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National data

Survey results

A national survey of 753 Foundation Doctors across 18 Foundation Schools found that:  

  • 94.6% of foundation doctors have not had any Foundation teaching on EDI during Foundation training
  • 17.4% of those that received EDI training felt that the training adequately covered key issues related to equality, diversity and inclusion in healthcare
  • 17.2% of foundation doctors felt that the EDI training they received addressed the challenges faced by underrepresented/discriminated against groups in the medical workforce (for example, race, ethnicity, gender)
  • 90.2% of foundation doctors said they would find it beneficial to receive training on how to respond if they were to witness a situation involving discrimination or bias.
Figure 1: Percentage of doctors that received foundation teaching on EDI during Foundation training 
Figure 2: Foundation doctors feeling that the EDI training received adequately covers the key issues related to equality, diversity, and inclusion in healthcare
Figure 3: Feeling that the training addresses the challenges faced by underrepresented/discriminated against groups in the medical workforce (for example, race, ethnicity or gender) 
Figure 4: Foundations doctors finding it beneficial to receive training on how to respond if they were a witness to a situation involving discrimination or bias 

Common topics of EDI that foundation doctors found beneficial to receive as part of training

  • Responding to microaggressions 
  • Recognising and addressing unconscious bias 
  • Staff diversity, communication and reporting 
  • Gender equality 
  • Challenging perpetrators  
  • Neurodiversity 
  • Providing inclusive care for patients from diverse backgrounds