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Tag: Primary Care Recruitment

GP Practice Manager Jobs in the UK: Responsibilities, Salary and Hiring Insights

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Demand for GP Practice Managers in the UK remains consistent as primary care services continue to evolve. Practices are balancing increasing patient demand, workforce pressures and operational requirements. As a result, experienced Practice Managers in primary care play a key role in maintaining stability and supporting service delivery. What Does a GP Practice Manager Do? […]

Permanent Primary Care Recruitment: A Natural Evolution in Supporting Practices

Primary care recruitment consultation meeting discussing permanent GP Practice Manager role and long term hiring strategy

The demand for permanent primary care staff is growing. Across the NHS and wider primary care landscape, practices are under pressure to build stable, high-performing teams. While locum cover remains essential, there is a clear shift towards permanent hires in primary care that can provide consistency, leadership and long-term impact. At Vela Medical Group, supporting […]

Is the GP Partnership Model Changing for Good?

Two General Practitioners in a UK Primary Care practice discussing GP partnership, succession planning and workforce leadership at a practice meeting

The GP partnership model is not disappearing. But it is shifting. Fewer newly qualified GPs are actively pursuing partnership early in their careers. Portfolio roles, salaried positions and flexible working are often more attractive than immediate equity and operational responsibility. That shift has consequences for practices. The quiet risk Across the country, many established GP […]

Making ARRS Work

Stethoscope on a laptop, representing ARRS workforce support in primary care

ARRS funding has brought meaningful change to primary care. Additional roles are now embedded across PCNs and are supporting better access, broader skill mix and more joined-up patient care. As ARRS continues to mature, the conversation is shifting from implementation to optimisation. How practices make it work alongside existing teams matters more than ever. The […]

Primary Care Trends for 2026: Why Workforce Flexibility Is Now a Survival Strategy

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Primary care is operating under sustained pressure and as 2026 unfolds, that pressure is becoming less predictable and harder to plan around. This is no longer about short-term gaps or seasonal demand. Workforce flexibility is now essential for GP practices, PCNs and ICBs across the UK. ARRS Has Helped, But It Has Limits ARRS funding […]

What’s Coming Up. Winter Pressures, the Financial Year and the Holiday Season

A stressed healthcare manager surrounded by colleagues while planning staffing and rotas on a laptop, representing the impact of winter pressures, financial year demands and holiday cover in primary care.

The next few months bring a perfect storm for primary care. Seasonal illness, rising appointment demand, financial year planning and holiday leave all overlap. For most practices, this period determines whether teams stay in control or enter the new year already overstretched. Winter pressures are predictable but still challenging. Respiratory illness, flu and a general […]

Leading the Change in Primary Care Recruitment: The Vela Way

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At Vela Medical Group, recruitment is more than a process. It is a partnership built on trust, quality and care. We are proud to be the UK’s leading recruitment consultancy dedicated exclusively to primary care, supporting practices with highly skilled nursing, mental health and AHP clinicians. Our focus allows us to understand the sector inside […]

The Evolving Role of Practice Nurses

A smiling Practice Nurse using a stethoscope to listen to a young patient’s heartbeat, representing the caring and evolving role of nurses in modern primary care.

In every GP surgery across the UK, Practice Nurses are becoming the backbone of patient care. As demand grows and the healthcare landscape evolves, these clinicians are stepping into more complex, autonomous, and essential roles than ever before. Far from just running clinics or taking bloods, Practice Nurses are now central to chronic disease management, […]

Primary Care in 2026 and Beyond: Recruitment Predictions and Strategic Hiring Insights

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The challenges facing primary care today will shape the workforce of tomorrow. As we move towards 2026, the trends are clear – demand continues to rise, the GP workforce continues to shrink, and practices are having to think strategically about long-term recruitment. At Vela Medical Group, we’re already seeing the next phase of change taking […]

Workforce Crises and Opportunity Zones – Recruiting in Deprived Areas in Primary Care

Two healthcare professionals having a discussion about future workforce strategies and recruitment planning in primary care, representing the focus of the 2026 insights blog.

The NHS faces a widening divide in access to primary care. While some regions attract strong GP coverage and multidisciplinary teams, others – often in deprived or remote communities are struggling to fill even the most essential roles. According to recent reports, several programmes designed to attract doctors to underserved areas are at risk of […]