Several communities had arranged orientation visits for people interested in applying, or for shortlisted candidates. The NHS may offer visits to meet the practice team and find out more about the job, but community visits are pitched more around showing people the area, finding out about schools and housing, meeting local people and experiencing transport connections. This overlaps with retention – people are more likely to stay if they have some knowledge of the place and realistic expectations, and they are more likely to settle in quickly if they have already met some people socially. In one case, a couple who had already decided to move were invited to a New Year ceilidh, as a way to meet lots of people in one go.
