Policy responses and statements
Background: As part of its recommendations for workforce planning the Tooke report, “Aspiring to Excellence”, identified a need for an arm’s-length body that could integrate regional and national perspectives on issues of health workforce planning. As part of the final report of the Next Stage Review (NSR), “A High Quality Workforce” recognised the importance of medical education and proposed the establishment of Medical Education England (MEE). MEE’s role is to advise Ministers on education, training and workforce planning for dentists, doctors, healthcare scientists and pharmacists, and on the quality of workforce planning for these groups at a national level, with the aim of supporting the drive for excellence in patient care. The Tooke report itself was commissioned in response to the problems with the implementation of Modernising Medical Careers (MMC), an attempt to accelerate training and assure the fundamental abilities of the next generation of doctors. The Foundation programme was introduced in 2005 with the intention of bridging the gap between medical school and graduation with a period of generalist training during which generic competencies could be accumulated. The purpose of this work is to evaluate the Foundation Programme against the core questions below, and create a report that will ultimately form the basis of recommendations to the Secretary of State and DH on the future path of the Foundation programme. MEE recognises that the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) and its impact on the medical workforce is of major concern to many stakeholders, and EWTD is the subject of a current review by MEE. Respondents were asked to focus submissions on the Foundation Programme itself with references to EWTD to the extent to which it impacts the Foundation Programme. Download this consultation response as a .pdf Copies of this response are available from:
Lesley Lockhart, Tel: 0131 225 7324 ext 608 [26 March 2010]
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