Advice on workplace issues such as undermining, mentoring and working during pregnancy, designed to support RCOG trainees throughout their training.
Supporting our doctors
The RCOG Supporting our doctors pages signpost support when you are dealing with personal or professional difficulties. This includes information and support on addressing poor workplace behaviours, key contacts and sources of support, and navigating your next steps if you are at a transitional point in your career.
Mentoring and support for trainees
The mentoring and support for trainees page provides information about the support network you can call on throughout your training in O&G.
Pregnancy and fertility: consideration for the O&G workforce
The pregnancy and fertility pages contain information for O&G doctors about working during pregnancy, maternity and paternity leave, special considerations, and returning to work.
Personal professional indemnity
The personal professional indemnity page contains a joint statement from the BMA’s Junior Doctors’ Committee and the RCOG Trainees’ Committee, providing advice for trainees on personal professional indemnity and contractual safeguards.
Advice on termination of pregnancy
The advice on termination of pregnancy section provides advice from the RCOG Trainees’ Committee on managing any moral conflicts trainees have on gaining and maintaining competency in termination of pregnancy.
Out of hours working in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Obstetrics and Gynaecology is an acute specialty where care is provided to woman and their families 24 hours a day. In order to complete training and obtain a CCT in Obstetrics and Gynaecology a doctor must have undertaken work both in hours and training out of hours including overnight. When training less than full time, day-time working, on-call and out-of-hours duties will normally be undertaken on a basis pro rata to that worked by full-time trainees in the same grade and specialty. If there are exceptional circumstances, this must be agreed on a case by case basis with the school/deanery.
Doctors who feel they are unable to commit to out of hours work can of course consider the option of a career grade post, without on call commitments, where these are available.
Contact us
If you have any comments or questions, please contact your Trainee Representative.