Policy responses and statements

Name of organisation:: Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Authority
Name of policy document:: Quality Assurance Framework for postgraduate medical education and training in the UK
Deadline for response:: 31 July 2007

Background: This consultation was an opportunity for all stakeholders in the postgraduate medical education sector to confirm that the proposed Quality Assurance Framework (QAF) recognises their responsibilities and addresses their Quality Assurance (QA) needs so that we can improve the overall standard of postgraduate medical education in the UK.

The consultation sought views on the following topics:

The QAF and the key elements within it:

- standards - standards for traininers;
- the evidence base;
- national trainee and trainer surveys - certain aspects only;
- visits - mode, methods, judgements;
- responses to concerns;
- approvals - curriculum review protocol;
- principles for deaneries to demonstrate their QM.

Charging for QA

Download this consultation response as a .pdf

Copies of this response are available from:

Lesley Lockhart,
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh,
9 Queen Street,
Edinburgh,
EH2 1JQ.

Tel: 0131 225 7324 ext 608
Fax: 0131 220 3939

[31 July 2007]