{"id":828,"date":"2025-12-16T11:20:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T11:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/?page_id=828"},"modified":"2026-02-13T10:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T10:08:09","slug":"policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Our team are very happy to talk to give short talks to the media, academic and medical colleagues about our research.<\/p>

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In December 2025, we conducted a workshop with stakeholders in medical education and training at the 6th Developing Excellence in Medical Education Conference (DEMEC). From discussion and a rapid priority-setting exercise, we co-created a series of recommendations for training in underdoctored areas \u2013 the manifesto for the edgelands. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Our key research findings and policy recommendations are summarised in a policy briefing document. Download\u00a0Supporting the Future NHS Medical Workforce: A Place-based Approach <\/i>(April 2025)\u00a0<\/i>here:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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On 20th October 2025 the Mapping Doctors team hosted a roundtable discussion on the Future of the Medical Workforce. We were delighted to welcome stakeholders from the General Medical Council, Royal Colleges, Trainee Associations, and postgraduate deaneries.<\/p>

Our artist, Tony Pickering, recorded the event through visual minutes. Read more about the event and download the visual minutes here:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Need a Speaker? Our team are very happy to talk to give short talks to the media, academic and medical colleagues about our research. Please get in touch via\u00a0mapping.doctors@lancaster.ac.uk A Manifesto For Medical Training in the Edgelands In December 2025, we conducted a workshop with stakeholders in medical education and training at the 6th Developing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1936,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-828","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1936"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=828"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":996,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/828\/revisions\/996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}