GP Golden Hello (Hansard, 24 July 2002)

HC Deb 24 July 2002 vol 389 c1393W 1393W

§ Dr. Murrison
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the NHS GP Golden Hello scheme. [62653]

§ Mr. Hutton
The National Health Service golden hello scheme was introduced in November 2001. All new general practitioners taking up their first post in the NHS from 1 April 2001 are eligible for the scheme.
To date, the Department has received over 1100 applications to the scheme. We will continue to monitor take up and keep the scheme under review.