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Posted On: October 29th 2026, 10:21 am
The future of the NHS depends on the doctors we train today.
Reflecting on the findings of the RCP's Training physicians for the future report, RCP president Professor Mumtaz Patel and RCP senior censor and vice president for education and training Dr Dan Furmedge argue that postgraduate medical education must be treated as a strategic investment, not an operational cost.
Training develops the consultants, clinical leaders, educators and researchers that patients will rely on in the future. Yet service pressure is squeezing out learning, supervision and protected educational activity.
The choice is not between training and patient care. High-quality training is one of the foundations of high-quality patient care.
Read the blog and our Training physicians for the future report via the link in our bio.
Reflecting on the findings of the RCP's Training physicians for the future report, RCP president Professor Mumtaz Patel and RCP senior censor and vice president for education and training Dr Dan Furmedge argue that postgraduate medical education must be treated as a strategic investment, not an operational cost.
Training develops the consultants, clinical leaders, educators and researchers that patients will rely on in the future. Yet service pressure is squeezing out learning, supervision and protected educational activity.
The choice is not between training and patient care. High-quality training is one of the foundations of high-quality patient care.
Read the blog and our Training physicians for the future report via the link in our bio.
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