Frimley Health Staff Awards 2025
After five years at university medical schools, the resident doctors, known as FY1s (Foundation Year Ones) began work on the wards at Frimley Park and Wexham Park Hospitals as part of their foundation training.
The newly qualified doctors will spend the next two years working across a wide range of specialities, gaining experience in departments such as cardiology, emergency medicine, older people’s medicine, respiratory and surgery.
The resident doctors’ induction to the Trust included attending a special event called SIMley Health at Heatherwood Hospital on Sunday, where the clinical education team enlisted the help of more than 120 volunteers to simulate a normal working shift and create real-life scenarios.
This type of induction event is unique to Frimley Health and gives the doctors the opportunity to familiarise themselves with IT systems, write prescriptions, escalate cases, and interact with their clinical colleagues in a safe and supportive environment. During the event, the doctors simulated ward rounds, responded to urgent ‘red news’ calls, had patient safety training led by WingFactors and performed typical duties expected of an FY1 doctor.
Frimley Health CEO, Lance McCarthy, welcomed the cohort, underlining the Trust’s commitment to medical education and patient safety.
“Resident doctors are a critical part of our workforce and I was delighted to welcome all 100 of our new FY1s as they start their careers here at Frimley Health
The event ran smoothly, feedback was overwhelmingly positive, and huge credit goes to our Clinical Teaching Fellow team, who put in a tremendous amount of work once again to make SIMley Health a success.
One of the new resident doctors, Marie-Elise Close, from Guildford, started her first placement on the respiratory ward at Frimley Park Hospital.
“The induction was invaluable, particularly the SIMley Health part which is a great way to transition from medical school to working on the wards. The event felt very real, we were under pressure yet it gave us a safe space to learn, make mistakes and build our confidence before starting in the hospital.”
Another newly-qualified doctor, Anuraj Kodoth Veetil Kollampady, studied in Guyana, South America and recently moved to Surrey to start his foundation training at Frimley Park Hospital,
“Today is my first day working in older people’s medicine, it’s going well, I’m about to start shadowing my first ward round alongside a senior doctor. Everyone has been really supportive, I’m looking forward to working across the different specialties and gaining more experience on the wards.”
