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BMA outlines recruitment views to Government |
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Tuesday, 02 October 2007 |
The views of Scotland’s junior doctors on the way forward for recruitment to specialty training in Scotland for 2008 and beyond will today be presented to the Scottish Government by BMA Scotland, which is keen to ensure that the disasters of this year’s Medical Training Application Service (MTAS) and Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) system are not repeated.
The current system where MTAS is the online application system used as part of the MMC caused months of confusion and uncertainty for many junior doctors,
With next year’s application process on the horizon, BMA Scotland is calling for a commitment from the Scottish Government to work in partnership with junior doctors to minimise the effects that a further disastrous application system could have on another group of young doctors embarking on a career in the NHS.
In order to ensure that the views of junior doctors are considered as part of the way forward, BMA Scotland recently surveyed trainee medics in Scotland on the future of recruitment and selection to specialty training. Junior doctors will present the findings at a national workshop, hosted by NHS Education for Scotland (NES), where representatives of NHS and Government will be discussing future processes for medical training recruitment.
The survey found that, regardless of whether or not Scotland is part of a UK wide system, trainees want the application processes across the four countries to work to the same timetable. Junior doctors recognised the advantages of devolving the implementation of MMC to Scotland although they were angered and disillusioned with the inability to resolve some issues.
Alan Robertson, Chair of the BMA’s Scottish Junior Doctors Committee, said: “We welcome the opportunity to present the views of junior doctors to the Government; it is crucial these are taken into account when drawing up proposals for the future of specialty training.
“We cannot afford to see a re-run of the disasters of this year’s application process and any new system must be both workable and flexible for Scotland. The only way to deliver meaningful change will be to work with those who the process has affected, and will affect in the future, to develop a system that encourages doctors who want to live and work in Scotland, not drive them from our NHS.
“The problems highlighted in the 2007 application process, which are far from over, have demonstrated the need for plans to be put in place that have been robustly tested before they are implemented.
“We welcomed the Scottish Government’s willingness to work with the medical profession in trying to find solutions to the problems this year. The Government must continue to work with us to ensure that the application process for 2008, which is fast approaching, does not mirror this year’s disaster and further demoralise those starting out in their medical careers.”
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