After months of hard work, the Junior Doctors and Medical Students Common Room, finally opened yesterday (Wednesday 8 July).

The new area, formerly the physiotherapy gym at City Hospital, boasts comfy sofas, a kitchenette, and two rest rooms, which each house a reclining chair and black out blinds.

There are lockers and two computers where colleagues are able to continue with any work they need to.

Raffaela Goodby, Director of People and Organisation Development, attended the opening, alongside the Wellbeing and Medical Education Team who have worked together with Rita Brown from Estates to bring this project to life. The medical students from University of Birmingham and Aston University will be sharing the space with our junior doctors. This is a huge step forward in supporting the wellbeing of both groups and developing the relationships and transition from medical student to junior doctor trainee.

Watch the video below to see what the facility looks like.