Rural Services Network – £20,000 ‘golden hello’ for rural GPs
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Thursday, 12 October 2017 Responding to news that the government is to pledge a £20,000 ‘golden hello’ for rural GPs [1], Rural Services Network [2] chief executive Graham Biggs said: “This is welcome news. “Rural patients have long suffered due to a lack of rural GPs. “In some rural areas, surgeries […]
£20,000 ‘Golden hello’ For Rural GPs
TRAINEE doctors are to receive £20,000 to work in rural and coastal communities struggling to recruit GPs. Health secretary Jeremy Hunt announced the funding as part of a package of measures to strengthen general practice. From 2018, surgeries in hard-to-recruit-to areas will benefit from a new government-backed initiative – the Targeted Enhanced Recruitment Scheme. The […]
