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07/09/26
Doctors In Corridor

Spotlight on local innovation: improving resident doctor welfare at Royal Bolton Hospital

In this Spotlight on local innovation blog, resident doctors Dr Elhassan Awadin and Dr Arshia Akhavan-Mofrad describe how they worked with senior leaders at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust to develop a locally led resident doctor welfare plan that has strengthened support for doctors in training at Royal Bolton Hospital. 
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17/08/26
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Training more doctors means investing in those who train them

In our latest next generation blog, RCP deputy registrar Dr Ben Chadwick explores why clinical educators must be central to the future of postgraduate medical education, and why expanding training places will only succeed if doctors are given the protected time and support to train the next generation well.
Blog
10/08/26
Nextgenphysicians

Why the future of medicine depends on thinking globally

An article published in the RCP journal Clinical Medicine on global migration recently explored how medical education and international recruitment are increasingly interconnected. In this next generation blog, RCP global vice president Dr Emma Vaux reflects on why discussions about workforce policy and training cannot be separated from the global movement of doctors.
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04/08/26
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If we want better training, we must support supervisors

In this next generation blog, Dr Nikesh Patel, consultant geriatrician at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, describes his research to explore the experiences of new consultants supervising resident doctors who require extra support, and what he learned about the gaps in training, system support and the risk of burnout.
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16/07/26
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What today's workplaces are teaching tomorrow's physicians

New research published by Dr Leonard Grant in the RCP journal Clinical Medicine argues that the most powerful lessons in medical education are found in the everyday realities of clinical work. In this next generation blog, RCP senior censor and vice president for education and training Dr Dan Furmedge reflects on the implications for resident doctors training in the physician specialties.
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01/07/26
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Breaking down barriers to PACES success in the south-west of England

In our latest next generation blog, Dr Lindsay Jones describes how a free, regionally delivered PACES course is helping resident doctors succeed by removing cost and access barriers and showing what equitable training can look like in practice.
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23/06/26
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Quality in medical training – who defines it, and why it matters now

For resident doctors, quality shapes everything: the rotas they work, the supervision they receive, the teaching they access and ultimately the kind of doctors they become. Yet as Professor Janet Grant argues in the RCP journal Clinical Medicine, the idea of ‘quality’ in postgraduate medical education is far from clear-cut.
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27/05/26
Doctors In Corridor

Spotlight on local innovation – the chief registrars driving change in Coventry

In this Spotlight on local innovation blog, Dr Dominic Oduro Donkor and Dr Robert Potter share how the RCP Chief Registrar Programme at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW), now in its fourth year, has enabled resident doctors to lead practical improvements to everyday working conditions.
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21/05/26
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Beyond resilience: supporting IMGs in the NHS

In this next generation blog, Dr Latif Raiyan Rahman FRCP reflects on his experience as an international medical graduate (IMG) in the NHS, drawing on both personal insight and research to explore what meaningful support looks like and why it matters for the future of patient care.