Regional Review

Information about the new regional visits to quality assure medical education

We review our evidence base to decide which UK regions or countries we should visit each year.

Last year we visited Wales and the West Midlands

We piloted a regional approach to visiting in 2011-12 with visits to Wales and the West Midlands. In addition to producing visit reports for each of the medical schools and deaneries involved, we also produced regional reports that highlight common themes across all stages of medical education and training within Wales and the West Midlands.

This year we will be visiting London

We chose London as the region for review in 2012 after considering several factors, including previous visit findings, the time since the schools and deanery were last visited, and concerns about the quality of training that were identified through our response to concerns process and surveys.  Since London covers five of the 31 medical schools in the UK and 20% of trainees, we have decided to focus solely on this region in 2012.

We will be visiting the five medical schools in London (Barts and The London, King's College, Imperial, St George's and UCL) and the London Deanery.

In addition to ensuring that medical education is meeting our standards, the review will consider how the NHS in London supports medical education and training and works with the deanery (and in future the local education and training boards) and medical schools to manage concerns and foster good practice.