Recommendations
| Study finding | Background | Recommendations |
|---|---|---|
| The amount of GP teaching in undergraduate medical curricula has not increased over the past 20 years | The Scottish Government has mandated 25% of the curriculum is delivered in the primary care setting and allocated funding in support23 | The authors recommend a similar central mandate to make more GP teaching in undergraduate curricula a reality for all UK medical schools |
| Funding for undergraduate teaching in general practice falls well below estimated costs to practices | Funding that reflects the actual cost of teaching medical students is urgently needed to maintain current teaching levels and additional funding (for example, investment in surgeries that lack space to teach) is needed to increase the quantity and quality of GP teaching | The authors recommend an adequate primary care tariff, which reflects the cost of teaching and simplifies current payment mechanisms |
| Recruitment of teaching practices is a challenge for most medical schools | Near peer teaching is recognised to be mutually beneficial for GP trainees and students alike, and recent literature provides practical suggestions to help promote these developments31–33 | The authors recommend an introduction of formal mechanisms to encourage GP teachers from underused areas such as GP trainees, early-career GPs, and locums27 |
| Less transparent and granular methods have been used historically to measure GP teaching in the UK | Few similar surveys have been undertaken internationally | The authors recommend that this survey is repeated on a 5-year basis to review progress in the UK and is replicated elsewhere to make international comparisons |