GP Workforce Attraction and Recruitment Toolkit
This national resource has been developed to support general practice recruitment and attraction efforts across Scotland.
Promotional: Designed to inspire and support recruitment into general practice, this national resource showcases the range of benefits in general practice opportunities.
Professional: An NHS Scotland wide resource created to strengthen recruitment and attraction to general practice informed by the medical workforce in Scotland.
Explore:
- GP Attraction in Scotland
- Next Steps
- Download your interactive PDF of the GP Workforce Attraction and Recruitment Toolkit
- Additional Sources and Resources
If you have any questions about the information in this resource, or you feel there is information which would be useful to add, please get in touch with the Centre for Workforce Supply at nes.cws@nhs.scot.
GP Attraction in Scotland
Bringing together a range of ready-to-use resources, the toolkit helps practices showcase the professional opportunities, community impact and lifestyle benefits of working as a GP in Scotland. It includes authentic first-hand insights from GPs, key recruitment messages, and practical marketing materials designed to support local attraction activity.
Explore a collection of posters, social media assets and recruitment imagery that highlight both the value of a career in general practice and the unique appeal of living and working in Scotland.
Whether you are looking to strengthen your recruitment campaigns or raise awareness of opportunities within your practice, this toolkit provides the resources to help you engage and inspire future candidates.
Workforce Attraction and Recruitment Resources
Download your interactive PDF of the GP Workforce Attraction and Recruitment Toolkit
Click to download the interactive toolkit and discover ready-to-use resources to support GP workforce attraction and recruitment.
Additional Sources and Resources
The resources below have informed the development of the GP Workforce Attraction and Recruitment Toolkit. Explore the reports, websites and guidance materials used to support the project's research, content and recruitment messaging.
Reports
| Report | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The Royal College of General Practitioners Report | Looking after the GPs of Today to Safeguard the Workforce of Tomorrow, October 2024 | View report |
| The Royal College of General Practitioners Report | Fit for the Future: Retaining the GP Workforce, September 2022 | View report |
| General Medical Council, Professor Michael West and Dame Denise Coia UK-wide Review | Caring for Doctors, Caring for Patients: How to Transform UK Healthcare Environments to Support Doctors and Medical Students to Care for Patients, November 2019 | View report |
Websites
| Website | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The Royal College of General Practitioners Website | Returning to General Practice in the UK | Visit website |
| The Royal College of General Practitioners Mentoring Website | RCGP Mentoring | Visit website |
| Scotland Deanery Website | Scotland Deanery, NHS Education for Scotland | Visit website |
| NHS Scotland Careers Website | National careers website for opportunities across Scotland | Visit website |
| NHS Scotland GP Jobs Website | Find the latest GP vacancies and opportunities across Scotland | Visit website |
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