Contact EURACT

E-mail

Phone
(32) 16 33 74 64

FAX
(32) 16 33 74 80

UNITED KINGDOM

Basic Medical Education

• Move from 4000 to 6000 graduates per year by 2010
• Increase in GP based teaching
• Discussion on a national qualifying exam (each university does its own thing at present)

Foundation Programme

• New 2 year “internship” starts August 2005
• 6 x 4 month rotations
• 55% do GP 2007, 90% do GP 2009
• Huge training capacity problem

Vocational Training

• New legal framework
• New programme being devised (in conjunction with Foundation)
• 2 or more years in GP
• Worsens training capacity problem

Continuing Medical Education

• No incentives
• No penalties
• No funding
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• Little activity

The Health Care System

• Continuous organisational change
• MRSA is a political issue in the election
• We do not know which way is up!

PS What have I done for EURACT?

I have been replaced – see Roger!