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Letters Covid-19: the long road to recovery

Covid-19: trainee healthcare scientists are crucial to surviving the long road ahead

BMJ 2020; 369 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m2235 (Published 08 June 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;369:m2235
  1. Jaidev Kaur Chandan, research and data associate,
  2. Jane Lynch, scientist training programme director,
  3. Graham Wilson, training programme director for undergraduate and apprenticeship education,
  4. Christal Fisher, curriculum manager,
  5. Boota Singh, end-point assessment manager,
  6. Lisa Ayers, higher specialist scientist training programme director,
  7. Sandie Gay, head of assessment and research evaluation,
  8. Berne Ferry, head
  1. National School of Healthcare Science, Health Education England, St Chads Court, Birmingham B16 9RG, UK
  1. jaidev.chandan{at}hee.nhs.uk

As the nation prepares to ease public health measures, there will be a considerable workload for services and departments across the whole healthcare sector, particularly where routine activities were paused. If the staffing and provision of care on the “long road ahead”1 is to be achieved to the highest standard, the role of trainee healthcare scientists must be recognised, and their skills maximised.

Healthcare scientists have been vital in the …

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