Two of the German initiatives described above the TaPIG Project and the Arbeitgeberverband-Pflege partnership built into their initial designs a provision for trainees who are either unable to migrate, unable to remain, or unable to complete satisfactory work.
8 The critical element required to achieve this is the provision of feedback from assessor to trainee, enabling the trainee to steer his or her learning towards desired outcomes.
With challenges in the provision of operative exposure to trainees at all levels, it is possible that procedures traditionally performed by junior trainees have now shifted to more senior trainees.
At the centre of this policy should be the provision of funding for all trainees, not just those in selected subjects and phases".
Unfortunately, this competition extended to the provision of fresh bodies on which trainee surgeons could practise.
The provision of adequate operative exposure for trainees should be a key performance indicator for training programmes.
The inadequate provision of supervision funds inhibits the support of trainees and, in fact, all teachers in the district.
All PCI procedures were performed by experienced operators at high-volume academic centres, so our results may not be generalisable to patients in other settings, or to hospitals that do not rely upon trainees for major provision of after-hours care.
It is anticipated that the results of this national study will clarify confidence levels and current practice among trainee doctors in the provision of care for people with diabetes.
This national survey draws on a much larger and more representative sample, enabling a better understanding of confidence levels and current practice among trainee doctors in the provision of care for people with diabetes.
