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Proposals to shorten medical training for doctors in the UK could seriously compromise patient care and safety, leading doctors have warned.
Doctors' organisations say there is a lack of evidence for the plans, which could see the time it takes to reach consultant level cut by two years.
They have called on the government to "pause" the training review.
A Department of Health spokesman said changes would only take place if they were in the best interests of patients.
The Shape of Training review - an independent review into specialist doctor training chaired by Prof David Greenaway of the University of Nottingham - made 19 recommendations for changes in consultant training in its 2013 report.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31048279
Doctors' organisations say there is a lack of evidence for the plans, which could see the time it takes to reach consultant level cut by two years.
They have called on the government to "pause" the training review.
A Department of Health spokesman said changes would only take place if they were in the best interests of patients.
The Shape of Training review - an independent review into specialist doctor training chaired by Prof David Greenaway of the University of Nottingham - made 19 recommendations for changes in consultant training in its 2013 report.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31048279