Mike
Hedges AM welcomes “great news” on GP training
Local
Assembly Member Mike Hedges has welcomed news that all GP training places in
Wales have been filled.
The Wales Deanery has confirmed the appointment
of 144 GP training places, surpassing the 136 places available. This compares
to 121 places that were filled in 2016 – an increase of 19%.
The
excellent news follows the launch of an international and UK-wide Welsh Labour Government campaign to promote
Wales as an excellent place for doctors - including GPs - to train, work and
live.
The campaign includes two financial incentives
schemes: a targeted scheme offering a £20,000 incentive to GP trainees taking
up posts in specified areas with a trend of low fill rates, and a universal
scheme offering a one off payment for all GP trainees to cover the cost of one
sitting of their final examinations
The campaign was recently extended to encourage
other healthcare professionals to come and train in Wales.
Mike Hedges AM said: “This is great news for
Wales and the Welsh NHS. It shows that the Train Work Live campaign has
been a huge success.”
“Trainee doctors are seeing the benefits of
training in Wales and voting with their feet.”
“The decision to extend the campaign is clearly
the right one and I look forward to more positive results in the future.”
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