Summary
In the British Isles there are a small number of neurosurgeons. The number of career trainees has been rigorously controlled over the years, such that there is a sufficient number to satisfy the number of new consultants required as the result of retirement and the creation of new posts. The number of career trainees posts is 89 but the current calculated requirement is for 112 career trainees. In addition overseas trainees come to the British Isles, usually for a specific part of their training.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Faus P, Colenbrander A (1994) Neurosurgery 35: 1172–1182
Hospital Doctors: Training for the future (1993) The report of the Working Group on Specialist Medical Training (The Caiman Report). Department of Health, UK
Hospital Medical Staffing — Achieving a Balance (1987) A re-port issued on behalf of the UK Health Departments, the Joint Consultants Committee and Chairman of the Regional Health Authorities
″Safe Neurosurgery″ The Maintenance and Development of High Standards (1993) Society of British Neurological Surgeons
The New Deal on Junior Doctors’ hours. Department of Health, June 1991 EC (91) 82
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1997 Springer-Verlag/Wien
About this paper
Cite this paper
Shaw, M.D.M. (1997). How Many Higher Neurosurgical Trainees Shall We Train in the British Isles?. In: Reulen, HJ., Steiger, HJ. (eds) Training in Neurosurgery. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplements, vol 69. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6860-8_10
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6860-8_10
Publisher Name: Springer, Vienna
Print ISBN: 978-3-7091-7419-7
Online ISBN: 978-3-7091-6860-8
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive