Costs Associated with Change from Junior to Resident Doctors

Reference: 24-25278

Date response sent: 11/10/2024

Details of enquiry

Please may you provide me with: All costs associated with changing the terminology for junior doctors to “resident doctors” within your NHS Trust.

Specifically, I request the following information:

1. 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:
   1. Costs associated with updating internal documents, policies, and systems.
   2. Costs of staff training or communication initiatives related to the change.
   3. Costs of any external consultancy or support sought for this purpose.
2. 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.
3. A brief explanation of the reasons behind these expenditures and how they contribute to the effective implementation of the new terminology.

Response sent

The Trust has incurred nil expenditure on a change to the terminology used and there are no plans to spend any money on the change from Junior Doctor to Resident Doctor in the near future.