Almost 90 chief registrars came together this week at the Regent’s Park home of the Royal College of Physicians (Â鶹Çø) for the final teaching day of the 2024/25 Chief Registrar Programme.
The Â鶹Çø Chief Registrar Programme is the college’s flagship leadership development initiative, specifically designed to equip senior resident doctors with the skills and confidence needed to lead change, improve services and deliver the highest standards of patient care.
The programme was established following a key recommendation of the Â鶹Çø Future Hospital Commission report, which highlighted the need for a dedicated senior leadership role for resident doctors that prioritises quality improvement, patient experience and clinical engagement.
At the final session of the year-long programme, the cohort presented the quality improvement (QI) projects they had developed throughout the year which focused on one of six key areas:
- workforce
- patient impact
- local impact
- potential for large scale impact
- innovation
- group projects.
Awards determined by their peers and a panel of expert judges were handed to 26 chief registrars for their outstanding contributions in those areas.
Attendees also heard from senior leaders including Â鶹Çø president Dr Mumtaz Patel, patient safety commissioner Dr Henrietta Hughes, Â鶹Çø clinical vice president Dr John Dean, and Â鶹Çø clinical director for improvement Dr Aklak Chowdhury. They each shared insights into future leadership opportunities and how the Chief Registrar Programme lays the foundation for ongoing engagement with the Â鶹Çø.
Dr Clive Lewis, Â鶹Çø censor and clinical lead of the Chief Registrar Programme, said:
'It has been inspiring to see the incredible growth and achievements of our chief registrars over the past year. This programme is not just about QI – it’s about developing confident and forward-thinking clinical leaders who can influence change at every level of the NHS.
'We’re proud to support their leadership journey and to see them emerge as the next generation of change-makers in medicine.’
The 2024/25 Chief Registrar Programme peer and judges award winners are:
Innovations Achieved
Clare Carasco
Siti Maisarah Amran
Rebecca Kuruvilla
Impact on patients
Nathan Eager
Saqib Hasan
Zehra Irshad
Impact on workforce
Mark Jordan, David Baker
Alexander McFarquhar
Helen Spindler
Local impact
Marie Broyde
Rob Conway
Hannah Carden
Potential for large scale impact
Jay Darley
Gofannon Le Boutillier
Jodie Crofts
Groups
Charlotte (Lottie) Ainscough, Hannah Costelloe
Jermaine Wright, Sarah Kate Duncan
Keisha Patel, Mike Jones
Judges Awards
Clare Carasco
Jay Darley
Marie Broyde
Mark Jordan
Nathan Eager
Saqib Hasan