The expansion of the Foundation Programme in psychiatry

Perry, Jennifer; Boyle, Ann; Wessely, Simon

doi:10.1192/pb.bp.115.052126

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“…Finally, as foundation posts have been identified as having a positive impact on career choice this then supports a Royal College of Psychiatrists strategy for expansion of these posts throughout the UK. When fully implemented this would mean that almost half of all doctors will undertake a 4 month Foundation post in psychiatry - a significant increase [ 28 ] compared with now.…”

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Why did you choose psychiatry? a qualitative study of psychiatry trainees investigating the impact of psychiatry teaching at medical school on career choice

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BackgroundThere is no consensus regarding the optimal content of the undergraduate psychiatry curriculum as well as factors contributing to young doctors choosing a career in psychiatry. Our aim was to explore factors which had influenced psychiatry trainees’ attitudes towards mental health and career choice.MethodQualitative in-depth interviews with 21 purposively sampled London psychiatry trainees analysed using the Framework method.ResultsEarly exposure and sufficient time in undergraduate psychiatry placements were important in influencing psychiatry as a career choice and positive role models were often very influential. Integration of psychiatry with teaching about physical health was viewed positively, although concerns were raised about the potential dilution of psychiatry teaching. Foundation posts in psychiatry were very valuable in positively impacting career choice. Other suggestions included raising awareness at secondary school level, challenging negative attitudes amongst all medical educators, and promoting integration within medical specialties.ConclusionsImprovements in teaching psychiatry could improve medical attitudes and promote recruitment into psychiatry.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12888-017-1445-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Why did you choose psychiatry? a qualitative study of psychiatry trainees investigating the impact of psychiatry teaching at medical school on career choice

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“…Key for psychiatry was the recommendation that 22.5% of Foundation Year 1 (FY1) doctors and 22.5% Foundation Year 2 doctors (FY2) should have a post in psychiatry 19 . Alongside the hope that this would boost recruitment into the specialty, it also represented an acknowledgement that there are numerous skills, including communication, empathetic understanding and multidisciplinary learning, acquired within a psychiatric placement, that are valuable whatever specialty the post holder ends up practicing in 20 .…”

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COVID-19, medical education and the impact on the future psychiatric workforce

Greig

2020

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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic the NHS has been transformed to meet the acute healthcare needs of these patients. This has significantly affected medical education, both undergraduate and postgraduate, with potential long-term implications for psychiatric recruitment. This article discusses these ramifications and the opportunities available, to mitigate them, as well as enhance the profile of psychiatry. Introduction: When it became clear that the first two cases of SARS-CoV-2 reported in the UK in January 2020 1 , represented an emerging pandemic, the NHS completely reconfigured its services. To meet the needs of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 elective treatments were cancelled, face-to-face appointments moved online, and huge numbers of healthcare workers were redeployed. Whilst mass transfers of staff to frontline roles were facilitated, movements of other healthcare workers were delayed or cancelled. 20,000 junior doctors due to rotate on the 1 st April 2020 were informed by Health Education England 2 that, except in exceptional circumstances, their rotations were cancelled 2. At the same time, medical students throughout the country faced widespread disruption of their studies 3. Both these events have resulted in a significant number of undergraduate and postgraduate medical trainees missing out on

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“…To ensure that our training met the educational needs of foundation trainees, we explored the needs of the various stakeholders including the UK Foundation Programme,3 Health Education England,2 clinical supervisors, the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych)4 and focus groups with foundation trainees. This information was triangulated and summarised into a list of priorities for foundation training in psychiatry (box 1).…”

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