{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,8]],"date-time":"2026-09-08T18:09:40Z","timestamp":1788890980208,"version":"build-2803163510"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Royal College of General Practitioners","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["BJGP Open"],"accepted":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,1]]},"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Background<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Increasing workload in primary care has prompted an increase in general practice (GP) training places. These additional places have historically been filled by international medical graduates (IMGs); in 2025 52% of UK GP residents were IMGs. However, disparities in allocation to training practice may disadvantage IMGs thereby causing problems in training progression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To analyse the allocation of residents to GP training practices across the UK to determine whether this varies with socio-economic deprivation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design &amp; setting<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A quantitative analysis of data obtained from freedom of information (FOI) requests to UK bodies governing GP training.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Main outcome is composition of residents within training practice; classified as IMG-only, UK medical graduate (UKMG) -only or mixed. Variable of interest is Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) quintile.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We observed a 23% increase in number of UK GP training practices from 2020-2025. In this time, composition of residents shifted from predominantly UKMG-only to more mixed and IMG-only practices. Number of training practices serving the most deprived communities varied; 15% in England to 34% in Northern Ireland (NI). In England, Scotland and NI, IMG-only training practices were significantly more likely to be in areas of higher deprivation than UKMG-only practices. Prevalence of diabetes and COPD were higher in IMG-only compared to UKMG-only practices.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Findings highlight the substantial contribution of IMGs to the UK primary care workforce from 2020-2025; however, we must acknowledge and address disparities in the allocation of GP training placements and further investigate impact on resident progression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3399\/bjgpo.2026.0215","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,8]],"date-time":"2026-09-08T17:45:16Z","timestamp":1788889516000},"page":"BJGPO.2026.0215","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["A quantitative analysis of resident composition within GP training practices across the UK"],"prefix":"10.3399","author":[{"given":"Laura Jayne","family":"Emery","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Michael","family":"Bride","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eleanor","family":"Hoverd","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Geoff","family":"Wong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1521-2052","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sophie","family":"Park","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1987","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,8]]},"container-title":["BJGP Open"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/syndication.highwire.org\/content\/doi\/10.3399\/BJGPO.2026.0215","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,8]],"date-time":"2026-09-08T17:45:17Z","timestamp":1788889517000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"http:\/\/bjgpopen.org\/lookup\/doi\/10.3399\/BJGPO.2026.0215"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,8]]},"references-count":0,"alternative-id":["10.3399\/BJGPO.2026.0215"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3399\/bjgpo.2026.0215","relation":{},"ISSN":["2398-3795"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2398-3795","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,8]]}}}