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[mumsneedwine]

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I'm more worried about MSRA fiasco currently playing out. They are not letting them resit it !!! Off to work but can explain more later if anyone interested.

Yes please @mumsneedwine . I’ve read about it but don’t fully understand the ramifications, or, indeed what MSRA stands for?

@W0tnow it stands for Multi Specialty Recruitment assessment. Seems to be a strange way to recruit for specialities - testing potential Obstetricians on eyes !
They used to be able to sit it as many times as they like in January and October. But 10 days ago they told anyone who had passed (over 180 marks I think) that they can't take it again (no one seems sure when they will be able to have another go). Trouble is you need over 500 to even get an interview !

It's a real mess. I hope something is done asap. It's because Pearson say they don't have the capacity but it's almost now one go at staying as a doctor and then you're done. Bonkers.

Will probably out myself here but I have just stepped down as national recruitment lead at ST4 for a medical specialty. Pre Covid we had face to face interviews which lasted 2 days per year. Post Covid online interviews have resulted in 5 times the applicants mainly with no NHS experience (only about the same number employable) meaning we now need 7 days to sift through applications. The quality of the applications is very variable.
We advertised a specialty dr post and had 256 applicants but very few UK trained applicants. Are people heading off before this?
I can’t understand why we have massive gaps at ST level and consultant due to lack of what was SHO level places. It seems madness to lose all these fabulous juniors. I was always the case that you may not get the exact job you wanted in the exact hospital you wanted but to not be able to be trained at all seems wrong.

It's so wrong. I know some ex F2s with no job. Trying to locum but few locums. So Australia it is. Not through choice, but the NHS won't employ them. 600+ applicants for Junior Fellowship jobs.

What does ST stand for?

Specialty training( registrar level)
for medical specialties( cardiology, gastric, internal medicine etc)
training is F1 then F2, 3 years IMT( internal medicine) then 4-5 years specialty training (ST4-6/7) then consultant