Abstract
Aims and methodRecruitment of trainees and consultants into psychiatry is a major concern. A questionnaire survey of trainees within the psychiatry of learning disability was conducted to highlight attitudes about training and career issues.ResultsNinety per cent of trainees decided on a career in learning disability as a result of completing a junior post in this speciality. Forty-three per cent were seeking dual accreditation and nearly half of these were experiencing problems relating to this; 84% expressed fears about becoming a consultant; and 63% felt they needed more advice on how to find a consultant post.Clinical implicationsIncreased exposure to learning disability at the basic training grade is required to ensure recruitment. In addition issues related to dual accreditation and anxieties about consultant posts need to be addressed.
Highlights
Within the Faculty of the Psychiatry of Learning Disability recruitment problems in the recent past have seemed near crisis point
In the foreseeable future there will be more than enough consultant posts for those entering specialist training. The aim of this survey was to attempt to assess the attitudes of SpR and senior registrar trainees within the Faculty of the Psychiatry of Learning Disability with regard to training issues, career choice and concerns about the future
It was personally given to all SpRs and senior registrars attending an annual meeting for trainees in the psychiatry of learning disability (n=30), and by post to those unable to attend (n=31)
Summary
Within the Faculty of the Psychiatry of Learning Disability recruitment problems in the recent past have seemed near crisis point. Many regional specialist registrars training schemes have been short of trainees, some having no one in post. The aim of this survey was to attempt to assess the attitudes of SpR and senior registrar trainees within the Faculty of the Psychiatry of Learning Disability with regard to training issues, career choice and concerns about the future.
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