§ Lord Vivianasked Her Majesty's Government:
What further response there has been to the initiative for the recruitment of consultants of a £50,000 "golden hello" into the Defence Medical Services, introduced on 19 November 2002, since preliminary figures were disclosed on 12 February. [HL3974]
§ Lord BachAs at 14 July 2003, three vocationally trained general medical practitioners (GMPs) and two consultants had joined the Defence Medical Services (DMS) under the "golden hello" scheme. In addition, 14 vocationally trained GMPs and four consultants have been accepted into the DMS. but have not yet joined their service, and 10 GMPs and three consultants are awaiting selection interviews.