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North East aims to be number one choice for trainee doctors

The NHS in the North East has launched a campaign to showcase the benefits of the region as a place for doctors to live and train.

A national recruitment drive for trainee doctors is launched at this time each year. There is stiff competition to attract the best possible applicants and every region wants to be the first choice for doctors.

This year the North East NHS has launched a ‘Live and Train’ campaign, featuring a new website and promotional materials designed to show prospective trainee doctors exactly what the region has to offer.

In 2008, healthcare services in the North East were rated the best in the country for the second year running.

Dr Moira Livingston, Postgraduate Dean and Director of the Northern Deanery, who organise training in the North East, said: “The North East has so much to offer trainees and this year we are sending that message out loud and clear.

“We are raising the bar in terms of regional promotion and showing on paper and online what we know but haven’t said enough - that the NHS in the north east is the best place for doctors to train and that the region is a fantastic place to live.

“We hope our campaign will attract lots of applications this year to help us continue to deliver the best healthcare services.”

To see the new website and the Deanery’s campaign, go to www.northerndeaneryrecruitment.nhs.uk.

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