GP Vacancies - FOI Response Register

1. Please provide a list of the currently vacant GP posts in your health board area which have been advertised on more than one occasion (i.e. been re-advertised).

5 vacant but only 2 that have been re-advertised a number of times

2. How many times has each post been advertised?

1 x 9 times, 1 x 3 times

3. Each time it was advertised, how many applications were received?

For the post that was advertised 9 times, 3 on one occasion, 1 on another and zero for rest, for the 3 times advertised post – zero applications for all advertised posts

4. What is the longest that any currently vacant GP post has been unfilled?

One year

5. Where is this vacancy? Please provide a position statement for each GP practice in your health board area which is currently experiencing recruitment difficulties. For example, how many vacancies are there at each of these practices, how long has the recruitment process been underway, what impact has this had on the services available to patients?

Lerwick GP practice vacancy has been advertised 9 times. It is a full-time post and although we have had applicants, these individuals have not been eligible to apply e.g. they were not on the GP register with the GMC. The vacancy is being covered by locums.