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NHS needs Director of Education
Written by JuniorDr Team   
Tuesday, 08 January 2008

The NHS needs a Director of Education with overall responsibility for medical training, says the Royal College of Surgeons in a report released today.

surgeon_small.jpg"A director within the Department of Health holding overall responsibility for education and training of medical staff is vital to ensure consistency and restore the confidence of the profession," said Bernard Ribeiro, President of the Royal College of Surgeons.

The call follows the publication today of Sir John Tooke’s final report on medical training.

Mr Ribeiro welcomed the report’s endorsement of greater flexibility in run-through training: “Under MMC trainees are required to make specialty choices far too early in their career without having gained enough experience or the opportunity to experience ‘taster placements’ in other related specialties they may subsequently prefer." 

 "The College strongly favours training which allows a greater freedom of movement between specialties."

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