NHS to recruit fewer staff but more GPs, leaked plan suggests

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By Erin Dean

The NHS could be set to recruit fewer healthcare staff and rely more on artificial intelligence – but boost the number of GPs, a draft workforce plan for England suggests.

The plan, leaked to the Financial Times (FT), suggests that the government’s shift to more care outside hospitals will mean up to 49,000 more GPs might be needed by 2035.