Joanne Protheroe

Nov 30, 2023 | bjgp.org | Simon Thornton |Hugh Alberti |Joe Rosenthal |Joanne Protheroe

Thornton et al1 have missed a potentially significant way to increase medical student placement capacity in primary care and simultaneously help with GP retention. The Later Career and Retired members group (LCARM) of the RCGP has, for a long time, been encouraging the development of “portfolio careers” for older GPs.2 Diversifying the role of later career GPs can enable them to remain clinically engaged whilst also developing and using other skills.