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cord-285639-1vf7ot1r	Tait, S.	COVID 19 and training in the UK- Correspondence	2020-05-01		.txt	text/plain	827	53	57	In our trust in January 2020, 294 general surgical elective operations were performed. Over the same period in emergency surgery; in January 2020 97 operations were performed, in March 2020 75 and since lockdown 27. Current fears surround the impact on ARCP outcomes for trainees with the potential for training to be extended so that competencies can be met. With the confounding factors of meeting ARCP requirements, changes to ST3 surgical application process, delays in exams and courses and the knock-on effect on progression, this is a difficult and dark time for surgical training. With these anxieties in mind, the Joint Committee on Surgical Training (JCST) [4] has arranged access to psychological support for trainees in this difficult and uncertain time. They are also reviewing the impact on surgical training and the ARCP process.	./cache/cord-285639-1vf7ot1r.txt	./txt/cord-285639-1vf7ot1r.txt