Table 1 Overview of key medical roles in general practice considered in our analysis
From: A hole in the bucket? Exploring England’s retention rates of recently qualified GPs
Role | Role description |
|---|---|
GP partner | Self-employed practitioner that owns part of the practice and is subcontracted to provide services for the NHS. Provides both clinical sessions and business management |
GP registrar | Doctors training to become general practitioners |
GP regular locum | A practitioner that provides temporary cover in the absence of regular practitioners on a fairly predictable or consistent basis. Those working on less predictable patterns are referred to as ‘ad hoc locums’ |
Salaried GP | A contracted practitioner employed by a practice that receives a set salary |
GP ST3 | Doctors in their third year of specialty GP training |
GP joiner | New doctors joining practices providing NHS services as fully qualified GPs after completing specialty training—this includes partners, salaried GPs and regular locums |