A brand new advertising and marketing marketing campaign that showcases Truro and the encompassing space to docs searching for a brand new place to apply will likely be launched quickly.
The Province is offering funding for the marketing campaign by the Truro and Colchester Partnership for Financial Prosperity. The partnership may also use provincial funding to supply neighborhood excursions, put together welcome packages, attend recruitment occasions and assist new docs with website visits, housing, employment for his or her companions and social occasions for households.
“The Truro-Colchester area is essentially the most central location within the province. Now we have a vibrant and lively neighborhood with all of the facilities a household can ask for. Now we have a lot to supply healthcare staff. This funding will assist the neighborhood make that case for docs who’re contemplating a transfer,” mentioned Dave Ritcey, MLA for Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River, on behalf of Michelle Thompson, Minister accountable for the Workplace of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment. “We’ll be capable to assist our robust native crew in constructing on the good work they’re doing to make sure individuals in our space have entry to the healthcare they want.”
The funding is from the federal government’s new Workplace of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment Group Fund. A complete of 28 teams throughout Nova Scotia utilized by the December 19 deadline, and extra profitable candidates will likely be notified within the coming weeks.
The fund, value $2 million in complete, is among the many recruitment and retention initiatives outlined in Motion for Well being, the Province’s plan to enhance healthcare.
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We’re extraordinarily grateful to the Workplace of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment for this significant funding. These funds will dramatically improve our skill to draw docs to the Truro-Colchester area, and to retain them. They are going to be used to develop native occasions and neighborhood constructing actions to make our docs really feel welcome, valued and a part of an ideal neighborhood. We additionally plan progressive new advertising and marketing actions to advertise the advantages and property of our neighborhood, and our superb lifestyle, to docs world wide.
J.David Phillips, CEO, Truro and Colchester Partnership for Financial Prosperity
Fast Info:
- the Truro and Colchester Partnership for Financial Prosperity will obtain $50,000
- organizations throughout the province may apply for as much as $100,000 from the Workplace of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment Group Fund
- to be eligible, neighborhood organizations needed to grow to be a registered society, affiliation, non-profit or charity; municipalities and chambers of commerce have been additionally eligible
- two funding streams have been obtainable: neighborhood recognized tasks and neighborhood readiness helps; teams may request funding from one or each
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