Abstract

The UK should train more generalist doctors and extend full registration with the General Medical Council to all trainee doctors, a major review of postgraduate medical education and training has concluded. The UK-wide “Shape of Training” review, led by David Greenaway, vice chancellor of Nottingham University, has made a wide range of recommendations on how UK medical training should develop.1 It said that some changes should be implemented immediately, such as forming a UK-wide group to deliver the changes, while others should be completed within two to five years. The review was jointly sponsored by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, the GMC, Health Education England, and the Medical Schools Council, among others. It looked at five areas: the balance of the medical workforce; flexibility of training; breadth and scope of training; balance between service and training; and needs of the patient. …

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