What standard of competence should be used in ST1 and ST2? Is it the standard for that stage in training or the standard which the registrar should have reached at the end of training?
A. It is the standard that a trainee should have reached by the end of the training. This means that trainees in ST1 and ST2 may well have developmental needs identified by using these assessment tools. That is what the assessment system is designed to do, so that further training placements can be directed towards the developmental needs of the trainee.
