Table 4.

Summary of Thematic Findings on ‘Impact on Surgical Training’.

Impact on Surgical Training
- Negative Impact
○ Reduced exposure to surgery
“I'm not getting much in terms of operative training – just emergency cases” (P15)
○ Younger trainees most impacted
“Has a big impact on us when we're at such a junior stage. really needed these months of technical practice to help with the future” (P16)
○ Less access to senior mentorship
“We have less access to senior members of the team which means less training and mentorship” (P64)
- Positive Impact
○ Online learning from National Training Body
“We have online tutorials once a week with consultants all over the country” (P15)
○ Opportunity for independent learning
“I've had more time to read academic papers so my diagnoses have definitely got better” (P64)
○ Opportunity to do research
“I'm getting a lot more academic work done which is good” (P15)
○ Opportunity to develop non-technical skills
“We had a lot of institutional training – and learning the ins and outs of work like intensivists was a good learning experience” (P64)