Factors Influencing Recruitment and Retention of Foundation Doctors in Geographically Unpopular Locations Dr Joanne Curran Honorary Research Fellow University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation NHS Trust
Overview Foundation Programme Applications Setting the scene North West Foundation School Project Outline Methods Results Conclusions
Foundation Programme Oversubscription
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation NHS Trust Start Foundation Year 1 Foundation Year 1 Vacancies Foundation Year 2 Foundation Year 2 Vacancies Aug 2011 2 Aug 2012 3 Aug 2013 Aug 2014 1 Aug 2015 -
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Project Questionnaire and Focus Group Final year medical students from Lancaster Medical School Foundation Year 1 doctors from UHMBFT Foundation Year 2 doctors from UHMBFT Foundation Year 1 doctors from CMFT Foundation Year 2 doctors from CMFT
Does Foundation Training Location Have a Bearing on Success in Specialty Recruitment?
Success at Specialty Recruitment Trust No Appointed to First Choice Clinical Programme - 2014 % Appointed to First Choice Clinical Programme CMFT 29 87.88% UHMBFT 17 94.44%
Foundation Information
Specific Website Usage
Choice of Training Board
Choice of Hospital Trust
Suggested Incentives
Why invest in incentives?
Reasons for Withdrawal from FPAS After Allocation 2011-2014 CMFT – Total 5
Reasons for Withdrawal from FPAS After Allocation 2011-2014 UHMBFT – Total 30
Why invest in incentives? GM GM GM GM GM GM GM GM LC LC LC LC
Recommendations Introduce free/heavily subsidised high quality group accommodation near hospital sites Offer all Foundation trainees the opportunity for additional relevant qualifications such as Clinical Leadership or Clinical Teaching Offer access to Research and Development opportunities in areas trainees are most interested in Improve their presence on their local Foundation School website as well as ensuring their own trust website advertises the unique incentives their trust offers in comparison to the rest of the school
Acknowledgements Ethical Approval I would like to thank Professor Anne Garden, Professor Paul Baker, Dr Rachel Isba, Dr Laura Machin, the Foundation Programme and Research & Development Teams at both UHMBFT and CMFT, Lancaster Medical School and Manchester Medical School, without whom this project would not have been possible. Ethical Approval Full ethical approval for this project was obtained from Lancaster University’s Faculty of Health and Medicine Research Ethics Committee. Research and Development approval was also obtained from UHMBFT and CMFT.