Foundation Programme archive

You can use this page to access information about closed consultations and historic policy and guidance documents.

Closed consultations

QAFP consultation

The GMC and PMETB consulted on proposals to quality assure the Foundation Programme (295kb, pdf) in Summer 2006.

Historic policy and guidance documents

• The New Doctor 2009 (1.84mb, pdf)
• The New Doctor 2005 (560kb, pdf)
• The Doctor as Teacher - Published in 1999
• The New Doctor 1997 (178kb, pdf)
• Standards for Training for the Foundation Programme (95kb, pdf)
• Outcomes to be demonstrated by provisionally registered doctors (F1) (54kb, pdf) 
• Provisionally  registered doctors on GP placements: prescribing rights (36kb, pdf) 
• Principles of Good Medical Education and Training (97kb, pdf)
  

Research on the implementation of The New Doctor

This research was commissioned in 2006 by the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and the NHS Education for Scotland led by Professor Timothy Van Zwanenberg  and investigated the appropriateness and effectiveness of The New Doctor.

Read the Invitation to tender for research in to the implementation of the New Doctor (68kb, pdf)

Read Research into the implementation of The New Doctor - Are we doing the right things? - Final report (3.51mb, pdf).