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BOA Launches Resources to Support Parenthood in Orthopaedics
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e are delighted to say that, just before Christmas, we published a range of resources to support parenthood in T&O. The two documents – a Statement of Expectations on Pregnancy and Parental Leave in T&O, and a guide to support educational supervisors and trainers – together with wider information and support for expectant surgeons and parents are available on the BOA website at: www.boa.ac.uk/parenthood. Please make sure to let colleagues know that this information is available.
The BOA believes that T&O should be an inclusive surgical profession that inspires, attracts and retains the best talent. Time out for parents raising a family should not be seen as a barrier to progression for surgeons and we hope these resources will support all those looking to combine family life and orthopaedics. James Berwin, an orthopaedic trainee, has written an article – Knife before wife, or so they say, on page 30 – which describes his, and his wife’s (who is also a surgical trainee) early steps in parenthood, and particularly their considerations and choices regarding shared parental leave. n
#SolvingTogether T Challenge
he BOA is really pleased to have participated in the #SolvingTogether challenge, a new initiative created to capture, assess, test and share ideas that can support elective recovery. It was started by Tim Ferris, Director of Transformation for NHS England and Improvement, and takes the form of a crowdsourcing platform where people post ideas. The first challenge launched in mid-January and focussed on supporting people waiting for hip and knee replacement operations. In addition to the BOA, this challenge was led by the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance, Versus Arthritis, Arthritis Action and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. We are looking forward to seeing the results which we hope will feed in to a set of high value changes that can be spread across the country and that link with and amplify other local, regional and nationwide initiatives supporting people waiting for hip and knee replacement surgery in this difficult time. The initial hip and knee challenge was open for approximately four weeks and received number of responses from people working at the point of care, service users and families, clinical and managerial leaders, and partners in other sectors. The major phase of #SolvingTogether started in midFebruary 2022 and consists of five more challenges. You can find out more at https://solvingtogether.crowdicity.com.
10 | JTO | Volume 10 | Issue 01 | March 2022 | boa.ac.uk
