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| The majority of junior doctors training jobs in England have been filled despite problems with the new online system, the government says. | The majority of junior doctors training jobs in England have been filled despite problems with the new online system, the government says. |
| The old CV-based method was replaced by the computerised Medical Training Application Service. | The old CV-based method was replaced by the computerised Medical Training Application Service. |
| The Department of Health said in the first round of job appointments 85% of training posts have been filled. | The Department of Health said in the first round of job appointments 85% of training posts have been filled. |
| It leaves just over 2,000 posts to be filled in the second round - much less than many critics predicted. | It leaves just over 2,000 posts to be filled in the second round - much less than many critics predicted. |
| The computerised system has been dogged by problems in recent months with medics complaining the forms were badly worded, did not ask pertinent questions or allow them to set out relevant qualifications and experience, and had no facility for attaching a CV. | The computerised system has been dogged by problems in recent months with medics complaining the forms were badly worded, did not ask pertinent questions or allow them to set out relevant qualifications and experience, and had no facility for attaching a CV. |
| The high fill-rate is good news for patients, the NHS and deaneries across the country and has been achieved despite this year's problems. Ann Keen, health minister | The high fill-rate is good news for patients, the NHS and deaneries across the country and has been achieved despite this year's problems. Ann Keen, health minister |
| This resulted in many doctors not being selected for their first-choice NHS trusts, and a significant number not getting any interviews at all. | This resulted in many doctors not being selected for their first-choice NHS trusts, and a significant number not getting any interviews at all. |
| A group of doctors even took legal action, seeking to overturn the whole appointments process. | A group of doctors even took legal action, seeking to overturn the whole appointments process. |
| A judge ruled the interviews which had taken place should stand, but the government has decided not to use MTAS in the second round which will be completed in the autumn. | A judge ruled the interviews which had taken place should stand, but the government has decided not to use MTAS in the second round which will be completed in the autumn. |
| Health Minister Ann Keen said: "The high fill-rate is good news for patients, the NHS and deaneries across the country and has been achieved despite this year's problems. | Health Minister Ann Keen said: "The high fill-rate is good news for patients, the NHS and deaneries across the country and has been achieved despite this year's problems. |
| "We are working hard with the NHS on this second round of recruitment, and on the development of a package of support for those appointable applicants who have yet to find a post." | "We are working hard with the NHS on this second round of recruitment, and on the development of a package of support for those appointable applicants who have yet to find a post." |
| 'Thousands of posts available' | 'Thousands of posts available' |
| In England, there were 29,193 applicants for the 15,600 junior doctor training posts. | In England, there were 29,193 applicants for the 15,600 junior doctor training posts. |
| Some 13,168 of the posts have been filled with the doctors due to start work next month. | Some 13,168 of the posts have been filled with the doctors due to start work next month. |
| Of nearly 14,000 junior doctors still looking for jobs, only 4,000 are UK graduates. | Of nearly 14,000 junior doctors still looking for jobs, only 4,000 are UK graduates. |
| As well as the 2,320 posts available in the second round, there will also be 1,000 training posts made available at the end for those who have not secured a post. | As well as the 2,320 posts available in the second round, there will also be 1,000 training posts made available at the end for those who have not secured a post. |
| On top of this there will still be thousands of positions available in the health service, although these will not count towards the training to become a GP or senior doctor. | On top of this there will still be thousands of positions available in the health service, although these will not count towards the training to become a GP or senior doctor. |
| A spokesman for the doctors' pressure group Remedy UK said: "I don't think this is quite the success story the government says it is. | A spokesman for the doctors' pressure group Remedy UK said: "I don't think this is quite the success story the government says it is. |
| "There are quite wide regional variations and some areas will still have a lot of posts unfilled which will put patients at risk." | "There are quite wide regional variations and some areas will still have a lot of posts unfilled which will put patients at risk." |
| And Dr Jo Hilborne, chairman of the British Medical Association's junior doctors committee, added the bottom line was that many thousands of doctors were "caught up in a desperate scramble for a handful of training opportunities". |