The London Anaesthetics less-than-full-time (LTFT) training forum recognised a need for improved educational resources and support. A survey of 83 London anaesthetic trainees demonstrated that both returning to work or changing to LTFT training can be challenging (Martinoni-Hoogenboom). Trainees can have difficulties accessing guidance from tutors and peers, particularly as they frequently return to work in an unfamiliar hospital. We wanted to improve the information available for both new and existing LTFT trainees and considered a website solution, given some of the shared characteristics between LTFT trainees and distance learners.

Key issues for this project to resolve were; cost, regular website updating to ensure content remained relevant, and licensing considerations.

We chose Wordpress, a free to install content-management system. This enabled us to create a low-cost, high quality website that is easy to maintain and update without external IT input. In presenting content we considered how learning styles might impact on user engagement. Additional software monitors website traffic and provides user feedback guiding further development. All content was created by the group avoiding licensing issues.