General practice nurse trainees’ perspectives on general practice nursing as a career choice: qualitative findings from a vocational training scheme in the United Kingdom (UK)

Table 1 Key themes

Theme:	Sub-theme(s):
Pathways into general practice: opening doors to a new career	• ‘The world before the VTS’ • ‘You always seem to need experience first’
Learning to become a GPN: expectations and transitions	• ‘I want to be able to hit the ground running’ • ‘The need for ongoing support’
The future GPN: the need for a ‘proper’ career pathway	• ‘The GPs don’t see it as a priority’ • ‘The need for a fundamental rethink’

ISSN: 2731-4553