DOCTORS and nurses in deprived areas of the south east will receive a cash boost as part of a continuing drive to boost the NHS workforce.
Health secretary Alan Milburn announced a £5,000 'golden hello' to every new GP who joins the NHS, up to £5,000 for every GP on the retainer scheme who returns to the NHS part-time of full-time and a £10,000 'golden goodbye' for GPs who wait until their 65th birthday to retire from the NHS.
An additional £5,000 will be given to newly qualified doctors who go to work in deprived areas and areas with a shortage of doctors.
Nurses, midwives and therapists who undertake return to practice courses will receive £1,000 and there will be a 10.4 per cent boost for bursaries for student nurses, midwives and therapists equivalent to £500 for England's 48,000 nursing diploma students and £200 for the 22,000 nursing degree students.
The health secretary also said that £15 million would be given to provide 50 more workplace nurseries on top of the 100 already planned.
Alan Milburn said: "The initiatives I am announcing will mean we can make an extra effort to recruit and retain the NHS doctors and nurses we need, as well as encouraging those who have left to return."
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