The Bradford salaried non-principal scheme: Addressing the problems of GP recruitment and retention in the inner city - it's not just the money but the support

Primary Health Care Research and Development

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 85-95

  Dickson, Peter ^a   Greasley, Peter ^b   Small, Neil ^b  

^a Bradford Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

general practice; recruitment; retention; salaried service

Indexed keywords

EID: 26244443244     PISSN: 14634236     EISSN: 14771128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1463423602pc096oa     Document Type: Article

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