Table 1

Summary of stakeholder interviews

InterviewsOrganisationRolesn
GPsRCGPAssessment and Curriculum Leads7
Elected Representatives for the Panel of Examiners1
Chair of Assessment Committee1
R&D Lead for MRCGP and Deputy Chief Examiner1
Advisor to MRCGP1
RCGP CouncilChair, RCGP Council1
Chair Postgraduate Training Committee1
COPMeDChair1
COGPEDChair1
GPNROChair1
DeaneriesGP Recruitment Leads3
Commissioning Leads2
National Association of Sessional GPsChief Executive1
British International Doctors AssociationChair1
General Practitioners CommitteeChair1
Medical SchoolsGP Deans/Senior Educators3
UK Association of Programme DirectorsChair1
National Association of Primary Care EducatorsChair1
UKCEAChair1
AiT SubcommitteeChair1
First5 representativesChair1
Department of Health and Medical Education EnglandDepartment of HealthDirector General of Workforce1
Deputy Director of Workforce Capacity1
Academia/research — Society for Academic Primary Care1
NHS Management/Workforce Planning1
Medical Education England (MEE)Director of Medical Education1
Dean Advisor1
Clinical Advisor1
Patients and Patient RepresentativesPicker InstituteChief Executive1
RCGP Patient Partnership GroupChair1
National Association for Patient ParticipationPresident1
East Midlands DeaneryPatient representatives35
Allied Professionals and healthcare professionalsAllied healthcare professionalsPractice Managers, Patient Services Manager, Dispenser Manager, Receptionists, Practice Nurses, District Nurses, Community Counsellor18
Other healthcare professionalsPresidents/Medical Directors from Royal College of Physicians, Royal Collage of Paediatrics and Child Health, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Royal College of Psychiatry, Faculty of Public Health5
TraineesDerbyshire, England Glasgow, Scotland Llandrindod, Wales3
Total103
  • AiT = Associate in Training. COGPED = Committee of General Practice Education Directors of the UK. COPMeD = Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deans of the UK. GPNRO = National Recruitment Office for GP Training. MRCGP = Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners. RCGP = Royal College of General Practitioners. R&D = Research and Development. UKCEA = UK Conference of Postgraduate Education Advisors in General Practice.