Resident Doctors        

FOI REFERENCE: 24402   FOI DATE: 4^th October 2024      

Request:

All costs associated with changing the terminology for junior doctors to “resident doctors” within your NHS Trust. 

Specifically, I request the following information: 

Total expenditure to date associated with changing the terminology for junior doctors to “resident doctors” within your NHS Trust. This should include, but is not limited to:  

• Costs associated with updating internal documents, policies, and systems. 
• Costs of staff training or communication initiatives related to the change. 
• Costs of any external consultancy or support sought for this purpose. 

An estimate of any further costs that the Trust anticipates incurring in relation to this change in terminology. Please provide a breakdown of these projected costs. 

A brief explanation of the reasons behind these expenditures and how they contribute to the effective implementation of the new terminology. 

Response:

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has not incurred any costs and no future costs are currently planned and we are unable to estimate any future costings.