Training in Oban

Want to know what its like to train in one of our Rural General Hospitals?  Have a look at this short video created by Mike McIver, one of our GP trainees currently in Oban, Lorn and The Isles Hospital.

West Highland Yachting Week off Oban

Snow's Up!

In large parts of the UK the arrival of snow just means long miserable cold journeys to work, gridlocked roads etc etc.

Not in the North of Scotland, the arrival of this weeks snow has had many of us dusting off the skis and checking out the web cams ready for the first weekend skiing of the season.  All of Scotland's 5 ski areas ore situated in the North of Scotland Deanery area.  We have Glenshee just over an hour up the road from Aberdeen, the Lecht mid-way between Aberdeen and Inverness and Aviemor just 45 minutes down the A9 from Inverness (with its own GP Training practice!).  Trainees in FortWilliam have Aonach Mor just 10 minutes up the road and Glencoe only about 40 minutes away.

So if its skiing you love, come and join us!

See what its like now!

Lecht Saturday 8th December

Only Two Days Left!

If you want to start GP training in August 2013 you have just 2 days left to apply! Applications close on Friday December 7th at mid-day. 

Time is running out.  Want the most varied and rewarding career in medicine?  Go to the GP Recruitment Website to make your online application.

Rural General Practice

Emily Tait, a 4th year medical student at Dundee University, has published this e-book following a student module travelling around rural Scotland.  If you are interested in our Rural GP Training Program this book gives a really good feel for some of the issues facing  Scottish Rural General Practice.  A must read for anyone considering the Rural GP Training program.

Remote and Rural Medicine,  Emily Tait

The Harbour

Want to get a feel for the North East of Scotland?  Watch "The Harbour" on BBC Scotland.  Here is a link to the latest episode.

The Harbour Episode 5

North Of Scotland Deanery Voted Best In UK for GP Training!

In the 2012 GMC Survey  trainees voted the North Deanery as best in the UK for the general practice component of GP Training

Deanery	Mean
NHS Education for Scotland (North Region)	92.76
NHS Education for Scotland (East Region)	92.28
NHS Education for Scotland (South-East Region)	91.90
South West Peninsula Deanery	91.38
Wessex Deanery	90.76
Yorkshire and the Humber Postgraduate Deanery	90.61
Northern Ireland Medical & Dental Training Agency	90.57
Northern Deanery	90.09
NHS Education for Scotland (West Region)	90.01
Oxford Deanery	89.37
Severn Deanery	89.28
Wales Deanery	88.99
London Deanery	88.40
Mersey Deanery	88.25
North Western Deanery	87.49
East of England Multi-Professional Deanery	87.08
Kent, Surrey and Sussex Deanery	86.90
East Midlands Healthcare Workforce Deanery	86.50
NHS West Midlands Workforce Deanery	86.05
Defence Postgraduate Medical Deanery	84.27

So don't take our word for it, look at what our trainees are saying!

Six Days to Applications Opening for GP Training in Scotland

Applications for GP Training open Monday November 12th.  For details of GP training in Scotland follow this link:-

Scottish GP Training

Closing date is midday Friday 7th December so you have four weeks to get your application in. Have a look at our page on "10 Reasons to Love General Practice" to see why there is only one specialty to apply to!