Maclaren, AndrewLocock, LouiseSkea, ZoeCleland, JenniferDenison, AlanHollick, RosemaryMurchie, PeterSkatun, DianeWatson, VerityWilson, Philip2024-05-202024-05-202024-05Maclaren, A, Locock, L, Skea, Z, Cleland, J, Denison, A, Hollick, R, Murchie, P, Skatun, D, Watson, V & Wilson, P 2024, '‘Moving to the countryside and staying’? Exploring doctors migration choices to remote and rural areas', Journal of Rural Studies, vol. 108, 103210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2024.1032100743-0167ORCID: /0000-0001-6558-7189/work/159955133ORCID: /0000-0002-4123-8248/work/159955192ORCID: /0000-0001-9968-5991/work/159955221ORCID: /0000-0002-8109-1930/work/159955255ORCID: /0000-0001-6185-9167/work/173416216https://hdl.handle.net/2164/23486Acknowledgements This research was funded through grant HIPS/19/37 from The Scottish Government's Chief Scientist Office. This research would not have been possible without the time given by Doctors across Scotland to talk about recruitment and retention themselves as well as share their own stories. The authors would like to thank their advisory panel and PPI partners for their help and input throughout the research to date, as well as Dr Mesfin Genie and Jillian Evans in the wider research team. The authors would like to acknowledge the constructive comments from two anonymous reviewer that helped develop this paper prior to publication. This paper benefitted from having parts presented or discussed at various invited presentations, seminars, workshops and conferences, Maclaren would particularly like to thank the organisers of the NHS Highland R&D conference, Health Education England – Remote, Rural, Coastal and Small Training Locations group, Rethinking Remote Conference, Health Services Research UK Conference, RGS-IBG ‘People moving to the countryside: resurgent again in COVID-19 times … but are they staying?’ session contributors, The North Strategic Planning Group, North of Scotland Workforce Learning Network, Royal College of General Practitioners Rural Forum. Andrew Maclaren would like to thank Lily Maclaren for her support and keen eye in proof reading various versions of this work before submission.9449203engSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingSDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic GrowthSDG 10 - Reduced InequalitiesSDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities2040 Social Inclusion and Cultural Diversity2040 Health, Nutrition and WellbeingRA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive MedicineRA0421Journal article10.1016/j.jrurstud.2024.103210108