Policies and strategies to retain and support the return of experienced GPs in direct patient care: the ReGROUP mixed-methods study

Background UK general practice faces a workforce crisis, with general practitioner (GP) shortages, organisational change, substantial pressures across the whole health-care system and an ageing population with increasingly complex health needs. GPs require lengthy training, so retaining the existing workforce is urgent and important. Objectives (1) To identify the key policies and strategies that might (i) facilitate the retention of experienced...