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FASSGEM - About FASSGEM
FASSGEM was established to provide a formalised system of representation and support for Staff and Associate Specialist (SAS) Grade doctors working in Emergency Medicine within the United Kingdom.
Over the ten year period 1990�2000 there was an exponential increase in the number of SAS doctors in the NHS; this increase was most marked in the acute specialities.
The reasons for this change in the composition of the medical workforce were multifactorial; however, within Emergency Medicine, one of the main driving influences behind the change was the requirement to have more senior and experienced clinical staff on the �shop floor� twenty four hours a day.
Recent changes in the working conditions and remuneration for both Junior Medical Staff and Consultants have resulted in a series of inequalities developing, such that many SAS doctors now find themselves trapped within posts which have become professional and financial cul-de-sacs.
It is recognised (both within the profession and within government) that reform to SAS posts is urgently required, focussing on the �Three R�s� � Recognition, Reward and Resources.
FASSGEM exists to provide information, support and representation to SAS doctors in Emergency Medicine. As part of BAEM (British Association for Emergency Medicine) FASSGEM is represented at Executive level (and also at College and at the BMA).
FASSGEM has an executive committee and a system of elected regional representatives who work together to achieve the aims of the organisation, which can be summarised as:
1.To provide a structured system for the provision of support and information to SAS doctors within Emergency Medicine.
2. To lobby within the profession and also politically for improvements in the working conditions and remuneration for SAS doctors.
3.To participate in discussions relating to the reform of the SAS grades, ensuring that the Emergency Medicine perspective is given the prominence that it deserves in such discussions.
4. To organise an annual conference with educational and medico-political content. In addition, one day educational meetings should take place at appropriate locations at least once per year.
5. To promote the organisation of a series of regional and local meetings specifically for SAS doctors in Emergency Medicine, to facilitate �Peer Group� Support and the development of local systems to support Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for SAS Medical Staff.
Dr Andrew Newton
Chair of FASSGEM
2006
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