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GMC finds improvements in training for resident doctors at King’s

04 December 2024 - The General Medical Council National Training Survey results have been announced

The General Medical Council (GMC) National Training Survey has recognised four specialties and programmes at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as showing sustained improvement / good performance across a four-year period (from 2021 to 2024). These include:

  • Respiratory medicine
  • Geriatric medicine
  • Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS)
  • Genito-urinary medicine.

The 2024 survey results for the Trust also show further improvement on the previous year’s results. In total, 87% of the results received in 2024 are in the good-excellent category, compared to 86% in 2023.

Feedback from resident doctors (previously known as ‘junior doctors’) in 2023 noted concerns including senior support and supervision arrangements, workload issues and rota gaps. The GMC Survey found that teams across the Trust have addressed these by rolling out a number of steps including developing more targeted work schedules and managing leave and sickness cover more effectively.

750 resident doctors train at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust every year, with 500 trainees based at King’s College Hospital and 250 based at Princess Royal University Hospital.

Mr Tj Lasoye, Director of Medical Education at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, said: “These results demonstrate how hard everyone has worked to ensure we deliver good quality training in all of our hospitals. Doctors in training play a vital role in the delivery of safe, high quality care to our patients, and we will continue to make sure we do our utmost to provide trainees with a solid foundation for their future careers.”