GP numbers are in decline. I am a GPST3 Educational Scholar approaching the end of my specialty training. I have to pay £430 to the GMC for CCT in addition to the annual £150 for a licence. Spending £399 to be a member of the College and £1775 for the privilege of sitting the MRCGP equates to £2754 out of my salary for completion of the year.
We know how the College spends its income from fees etc., but can someone in the GMC who may be reading this explain why £430 is needed to complete this process at a time when the government should be trying to recruit, retain, and encourage us to get onto the register?
- © British Journal of General Practice 2019
