When Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust announced it was to pilot a new mentoring scheme in September 2013,1 jumped at the chance to put my name forward. The online scheme aims to link staff from the hospital with local young people, who are either not in education, employment or training (NEETs) or still at school, to help increase their awareness of careers within the NHS. It aims to provide them with a boost of motivation and self-confidence. The project is funded by NHS Employers with the web platform provided by Brightside, a charity specialising in helping young people access the career and education opportunities they might not have believed were available to them.
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