Jeremy Hunt to pledge £20,000 'golden hello' for rural GPs Newly-qualified GPs are to be offered a one-off payment of £20,000 if they start their careers in areas that struggle to attract family doctors.
The £4m scheme, to be announced by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, aims to boost the numbers of doctors in rural and coastal areas of England.
Mr Hunt said it will help "reduce the pressure" on practices in those areas.
The Royal College of GPs backed the plan, saying there was a "serious shortage" of family doctors.
The one-off payment will be offered to 200 GPs from 2018.
As of September 2016, there were 41,985 GPs in England. BBC News
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