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A third of junior doctors say rota gaps have worsened their training, GMC finds

Authors :
Abi Rimmer
Source :
BMJ. :j3226
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
BMJ, 2017.

Abstract

A third of junior doctors think that they have lost opportunities for learning because of gaps in rotas, a survey by the UK General Medical Council has found.1 On Tuesday 4 July the GMC published the initial findings from its 2017 national training survey. The survey received 53 335 responses from UK doctors in training (a 98% response rate) and was conducted between 21 March and 10 May 2017. Responding to the survey, 32% of trainees disagreed or strongly disagreed with the statement, “In my current post, educational/training opportunities are rarely lost to gaps in the rota.” The survey also received responses from 24 577 trainers (a …

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ISSN :
17561833 and 09598138
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
BMJ
Accession number :
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