Meet our Recognition champions
Meet the first seven doctors that have been awarded the first-ever Credential in Rural and Remote Health. In December 2024, NHS Education for Scotland (NES) announced that seven UK-based doctors had received this prestigious recognition, marking a significant step towards improving access to skilled urgent care in environments where resources and access to acute care may be limited. It is expected that many more will follow. The GMC-approved credential not only acknowledges these doctors’ exceptional expertise in looking after people requiring unscheduled and urgent care, it also highlights their commitment to improving patient outcomes in rural and remote communities and provides assurance to employers and to people living in these communities.
Recognition champions
Dr Alistair Innes - Rural Emergency Physician - Broadford Hospital, Isle of Skye, NHS Highland personal story.
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Dr Neil Shepherd - Rural Emergency Physician - Caithness Hospital, Wick, NHS Highland personal story.
Professor Stuart Maitland Knibb - Director for the National Centre of Remote and Rural Medicine within the School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Central Lancashire, England personal story.
Dr Sarah Yates - Rural Emergency Physician at Broadford Hospital on the isle of Skye and an Emergency Practitioner in the Emergency Department at Raigmore Hospital - personal story.
Dr Charlie Siderfin - Rural Emergency Physician in the Emergency Department of Caithness General Hospital - personal story.
