Spring Forum 2024: Jane Wilkinson: The NHS long-term workforce plan (LTWP) – Impact on HEIs

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Professor Jane Wilkinson, Associate Dean Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton

Abstract

The plan to double the number of medical school places from 7500 to 15000 by 2030/31 will necessitate a radical rethink in the way we train doctors, which ensures that we continue to meet the standards of our professional regulatory body – the GMC-, deliver an excellent student experience and remain competitive in the context of newly developing apprenticeship training models. In this talk, I will outline the challenges of the LTWP in the context of the current NHS climate. I will also explore the challenges and opportunities facing medical schools to deliver the LTWP in partnership with our NHS colleagues.

Biography

I am Associate Dean Education in the faculty of medicine and a respiratory consultant at University Hospital Southampton. I came to Southampton as a medical student in 1983 having completed an English Literature degree at Oxford University. I qualified in 1989 and completed my pre-registration house jobs in Southampton. I went to London for my SHO and registrar training but returned to Southampton to do a PhD in 1994 supervised by Professors Stephen Holgate and Newton Morton. I completed my specialist training in Respiratory and General Internal Medicine and became a consultant in 2003. I was year 3 lead for the BM5 programme followed by a period as BM5 programme lead, I became Associate Dean in January 2020. I continue to do some clinical work in the Home Ventilation service.

Health Librarianship: The Next Generation

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