Dr Ruth Abrams

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Talking General Practice · How can we ensure women GPs thrive in general practice? · 17 Jul 2026 podcast

We also wanted to know in what context these mechanisms are triggered.

So what I mean by mechanisms here is it's almost like they're the hidden magic ingredient of why these things are happening.

And then we also wanted to know what outcomes, both intended and unintended, do these particular contexts and mechanisms lead to.

what, if any, of the interventions and strategies that can be implemented to help women GPs to thrive at work?

And then finally, we wanted to also identify the critical gaps in the literature.

So we've already mentioned about the some of the patient-facing findings.

What we we did with the findings is grouped them into three core concepts.

So we had patient-facing work, navigating competing demands and sustainable careers, leadership and success.

And what we kind of found with each of the findings is that every time there was an opportunity for women to thrive, it was also equally undermined by another condition.

So that often there was this real kind of push and pull going on.

To give a bit more of a detailed snapshot is the evidence would suggest that women can often depend on strong social networks for support to help juggle clinical work with caring responsibilities, but they continue to face intense pressures to excel in in

Every role.

This strain can be particularly amplified in early career GPs with young children and those from minority backgrounds, where cultural expectations can heighten that load.

When workplaces expect overtime or inflexible schedules, women GPs have less capacity for leadership, training, or practice ownership, and that can slow down their career progression and increase dissatisfaction with the job.

In terms of thriving, what we've we saw there is that many can turn

To a flexible or portfolio role, part-time working to regain that flexibility and control over their schedules.

But to caveat this again, which kind of shows the contradicting nature of how they do thrive, taking on that with those part-time hours can often be undervalued and not actually really lead to part-time working.

So, really, what we we need to create here is environments that genuinely focus on supporting flexibility.

recognising all work patterns are really essential for women GPs and particularly where things like autonomy, energy and sustainability are fostered.

And then also just a a few other very brief nuggets, but career enriching support is really essential.

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