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What evidence will be used to determine whether these standards have been met?
Evidence will be needed from several sources to determine whether these standards have been met. These sources will include:
- (a) Data collected by postgraduate deaneries as part of their quality management processes and LEPs as part of the quality control responsibilities.
- (b) Surveys of trainees and trainers. We shall examine key issues identified in annual UK-wide trainee and national trainer surveys. The trainee survey will include questions specific to foundation, specialty, and, where relevant, GP training.
- (c) Evidence from progression statistics, for example assessments including examinations, and career progression after successfully completing the programme. These will form part of the evidence describing educational outcomes of programmes.
- (d) Data collected by other healthcare regulators and inspecting authorities across the UK, the facilities provided and, in particular, issues affecting patient safety and patient care.
- (e) Data collected from other GMC functions, including fitness to practise and registration.
- (f) Risk-based visits carried out by the GMC to postgraduate deaneries and LEPs, whether as part of the planned cycle of quality assurance and improvement or as the result of a visit triggered by evidence of failure or concerns regarding poor practice.
Analysing the evidence
Periodically, the GMC will analyse evidence from these sources to draw together a picture of the state of foundation and specialty training throughout the UK.
This will show performance against standards by postgraduate deaneries, LEPs, medical Royal Colleges and Faculties and specialty associations and will seek to show which factors are most significant in predicting good and poor educational outcomes within training programmes and at the end of training.
This benchmarking analysis will be the basis for the further development of the standards.
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