‘We are committed to making sure as many patients as possible can still be cared for in Canterbury’

K&C’S urgent care centre and minor injuries unit on March 8.

Its regional director for London and the South East, Julie Screaton, said: “HEE has informed the trust that the current levels of consultant supervision of junior doctors at the UCC at Kent and Canterbury are inadequate for their education and training.

“The lack of consultant cover meant that trainees were not adequately supported in their clinical practice and were consequently unable to receive the education and training for which they were placed in the trust.

“We have always been very clear that junior doctors must be provided with appropriate levels of supervision from sen

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