We welcome Mukherjee et al’s article, Reference Mukherjee, Maier and Wessely1 with its thoughtful analysis of the reasons for recruitment problems and suggestions for some helpful solutions.
We are happy to report that the most recent recruitment figures show a great improvement. For 2013, we achieved a 95% fill rate of CT1 (first year of core training) in England with a 19% increase in actual numbers of trainees. There are also reports from those involved in recruitment of higher-quality applicants; 70% of those appointed are British graduates.
We believe this change is due to the success of the College’s recruitment campaign, which has included initiatives to engage medical students, an increase in foundation posts, summer schools and taster sessions. It is essential that we continue with these activities to attract trainees to our specialty.
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