GMC action to 'protect' Norfolk and Norwich Hospital's trainees

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GMC action to 'protect' Norfolk and Norwich Hospital's trainees
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The independent doctors' regulator says it has serious concerns over the supervision of trainees.

The doctors' regulator has put conditions on two departments at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

The GMC upholds standards of postgraduate medical training and said if conditions are not met "trainees can be removed from the site". Prof Colin Melville, the GMC's medical director and director for education and standards, said it had been working with the hospital trust for two years, but the concerns now needed to be "addressed as a priority".

"Our standards require training pathways to be fair for everyone to ensure effective training, trainee wellbeing and patient safety are maintained - but these are not currently being met. In a statement, Prof Dwyer said: “There is no place for racist, misogynistic or discriminatory behaviour of any kind in our organisation and we are committed to stamping it out.

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