The Dukes’ Club is working with other specialty associations, ASiT and ACPGBI to ensure training issues relevant to colorectal trainees are adequately addressed.
Below are statements, guidance and other documents from health education bodies and other statutory bodies.
Documents below are downloadable PDFs, except where indicated
Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT) et al
Chief Medical Officers
Joint Committee on Surgical Training (JCST)
- JCST update on curriculum derogations January 2021
- JCST et al Making the most of every training opportunity November 2020
- Acting Up as a Consultant (JCST website)
- Trainee Progression in 2020 Update 1, 1 April 2020
- Trainee Progression in 2020, 19 March 2020
Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deans (COPMeD)
- Gold Guide 8th edition, 31 March 2020
- Gold Guide 8th edition Release Statement, 31 March 2020
Documents from statutory education bodies
Joint statements:
- Statement to Applicants for ST3 Recruitment, 4 April 2020
- Specialty Recruitment Plans, 30 March 2020
- Contingency planning for Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP) assessments, 19 March 2020
- Plans for management of medical training rotations, 16 March 2020
- Guidance regarding medical education and training, 10 March 2020
- Message to applicants on recruitment processes
Health Education England (HEE):
- Your education and training, 18 March 2020
- Supporting the NHS clinical response, 18 March 2020
- Plans for management of medical and dental training programmes, 10 March 2020
- Curriculum study leave policy, March 2020
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW):
- Supporting the COVID-19 response through managed education and training programmes: guidance for Health Boards in Wales, 10 March 2020
NHS Education for Scotland (NES):
Documents will be added as we receive them
Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency (NIMDTA):
Documents will be added as we receive them
Statements from surgical colleges
- Advice to fellows and members, Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCSEng), 19 March 2020
- Joint policy statement from the Royal Surgical Colleges, 13 March 2020
- Exams for doctors in training – statement from Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AofMRC), statutory educational bodies and General Medical Council (GMC), March 2020
- Update for trainee doctors – statement from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AofMRC) Trainee Doctors’ Group, March 2020 (includes links to GMC guidance)
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland statement on training