Aberdeenshire MSP Gillian Martin welcomes Scottish Government's GP recruitment campaign
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Aberdeenshire East MSP Gillian Martin has welcomed a recruitment campaign to appoint 800 more GPs in Scotland.
The Scottish Government initiative is part of a commitment to increase the number of GPs by 2027.
It aims to attract GPs to Scotland from other areas of the UK and elsewhere, building on a range of measures which also include increasing undergraduate placements, looking at training placements to boost future capacity and incentivising moves to rural practice.
It will also look at providing a range of development and support opportunities for GPs throughout their careers.
Commenting, Gillian Martin MSP said: “This recruitment campaign is very welcome.
"As the MSP for a rural constituency I understand how challenging it can be to recruit GPs to come and live and work in the community compared to more urban settings.
“While life has begun to return to more normality, the impact of the pandemic and the pressures felt by all medical and nursing staff across the health profession has undoubtedly had an impact.
“The north-east is a brilliant place to live and work and if we can show trainees and more seasoned GPs what the region – and Scotland as a whole – has to offer we can vastly improve the number of recruits coming to live and work here.”
