Maclaren, AndrewCleland, JenniferLocock, LouiseSkea, ZoeDenison, AlanHollick, RosemaryMurchie, PeterWilson, Philip2022-05-052022-05-052022-06-01Maclaren, A, Cleland, J, Locock, L, Skea, Z, Denison, A, Hollick, R, Murchie, P & Wilson, P 2022, 'Understanding recruitment and retention of doctors in rural Scotland : Stakeholder perspectives', The Geographical Journal, vol. 188, no. 2, pp. 261-276. https://doi.org/10.1111/geoj.124390016-7398ORCID: /0000-0001-6558-7189/work/111043200ORCID: /0000-0001-9968-5991/work/111043330ORCID: /0000-0002-8109-1930/work/111043342ORCID: /0000-0001-6185-9167/work/111043593ORCID: /0000-0002-4123-8248/work/111043787https://hdl.handle.net/2164/18524Acknowledgements 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 the key stakeholders to talk about recruitment and retention of doctors in Scotland. 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 Diane Skåtun & Dr Verity Watson in the wider research team. This paper benefitted from having parts presented or discussed at various invited presentations, seminars, workshops and conferences so the authors, particularly Andrew Maclaren, would like to thank the organisers of the Health Services Research Conference (held online in 2021), and ‘The North Strategic Planning Group’ in particular. Andrew Maclaren would like to thank Lily Maclaren for her support and keen eye in proofreading various versions of this work before submission.161974145engdoctorsqualitativerecruitmentretentionruralScotlandR MedicineChief Scientist Office (CSO)HIPS/19/37RJournal article10.1111/geoj.124391882