Maya Dhillon

Pulse editor-in-chief Jaimie Kaffash ponders the silence surrounding the future of newly-qualified GPs amid the ongoing unemployment crisis Remember the GP unemployment crisis? It seems so long ago now – that crazy situation where GP practices were short of GPs, but there were huge numbers of GPs out of work. Then the Government announced the GP ARRS scheme and it seems to have sorted everything. Except I don’t think it has. I am still hearing from GPs who are struggling to find work.

Pulse LIVE will return to Newcastle next month, with a keynote speech by the CQC’s primary care chief inspector, as well as expert-led presentations and networking. The event, worth 4.5 CPD hours, will take place on 17 September at the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead. Professor Bola Owolabi, CQC chief inspector of primary care, will deliver the closing keynote speech.

Pulse LIVE is taking place in London today and tomorrow, with highlights including a panel discussion on GP unemployment, and a special address from primary care minister Stephen Kinnock. Pulse editor-in-chief Jaimie Kaffash will lead the workforce debate today, entitled ‘Are unemployed GPs collateral damage of the NHS’s big plans?’, following on from the recent white paper from Pulse publisher Cogora on the recruitment/unemployment crisis.