Table 5 Social factors
Sub-Themes | Description | Representative quotes |
|---|---|---|
Relationships with Community | Registrars involved with the training were reported to be more willing to engage with the community outside of work due to a greater understanding of rural communities. | “There seems to be less reluctance to be involved in sporting or community organisations and groups.” (Community 8) Registrars become invested in local life and committed to patients. (Manager 1) |
Relationships with Profession | The localised presence of training was reported to improve networks and support for registrars and supervisors. | “Every registrar that comes in will have some relationship with a hospital…Many of these general practice settings don’t have a relationship with a hospital…So they can be a good link and build some of that connectivity and relationship stuff.” (Manager 4) “We saw that far greater support coming from the training provider for remote, rural registrars and for the idea of having rural and remote registrars.” (Supervisor 7) |