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Unfinished Business: Proposals for Reform of the Senior House Officer Grade

Annex A

SHO Modernisation Working Group - Membership

Chair

Sir Liam Donaldson

Chief Medical Officer

Membership

Professor Sir George Alberti

President, Royal College of Physicians

Dr Karen Bradley

Specialist Registrar, John Radcliffe Hospital

Mrs Pat Cantrill

Director of Workforce Development,
Trent Regional Office

Professor Sir Graeme Catto

Chair, General Medical Council
Education Committee

Professor John Cox

President, Royal College of Psychiatrists

Mr Carl Eley
replaced Mrs Kim Tester

National Assembly for Wales

Dr David Ewing

Scottish Executive

Dr Monica Gupta

Senior House Officer, Great Ormond Street Hospital

Ms Judy Hargadon

Director, Changing Workforce Programme

Professor Peter Hill

Chair, Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deans of the UK (COPMeD)

Mrs Avril Imison

Head of Policy for Therapy Services and Physiotherapy and Allied Professions, Health Services Directorate, Department of Health

Mr James Johnson

Chair, Joint Consultants Committee

Dr Susanna Lawrence

General practitioner and chair of Leeds HA

Ms Sue Page

Chief Executive, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust

Dr Trevor Pickersgill

Chair, Junior Doctors Committee

Professor Michael Pringle

Chairman of Council, Royal College of General Practitioners

Dame Margaret Seward

Chief Dental Officer

Dr Jenny Simpson

British Association of Medical Managers

Mr Malcolm Stamp

Chief Executive, Norwich and Norfolk NHS Trust

Professor Joan Stringer

Lay representative, Scottish Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education and Principal, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh

Professor John Temple

President, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Chair of Technical Sub Group

Dr Paddy Woods

Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Northern Ireland

Secretariat

Dr Robin Cairncross

Education and Training Division, Department of Health

Mr Paul Loveland
Mr Chris Bostock
Mr Andrew Matthewman

Annex B

SHO Modernisation Technical Sub-Group - Membership

Chair

Professor John Temple

President, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Membership

Mr James Barbour

Chief Executive, Sheffield Health Authority

Mr Chris Bostock

Medical Education Unit, Department of Health

Dr Hugh Bradby

Medical Director, Sandwell Hospital NHS Trust

Dr Graham Buckley

Chief Executive, Scottish Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education (SCPMDE)

Dr Shelley Heard

Postgraduate Dean, North Thames

Professor Tim van Zwanenberg

Chair, Committee of General Practice Education Directors (COGPED)

Mr Paul Williams

Chief Executive, Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust, Bridgend

Annex C

SHO Modernisation Technical Group - Contributors

List of organisations that submitted written evidence

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
Royal College of Physicians of London
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Royal College of General Practitioners
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Faculty of Dental Surgery
Faculty of Accident & Emergency Medicine
Faculty of Occupational Medicine
The Intercollegiate Board for Training In Intensive Care Medicine

General Medical Council
Specialist Training Authority
Joint Committee on Postgraduate Training for General Practice

The Academy of Medical Sciences
The Association for the Study of Medical Education
Council of Heads of Medical Schools
The Centre for Education in Medicine at the Open University

British Medical Association
Junior Doctors Committee
Central Consultants and Specialists Committee
Locum Doctors Association
Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deans of the UK
Flexible Training Sub-Group of COPMeD
COPMeD Overseas Doctors Sub-Group
Committee of General Practice Education Directors
Conference of Postgraduate Dental Deans
Changing Workforce Programme, Human Resources Directorate, DoH
Workforce Planning, DoH
Scottish Council for PGMDE
National Association of Clinical Tutors
NHS Confederation

SHO Modernisation Workshops

Attendees

Dr Acquilla

Faculty of Public Health Medicine

Dr Al-Jalili

Arab Medical Association

Dr Baker

Royal College of General Practitioners

Dr Beattie

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

Dr Biggs

The Association for the Study of Medical Education

Dr Cairncross

Medical Education Unit, DoH

Ms Cass

NHS Confederation

Dr Cassoni

Royal College of Radiologists

Dr Chapman

JCPTGP

Mr Cook

Royal College of Ophthalmologists

Dr Currie

Junior Doctors Committee

Dr Eaton

Flexible Training Sub-Group of COPMeD

Dr Field

COGPED

Mr Frenchi-Christopher

General Medical Council

Dr Goodman

CCSC

Dr Goodyear

Medical Womens Federation

Dr Graham

COPMeD Overseas Doctors Sub-Group

Professor Grant

Open University

Professor Hall

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

Ms Hargadon

Changing Workforce Programme

Dr Harling

Specialist Training Authority

Mr Henderson

NHS Confederation

Dr Ingram

Royal College of Anaesthetists

Sir Barry Jackson

President, Royal College of Surgeons

Dr Jarvis

BMA

Dr Joshi

Royal College of General Practitioners

Professor Katona

Royal College of Psychiatrists

Professor Kopelman

Council of Heads of Medical Schools

Professor Lingham

Overseas Doctors Association

Mr Loveland

Medical Education Unit, DoH

Mr Lowry

Faculty of Dental Surgery

Dr Macdonald

COPMeD

Mr Macleod

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Dr Moore

Workforce Development, DoH

Dr Neville

Royal College of Physicians of London

Dr Paice

COPMeD

Dr Pickersgill

Junior Doctors Committee

Professor Pringle

Royal College of General Practitioners

Professor Quirke

Royal College of Pathologists

Dr Seeley

COPMeD

Professor Shaw

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Dr Short

The Intercollegiate Board for Training in Intensive Care Medicine

Dr Sim

Junior Doctors Committee

Mr Skinner

Faculty of A&E Medicine

Mr Smith

COPDEND

Miss Somjee

Locum Doctors Association

Surgeon Captain Sykes

Faculty of Occupational Medicine

Dr Thomson

National Association of Clinical Tutors

Dr Toby

JCPTGP

Dr Watson

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Dr Zuckerman

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine

Annex D

Bibliography

1. Junior Doctors Committee. Discussion Paper on an Integrated Training System for Junior Doctors. London: British Medical Association; 2001.

2. General Medical Council. The Early Years - Recommendations for Senior House Officer Training. London: GMC; 1998.

3. Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deans of the United Kingdom. SHO Training: Tackling the Issues Raising the Standards. London: COPMeD; 1995.

4. Academy of Medical Royal Colleges. Recommendations for Training for Senior House Officers. London: AoMRC; 1996.

5. Career Progress of Doctors Committee. Senior House Officer Training - Impact of the Specialist Registrar Grade. London: British Medical Association; 1998.

6. Junior Doctors Committee. The Future of the SHO Grade. London: British Medical Association; 1998.

7. Dillner L. Senior House Officers: The Lost Tribes. British Medical Journal 1993;307:1549-51.

Annex E

Postgraduate Training Programmes: principal pathways

Training Diagram

Annex F

Dentistry

The concept of general professional training within dentistry has been enthusiastically received provided it remains voluntary, flexible and broadly based. It is crucially important that there are adequate numbers of house officer and SHO posts in dental hospitals and district general hospitals to provide general professional training with an appropriate element of basic specialist training.

Many graduates undertaking general professional training eventually follow a career in general dental practice. Workforce planning is therefore more complex as SHO numbers are not directly linked to consultant numbers.

SHOs in dentistry provide a valuable infrastructure of dental expertise within hospitals thereby influencing the quality of patient care.

Proposals

1. House officer/SHO posts in dentistry should continue as a component of general professional training.

2. Formal programmes of general professional training with training in both primary and secondary care should remain with graduates having the opportunity of selecting posts matched to their individual requirements.

3. Standards should be set by the Dental Faculties and the Committee for Vocational Training with local programmes co-ordinated by Postgraduate Dental Deans.

4. Where training has been approved by the Faculty of Dental Surgery and the Postgraduate Dental Dean, additional posts should be established to improve availability of GPT.

5. Further work should be undertaken by the Chief Dental Officer to demonstrate how house officer/SHO posts in dentistry may be matched to the main recommendations of this Report.

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