa May was quoted as saying that GP numbers were going up so do we have more GPs replacing those retiring or not?
https://fullfact.org/health/gp-numbers-or-down/

Are there any good journalists out there anywhere?