The extremely tight timetable at the end off Foundation Year 1 (F1) for trainees to complete their final sign-off and submit the necessary forms to the General Medical Council for full registrations can lead to lot of stress.

There can also be a lot of time taken up for the trainees and clinical tutor in checking and rechecking e-portfolios to make sure everything has been included and signed off to meet the foundation curriculum requirements.

To support the F1 trainees through this process, University Hospital Birmingham Medical Education devised an instruction letter and local checklist that was sent to all F1 trainees as they rotated into their final placement. 

This downloadable resource - 360-degree trainee discussion forum enhances clinical training of specialist trainees - summarises the practice and gives the contact details of the lead.