Quality Management at KSS Deanery
Welcome to Quality Management at KSS Deanery
The General Medical Council (GMC) is the independent statutory body that regulates undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and training in the UK. The GMC’s Quality Framework (QF) sets out the Deanery's responsibility for quality management of postgraduate medical education and training. The Deanery must satisfy itself that local education and training providers are meeting the GMC standards through robust reporting and monitoring mechanisms. The Deanery must also be able to demonstrate that it is meeting the GMC's Standards for Deaneries.
The GMC has published two documents that set out all of its standards and requirements:
- The Trainee Doctor which consolidates the foundation and specialty including GP standards for training, and incorporates the standards for deaneries
- Standards for curricula and assessment systems
KSS Deanery aims to meet or exceed all the GMC Quality Standards for Postgraduate Medical Education and the Standards for Deaneries. We are committed to ensuring the highest standards are attained throughout the organisation. To this end, the Quality Management Steering Group, chaired by the Dean Director, meets monthly to ensure standards are being maintained and upheld, and to ensure a formalised management process exists to remedy any shortcomings.
KSS Deanery has developed Quality Management systems to ensure that trainee doctors are provided with the best possible training experiences throughout their period of training in Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
As part of the Quality Management Process the Deanery Quality Department analyses the results of the GMC National Trainee and Trainer Surveys producing reports which provide the intelligence - together with other tools such as LEP visits - that help identify areas for improvements.