A review of postgraduate training began earlier this year. The review is considering what changes are needed to postgraduate medical training to make sure it continues to meet the needs of patients and health services in the future. This includes looking at the balance of the workforce between specialists and generalists, options to support greater training and workforce flexibility, and how to address the tensions between obtaining training and providing a service.
We have now launched the call for ideas and evidence. This is your opportunity to influence the review and make sure that your views on the future of postgraduate medical training are heard.
Who is carrying out the review:
This review is independent of Government. It is jointly sponsored by:
the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC)
the Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deans (COPMeD)
the General Medical Council (GMC)
Health Education England (HEE) the Medical Schools Council (MSC)
NHS Education Scotland (NES)
the Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency (NIMDTA)
the Wales Deanery.
These organisations have formed a Sponsoring Board that provides the strategic direction and oversight for the review. To lead the review, the Board has appointed Professor David Greenaway, Vice-Chancellor of Nottingham University .
Professor Greenaway has put together an Expert Advisory Group to help him identify issues and potential options for changes to postgraduate training. Members of the group were selected for their independent expertise and advice rather than as representatives of their organisation.
When will the review finish?
A final report with recommendations will be given to the Sponsoring Board in autumn 2013. It will look at:
any immediate changes
changes in the medium term (2-5 years)
changes in the long term (5-10 years and beyond)
how any changes should be implemented
How we are gathering evidence for the review
In this document we are inviting all those with an interest in the future shape of training to provide written evidence on some of the key issues. This call for ideas and evidence will run until 8 February 2013.
Purpose of the review:
Why we are reviewing the shape of medical training -
The purpose of the Shape of Training review is to make sure we continue to train doctors who are able to provide high quality and safe care which meets the needs of patients and service now and in the future. The review will look at what sort of doctors we will need in the future and the training needed to develop them.
We are focusing on postgraduate medical education and training. However, in doing so we will also consider the transitions from undergraduate medical education to the Foundation Programme, and from that into specialty training and on into continuing professional development (CPD). Read more information on the current structure of medical education and training in the UK is available.
The review is UK wide. We are looking at the way postgraduate medical education and training should be organised at a national level and at any specific training issues in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF EDINBURGH RESPONSE TO THE SHAPE OF TRAINING REVIEW GROUP FEBRUARY 2013
