THE campaign to attract trainee family doctors to Wales - This is Wales: Train. Work. Live. - is being relaunched today, to try to build on a successful first year.

The international and UK-wide campaign is aimed at medical students, foundation doctors considering the next stage in their career, as well as trainees coming to the end of their training, to encourage them train, work and live in Wales.

It also appeals to recently qualified GPs, those in the early stages of their career and experienced GPs who may wish to work differently, or return to the workforce in Wales.

The success of the first campaign resulted in 91 per cent of Wales’ GP training places being filled in 2017.

The scheme offers £20,000 to train in areas of Wales which have had long term difficulty filling places, on the condition that those taking up the offer remain in the area for one year of practice afterwards.

A second incentive of a one-off payment for all GP specialty programme trainees to cover the first sitting of their final exams, will also be continuing.

And this year, an incentive is also being offered to encourage psychiatrists to train in Wales. This consists of a one off-payment of up to £1,900 for psychiatry core trainees to cover the cost of sitting a key exam.

“I’ve been absolutely delighted with the success of this campaign, but there’s more work to do to ensure all of our GP training places are filled for the future," said health secretary Vaughan Gething.