Ian Blair is seconded from NHS Orkney to the North of Scotland Planning Group (NoSPG) and joins the SRMC as a Project Manager. He continues to live in Orkney and the intention is that he works from home and the local Balfour Hospital and travels to mainland Scotland as required.

Jeanne Freeman, Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport officially launches the GP Jobs website at the RCGP annual conference in Glasgow.

Funding of £505,000 for the years 2016/17 and 2017/18 is awarded to the Scottish Rural Medicine Collaborative (SRMC) from the GP Recruitment and Retention fund. The seven NHS Boards named in the Collaborative are; Highland, Shetland, Western Isles, Ayrshire & Arran, Grampian, Dumfries & Galloway and Orkney. The funding is..Read More

Dr Gill Clarke is appointed as SRMC Clinical Lead

The Dewar Report is published in 1912 by the Highlands and Islands Medical Service Committee. It investigates the inadequacy of medical services and recommends ways of “securing a satisfactory medical service”.

Kerry Russell, North of Scotland Planning Group (NoSPG) departs the SRMC and passes Programme Management responsibilities to Martine Scott. Kerry provided leadership for the SRMC project on behalf of the North of Scotland Planning Group (NHS Grampian, NHS Highland, NHS Orkney, NHS Shetland, NHS Tayside and NHS Western Isles).

A video conference meeting is arranged at short notice for clinicians, managers and educators working in six NHS Board areas and other organisations to consider the possibility of submitting a combined bid. Issues experienced in rural Scotland are identified and there is acknowledgement that a collaborative approach could be the..Read More

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Ralph Roberts, NHS Borders Chief Executive writes to fellow Chief Executives asking for confirmation that they are happy for him to Chair the Project Board and asking that they nominate someone to lead on the Collaborative who would bring the appropriate skills, experience and authority to the Project Board. NHS..Read More