Could we see a drop in GP numbers?

A report by Health and Education National Strategic Exchange has stated that extending GP training to four years will create a ‘sudden and significant drop’ in the supply of family doctors by 2018.
The report comes as ministers consider the proposals for four-year training after Medical Education England gave the final sign-off to the RCGP’s plans in October.
But how can this drop in number be avoided?
The RCGP will meet with Medical Education England at the end of January to discuss ways to ‘mitigate’ against the drop in supply of GPs once training has been extended.
Let’s hope this is resolved so that there will be no dip in GP numbers.