The QAFP pilot 2005 to 2007
The GMC and PMETB undertook a joint pilot to develop a process to quality assure the foundation programme. The Foundation Programme was introduced in 2005 to train doctors during their first two years after graduating from medical school.
The pilot helped the GMC and PMETB develop the standards that deaneries have to attain in providing foundation training, and the outcomes that doctors must demonstrate in order to complete the first year of the Foundation Programme.
What did the pilot involve?
The pilot involved gathering information from six deaneries and visiting them to assess their provision of Foundation Training.
The six deaneries who volunteered to participate in the pilot were:
- East of Scotland
- Northern Ireland
- North of Scotland
- Wales
- West Midlands and
- Wessex
Consultation aided the process
The GMC and PMETB also ran a public consultation on QAFP from July to September 2006. The results of the consultation were fed into the pilot process.
Reports of the pilot visits
The pilot was completed in late 2007.