I've heard from a Consultant Physician contact that there are plans to make
SHOs do a generic SHO training year after the House Job year. This will
include 3 x 4 month rotations through posts such as A&E. After this generic
year the SHO will have to apply for a 3 year rotation spending 2 years in
the DGH and 1 year in a teaching hospital. There will be no specific 3 year
A&E training scheme. The schemes will be geared towards medicine, sugery,
paeds etc. After this they will be in a position to apply for a registrar
post.
I'm advised it's all going to be announced in October 2001.
Does anyone have any hard factual information on this. I'm a little
concerned that A&E may be asked to convert 6 mth posts into 4 mth ones!!
Ray McGlone
A&E Consultant
Lancaster
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