NHS Borders has received a huge staffing boost after the recruitment of four newly qualified GPs. The GP Fellowship is an exciting and innovative new scheme to attract recently qualified doctors to the region. Starting your career can be a daunting prospect, particularly if you are not sure where you want to be, says the health board.
The Fellowship is a way for recently qualified GPs to consolidate and develop the necessary skills and confidence needed for general practice in a supportive environment. The four new fellows will have opportunities to work in primary care and the out of hours service alongside dedicated time for pursuing personal clinical interests. They will work in a host practice developing both general and specific skills relevant to general practice work.
This will include all duties normally carried out in practice, including the opportunity to attend practice meetings, helping to gain further understanding of general practice as a business. The scheme is being co-ordinated by Dr Tommy Galliano, himself a recently qualified GP who is now living and working in the Borders. Dr Galliano said: “Moving to the Scottish Borders to work as a GP has been a fabulous decision for me and my family.
I’m excited that four more GPs are also joining me on this journey and I look forward to welcoming many more in the future.” Dr Tim Young, a retired GP partner from Peebles and now associate medical director for NHS Borders, expressed his support, saying: “I want t.
