Design and Delivery of Focus Groups with Widening Participation Medical Foundation Trainees
Health Education England · Awarded contract
AwardedDesign and Delivery of Focus Groups with Widening Participation Medical Foundation Trainees
Awarded 20 Jan 2020
Awarded20 Jan 2020
Value£15,900.00
SupplierResearch Works Limited
AgencyHealth Education England
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryHealth & Medical
Ended 6y 8mo ago2mo term
Awarded 20 Jan 2020Expired 16 Mar 2020
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Health Education England awarded a contract to Research Works Limited for the design, delivery, and analysis of focus groups with recent medical school graduates who entered the profession via widening participation programmes.
The focus groups, conducted in England, aimed to develop HEE's understanding of the experiences of widening participation graduates in the UK Foundation Programme and to gather their views on potential improvements.
The outputs were intended to inform HEE's development and refinement of initiatives to reduce inequality for widening participation trainees in the foundation programme, with formal consultation on policy options planned for 2020.
The contract value was £15,900.
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