Time out of training should reflect days absent from the training programme since your initial registration to the programme. This is considered by the RCP panel When awarding an outcome
TOOT should include:
short- and long-term sickness absence
unpaid/unauthorised leave
maternity/paternity leave
compassionate paid/unpaid leave
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jury service
TOOT should not include:
study leave
paid annual leave
prospectively approved Out of Programme Training/Research (OOPT / OOPR)
periods of time between training programmes
(e.g. between core and higher training)