Trailblazer Fellowship

We all recognise the importance of providing excellent quality healthcare for patients living in areas of deprivation. Working as a GP in such practices is extremely motivating and rewarding, however it can also present challenges, particularly in dealing with patients with complex health and social care needs and has historically led to some practices struggling to recruit and retain staff.

The Trailblazer Fellowship scheme, which originated in Yorkshire and Humber, enables early career GPs to feel supported to work in practices with significant health inequalities. Fellows are offered funded time for 12 months alongside their clinical sessions for self-development to pursue project work and attend local and national education programmes.

The Phoenix Programme leads the Trailblazer GP Fellowships for Nottinghamshire in collaboration with NHSE. The fifth cohort of fellows began their fellowships in October 2024.