The impact of an independent sector treatment centre on basic surgical training - 21 Downloads
The impact of an independent sector treatment centre on basic surgical training
PG Vaughan-Shaw - General Surgery, SG Chiverton - Medical Director, DA Rew - Consultant Surgeon in Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Nichols - Consultant Surgeon in Colorectal Surgery.
The reorganisation of postgraduate medical training in the UK as a result of Calman reforms, the New Deal and the implementation of the EuropeanworkingTime regulations (EwTr) has led to a substantial reduction in working hours and a fall in operative experience for surgical trainees. The move of large volumes of minor and intermediate NHS surgical caseload into independently run hospitals and specialist centres (of which the Southampton NHS Treatment Centre, an independent sector treatment centre (iSTC), is a well-established example) has also radically altered the basic surgical training environment.
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