A national qualitative investigation of the impact of service change on doctors' training during Covid-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Covid-19 crisis sparked service reconfigurations in healthcare systems worldwide. With postgraduate medical education sitting within these systems, service reconfigurations substantially impact trainees and their training environment. This study aims to provide an in-depth qualitative understanding of the impact of service reconfiguration on doctors' training during the pandemic, identifying opportunities for the future as well as factors that pose risks to education and training and how these might be mitigated.

Methods

Qualitative parallel multi-centre case studies examined three Trusts/Health Boards in two countries in the United Kingdom. Data were collected from online focus groups and interviews with trainees and supervisors using semi-structured intervie

SUBMITTER: Silkens MEWM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10027255 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature