The retainee also receives an annual retainer feeof £300 to help meet the costs of educational courses and subscription tomedical journals.The golden hello scheme isdesigned to attract newly qualified GPs into general practice and also GPsreturning to general practice by offering a package of incentive payments.Under the terms of the scheme GPs can receive a payment of £5,000 on taking upa new post. Further payments of between £2,500 and £7,500 are also available ifthe post is in a remote and rural are or a deprived area of Scotland.For doctors in training ordoctors who are fully qualified, they would normally approach theirPostgraduate Dean or Director of Postgraduate General Practice Education whowould, subject to available funding through NHS Education for Scotland,arrange training or placements on an individual basis.