{"id":858,"date":"2025-12-16T12:09:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T12:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/?page_id=858"},"modified":"2026-01-06T13:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T13:42:08","slug":"future-of-the-medical-workforce-roundtable","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/future-of-the-medical-workforce-roundtable\/","title":{"rendered":"Future of the Medical Workforce Roundtable"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"858\" class=\"elementor elementor-858\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5497e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e5497e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1be5d0e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1be5d0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f3c323 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f3c323\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2022\/11\/cropped-MAPPING-DOCTORS-signpost-map-futura.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-255\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2022\/11\/cropped-MAPPING-DOCTORS-signpost-map-futura.png 190w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2022\/11\/cropped-MAPPING-DOCTORS-signpost-map-futura-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98db64c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98db64c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62979db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62979db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On 20th October 2025 the Mapping Doctors team hosted a roundtable discussion on the Future of the Medical Workforce. We were delighted to welcome stakeholders from the General Medical Council, Royal Colleges, Trainee Associations, and postgraduate deaneries. Discussion centred around three questions:<\/p><ul style=\"list-style-type: disc\"><li>How do we balance serving the healthcare needs of the population with the personal and professional needs of doctors?<\/li><li>What does good look like when trying to balance structure and flexibility in medical training?<\/li><li>How do we ensure that there is equality of access to opportunity as well as representation within medicine?<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f2a09e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f2a09e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000eb3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000eb3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb950d3 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb950d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61cf795 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61cf795\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visual Minutes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf2d913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf2d913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our artist, Tony Pickering, recorded the event through visual minutes. Download the visual minutes as a single document or individual pages using these links.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6a539f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d6a539f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fd0b44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3fd0b44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2026\/01\/Round-table.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Roundtable Visual Minutes - Complete<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f67ac47 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f67ac47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2025\/12\/Introduction.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Introduction &amp; Opening Comments<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ba3ac2 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8ba3ac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2025\/12\/Balancing-healthcare-needs-and-doctors-needs.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Balancing Healthcare Needs and Doctors' Needs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f65dfe8 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f65dfe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2025\/12\/Balancing-Structure-and-Flexibility-in-Medical-Training.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Balancing Structure and Flexibility in Medical Training<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac9ed81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ac9ed81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2025\/12\/Ensuring-Equality-of-Access-to-Opportunity.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Ensuring Equality of Access to Opportunity<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-937c932 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"937c932\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2025\/12\/Closing-Thoughts.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Closing Thoughts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29ebc3f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29ebc3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7475bf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7475bf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2025\/04\/doctor4-731x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-264\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2025\/04\/doctor4-731x1024.png 731w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2025\/04\/doctor4-214x300.png 214w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2025\/04\/doctor4-768x1075.png 768w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2025\/04\/doctor4-1097x1536.png 1097w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2025\/04\/doctor4-1463x2048.png 1463w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fb7ab7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8fb7ab7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b99e26f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b99e26f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed9e550 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed9e550\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Download the pull-outs from our visual minutes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a3bd45 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a3bd45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c30b6f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c30b6f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2025\/12\/Work-Life-Balance-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-837\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2025\/12\/Work-Life-Balance-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2025\/12\/Work-Life-Balance-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2025\/12\/Work-Life-Balance.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f512a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"53f512a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2025\/12\/Work-Life-Balance.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Work Life Balance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de5ae8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de5ae8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-724d520 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"724d520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2025\/12\/The-Medicine-Curriculum-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-836\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2025\/12\/The-Medicine-Curriculum-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2025\/12\/The-Medicine-Curriculum-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2025\/12\/The-Medicine-Curriculum.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88902c9 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"88902c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2025\/12\/The-Medicine-Curriculum.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">The Medicine Curriculum<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-319023e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"319023e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9c7700 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9c7700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2025\/12\/The-Generalist-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-835\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ad4710 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6ad4710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2025\/12\/The-Generalist.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">The Generalist<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54ca558 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54ca558\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6b2983 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d6b2983\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f7ed7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f7ed7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2025\/12\/Surgery-and-Family-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-834\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2025\/12\/Surgery-and-Family-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2025\/12\/Surgery-and-Family-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2025\/12\/Surgery-and-Family.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae3ae69 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ae3ae69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/mappingdoctors\/files\/2025\/12\/Surgery-and-Family.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Surgery and 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