Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 36
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Not Addressed
Paragraph: 137
Commission independent review of postgraduate medical training duration, flexibility, and specialty places.
Recommendation
We believe that the General Medical Council’s emphasis on acquiring competency in postgraduate training, rather than focusing on “time-served” is the right way to go. The Government must commission an independent review of all postgraduate training to consider whether it is possible to i) reduce the time it takes to obtain a postgraduate qualification, whilst maintaining rigorous patient safety and professional standards; ii) ensure that those who train less-than-full time are not penalised for doing so; and iii) and to provide an independent assessment of how many training places are needed for each specialty. Once this review is completed, the Government must implement its findings, including committing to funding the number of training places required.
Government Response Summary
The Government must commission an independent review of all postgraduate training to consider whether it is possible to i) reduce the time it takes to obtain a postgraduate qualification, whilst maintaining rigorous patient safety and professional standards; ii) ensure that those who train less-than-full time are not penalised for
Paragraph Reference:
137
Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government
Not Addressed
We believe that the General Medical Council’s emphasis on acquiring competency in postgraduate training, rather than focusing on “time-served” is the right way to go. The Government must commission an independent review of all postgraduate training to consider whether it is possible to i) reduce the time it takes to obtain a postgraduate qualification, whilst maintaining rigorous patient safety and professional standards; ii) ensure that those who train less-than-full time are not penalised for