Foundation Training
Quality Assurance of the Foundation Programme (QAFP)
The GMC is responsible for setting the standards and for quality assuring F1 prior to the granting of full registration. The PMETB is responsible for setting, securing and maintaining the standards for postgraduate education and training, including F2, following full registration. Both bodies, working with the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, have developed agreed outcomes for both F1 and F2.
The GMC and PMETB are undertaking a joint Quality Assurance of the Foundation Programme (QAFP) pilot to develop a single process of quality assurance which satisfies the legal frameworks of both bodies.
Deaneries are expected to provide the GMC and PMETB with evidence that quality assurance systems are in place within Foundation Programmes. Deaneries also need to show that resources provided for Foundation Training are being effectively used.
Pending the detailed requirements from GMC/PMETB the Yorkshire Deanery is conducting a series of Quality Assurance visits to training locations to assess and monitor the education and training in foundation programmes.
For more information about the visit programme and documentation see the Deanery Visits section.