Why GP Doctors in the NHS (VIDEO) Lancaster University This video is under embargo. Please login to access this video. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Caption More than half of GPs or General Practitioners in the UK are planning to leave general practice says the first look at the recruitment crisis. More than a thousand GPs have sought professional help from the NHS GP Health Service in the past year, with most cases involving stress, anxiety and depression and about 2% addiction. One in four have already left the profession but only one in five new medical graduates choose to become GPs. Credit Lancaster University Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.