Prof Derek Bell, President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, said,
“The census reports encouraging growth in the number of consultants in acute medicine and geriatric medicine in England, Wales and Northern Ireland [1]. However, it also reports difficulty in filling consultant vacancies, particularly in acute medicine. Coupled with disappointing levels of recruitment into ST3 in both of these specialties in August 2014 and evidence of gaps in trainee rotas, it is essential that we work collectively to make acute medicine and the role of the medical registrar more attractive. The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh has recently produced a statement and some initial recommendations on how to restore the status and job satisfaction of the role of the medical registrar [2]. This has been supported by our sister Colleges of Physicians in London and Glasgow, with whom we will be undertaking further work in this area this year. The Scottish census data will be published later once some data anomalies have been reviewed.”
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Notes to Editors
[1] Census of consultant physicians in the UK 2013-14, Royal College of Physicians of London, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, January 2015. This document only contains data on England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scottish data will be published at a later date. https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/outputs/2013-14-census-uk-consultan...
[2] The Medical Registrar Role – restoring its status and job satisfaction, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. http://www.rcpe.ac.uk/sites/default/files/medical-registrar-statement-sep14-v2.pdf
