Boston and Lincoln among hardest areas to recruit GPs
Source: The Lincolnshire Reporter
Boston and Lincoln are among 22 locations where vacancies for family doctors are hardest to fill.
The two Lincolnshire locations will now benefit from a national scheme to recruit trainee GPs in hard-to-recruit areas.
Under the Targeted Enhanced Recruitment Scheme (TERS), run by NHS England and Health Education England, the trainees must commit to working there for three years. This is in return for a £20,000 “golden hello” funded by NHS England.
Up to 18 GP trainees will be supported in Boston and Lincoln in the latest round of the scheme.
Over 500 trainee GPS have been recruited to work in areas of the country where vacancies for family doctors are hardest to fill since TERS started in 2016/17.
Medical Director for NHS England (Midlands and East), Dr Daniel Levy, said: “Although overall recruitment of GPs is increasing, in some parts of our region a significant proportion of GP training places have been unfilled.