Can out-of-hours work by junior doctors in obstetrics be reduced? and role of the senior house officer in the labour ward

1992 ◽  
Vol 99 (10) ◽  
pp. 861-861
Author(s):  
Michael Cross ◽  
Barbara Morgan
Keyword(s):  
House Officer ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Senior House Officer ◽  
Out Of Hours ◽  
Labour Ward

The changing role of the otolaryngology Senior House Officer

2006 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
AK Arya ◽  
KP Gibbin
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Junior Doctor ◽  
House Officer ◽  
European Working Time Directive ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Senior House Officer ◽  
European Working ◽  
Working Time Directive ◽  
Changing Role

The European Working Time Directive (EWTD) has led to a reduction in the number of hours that a junior doctor is allowed to work. The Hospital at Night project aims to reduce juniors' presence at night through more efficient working. Otolaryngology has been considered to be one of the surgical specialties in which generic junior doctors covering more than one specialty could effectively function. The hope is to reduce junior doctors' hours sufficiently without compromising their training or patient safety.

What is the Role of Senior House Officer or Dental Foundation Year Two Posts in Professional Careers?

2010 ◽  
Vol os17 (3) ◽  
pp. 115-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer E Gallagher ◽  
Timothy J Bates ◽  
Harpoonam Kalsi ◽  
Aneesha Shah ◽  
Yon Jon Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dental Service ◽  
House Officer ◽  
Senior House Officer ◽  
Perceived Benefits ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Professional Careers ◽  
Training Post ◽  
Question Difficulty ◽  
Motivating Factor

Aims To investigate the motivations for, and perceived benefits of, undertaking senior house officer (SHO) posts, and to explore the career pathways of those who do, examining trends in successive cohorts. Method Postal cross-sectional questionnaire survey of all dental and maxillofacial SHOs (DF2s) who had worked for two South London hospitals within the previous nine years (n=137). Respondents were grouped into three cohorts to enable responses to be examined in relation to respondents’ entry to their first SHO post. Results There were responses from 83 (61%) potential participants. The most frequent motivation for carrying out SHO posts from 79 (95%) of the respondents was the desire to ‘learn from experienced clinicians’. The most common perceived benefit reported by those who had completed posts at the time of the survey was ‘an improved understanding of the role of the hospital dental service’ from 68 (97%) of those who answered this question. Difficulty in securing a job in general dental practice was not reported as a notable motivating factor, either before or after the implementation of the new dental contract. ‘Fulfil approved training post requirements for postgraduate examinations’ reduced as a motivator from 28 (88%) for the earlier cohort of SHOs to nine (36%) for the more recent cohort. Fifty-four of 78 (69%) respondents declared a definite plan to seek admission to the General Dental Council Specialist Lists in future, 24 (83%) in the first cohort, compared with 11 (46%) in the last ( P=0.05). Of the males, 13 (52%) were significantly more likely to report that they were currently working in general practice compared with 15 (27%) females ( P=0.028). Conclusion The findings suggest that multiple benefits are identified from undertaking SHO posts. However, some of the motivations for undertaking SHO posts may have changed over the nine-year period investigated. Possible influences are discussed. This paper highlights the perceived benefits of junior training posts at a time of significant transition within the profession.

Are Foundation Year Assessors Adequately Trained?

2010 ◽  
Vol 92 (10) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
JML Williamson ◽  
AG Martin
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Postgraduate Medical Education ◽  
Variable Number ◽  
House Officer ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Specialty Training ◽  
Senior House Officer ◽  
Medical Education And Training ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
And Training

In 2005 the career path, training and assessment of UK junior doctors was fundamentally altered. The traditional progression from a pre-registered house officer year (immediately after graduation) to a senior house officer (SHO) grade (for a variable number of years) has been streamlined into two foundation years (FYs) and then entry into either a core training (CT) or specialty training (ST) programme. The foundation assessment programme (FAP) has developed a competency-based curriculum for training FYs 1–2 based on the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board's (PMETB's) standards.

scholarly journals Junior doctors' training in the theory and the practice of electroconvulsive therapy

1997 ◽  
Vol 21 (9) ◽  
pp. 563-565 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Duffett ◽  
Paul Lelliott
Keyword(s):  
Electroconvulsive Therapy ◽  
Great Emphasis ◽  
House Officer ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Senior House Officer ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Training And Supervision ◽  
Effective Administration ◽  
Basic Issue ◽  
Variable Quality

Recent advances in knowledge about effective administration of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has placed great emphasis on the importance of good training and supervision of those administering it. The American Psychiatric Associaton requires that doctors be specifically accredited before they are allowed to give ECT. In England and Wales training is much more informal and ECT is often given by junior doctors. Doctors rostered to administer ECT in Wales and in two areas of England were surveyed as part of the College's third audit of ECT. About two-thirds of respondents were at senior house officer level. The training in ECT appeared of variable quality and one-half had not been supervised by an experienced psychiatrist on the first occasion they administered ECT. Responses to exam-type questions revealed that 45% lacked knowledge about one or more basic issue related to effective administration of ECT.

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