Department of ENT, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.
Department of ENT, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
J Laryngol Otol. 2021 May;135(5):391-395. doi: 10.1017/S0022215121000840. Epub 2021 Mar 18.
As a response to the acute strain placed on the National Health Service during the first wave of coronavirus disease 2019 in the UK, a number of junior doctors including ENT trainees were redeployed to other clinical specialties. This presented these trainees with novel challenges and opportunities.
A qualitative study was performed to explore these experiences, undertaking semi-structured interviews with ENT trainees between 17th and 30th July. Participants were recruited through purposeful sampling. Interview transcripts underwent thematic analysis using Dedoose software.
Seven ENT trainees were interviewed, ranging from specialty trainee years four to eight ('ST4' to 'ST8') in grade. Six core themes were identified: organisation of redeployment, utilisation of skill set, emotional impact of redeployment, redeployed team dynamics, concerns about safety and impact on training.
The ENT trainees' experiences of redeployment described highlight some important lessons and considerations for future redeployments.
作为对英国 2019 年冠状病毒病第一波期间国家卫生服务系统所面临的急性压力的应对措施,包括耳鼻喉科受训者在内的许多初级医生被重新部署到其他临床专业。这给这些受训者带来了新的挑战和机遇。
进行了一项定性研究,以探索这些经历,于 7 月 17 日至 30 日期间对耳鼻喉科受训者进行了半结构化访谈。通过有目的的抽样选择参与者。使用 Dedoose 软件对访谈记录进行主题分析。
对 7 名耳鼻喉科受训者进行了访谈,他们的专业受训年限从 4 年到 8 年(ST4 到 ST8)不等。确定了 6 个核心主题:重新部署的组织、技能的利用、重新部署的情绪影响、重新部署的团队动态、对安全的关注以及对培训的影响。
所描述的耳鼻喉科受训者的重新部署经历强调了未来重新部署的一些重要教训和考虑因素。