Empowering Educators, Strengthening Resilience, Building Sustainability

Abstract

Throughout the history of the National Health Service (NHS) the clinical services and medical education have always been closely linked. ‘The Medical Training Review call for evidence’ was set up to conduct an extensive programme of engagement and listening to ensure that doctors, educators, patients and NHS leaders have the opportunity to shape the medical training in England for the future. The outcome of the programme is awaited. Lord Darzi’s review concluded that the NHS is in a critical condition, but the vital signs are strong; and set out a treatment plan including re-energising the workforce in order to raise productivity. The three commonest words that NHS staff used to describe their experience were; challenging, tiring and frustrating. However, Lord Darzi’s review also mentioned that the NHS workforce is characterised by an extraordinary depth of clinical talent and shared passion and determination the make the NHS better. There have been a number of documents produced in order to improve health and well being of both the NHS staff and the patients including: ‘The state of medical education and practice in the UK’, ‘Caring for doctors caring for patients’; ‘How to transform UK healthcare, environments to support doctors and medical students to care for patients (GMC), ‘Wellbeing of Doctors GMC’.