A summary of positive themes with illustrative comments
| Positive themes | Comments |
|---|---|
| Rationalises workload | Trainee: ‘Moves away from what feels almost like a Pokemon-style game, where trainees are hunting around the wards looking for a workplace-based assessment on a comparatively rare topic that they haven't ‘got’ yet – this adds little educational value.’ |
| Clinical supervisor: ‘Allows focus on consultant/senior opinion and thus able to make a measure judgement on trainees level without wading through endless curriculum tick boxes.’ | |
| More holistic oversight | Trainee: ‘The competency assessment in the capabilities in practice process appears to look at a person more holistically than the current system. I do not think this is particularly more or less fair than the current system but does encourage assessors to think about the trainee more holistically.’ |
| Clinical supervisor: ‘More holistic and representative assessment of competencies in day-to-day practice.’ | |
| More representative of the real world | Trainee: ‘I think the capabilities in practice process is more relevant to clinical training as it assesses a trainee's ability to perform their day-to-day duties.’ |
| Clinical supervisor: ‘Seems a more realistic reflection of how we assess levels of competence of trainees from day to day.’ |