GPs at the Deep End Bristol

Join us for an event supporting GPs working in the most deprived practices in the BNSSG area. 

Friday 11 September, 9:15 - 1.30pm at Avonmouth Community Centre Association, 257 Avonmouth Rd, Avonmouth Village, Bristol. BS11 9EN - to include lunch.

Please note: This event is intended for GPs and primary care professionals working in practices serving the most socioeconomically deprived populations across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. As places are limited, priority will be given to those working in eligible Deep End practices."

  "Frontline GPs and researchers at the Centre for Academic Primary Care at the University of Bristol have been awarded funding to establish a 'GPs at the Deep End' network in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG).

GPs at the Deep End is an initiative that aims to reduce health inequalities through providing peer support, advocacy, training and research opportunities to primary care clinicians working in disadvantaged areas.

Lunch will be provided and attendees will be reimbursed £120 for taking part. One GP and one other health professional (another GP, other interested healthcare professional or practice manager) from each practice can attend. 

Attendance can count as 3 hours of CPD.

Why join the 'GPs at the Deep End Bristol' network?

Over 15% of Bristol residents live in the most deprived areas in England. Within BNSSG considerable health inequalities exist, with life expectancy reduced by nine years for those living in the most deprived areas compared to the most affluent.

Burn-out and clinician retention in these challenging, but incredibly rewarding areas, are important issues. We want to help address this through GP fellowships, GP registrar training schemes, creating a supportive community and providing research opportunities to improve the representation of our often excluded patients.

If you would like to learn more, please contact Dr Beth Winn (GP at Charlotte Keele Medical Practice) deepend-gps-project@bristol.ac.uk