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Young Peoples Centre, Mount Gould Hospital, Plymouth PL4 7QD, e-mail: timothy.hawkins{at}phnt.swest.nhs.uk
Mount Gould Hospital, Plymouth
Riverside Adolescent Unit, Blackberry Hill Hospital, Bristol
Evergreen House, Exeter
See pp. 2324,
this issue.
AIMS AND METHOD
Academic programmes are mandatory in child psychiatry specialist registrar training. A postal questionnaire survey was undertaken to explore the views of specialist registrars and academic programme coordinators identified nationally with regard to their local academic programme.
RESULTS
Sixty per cent of specialist registrars (152 out of 253) and 90% of coordinators (17 out of 19) responded. All schemes offered an academic programme with protected time. Teaching methods were diverse, and satisfaction varied within and between schemes, with trainees reporting greater satisfaction associated with active involvement of coordinators.
CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS
The authors provide recommendations for local planning of academic programmes. The authors request the assistance of CAPSAC in standardising the appointment and training of coordinators and facilitating their release from clinical commitments.
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