Identifying positive change within the NHS as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective: We aimed to identify positive change within the NHS as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic by assessing staff views on re-deployment, wellbeing and workplace satisfaction.

Design: An anonymous questionnaire was sent out to medical staff working across four major NHS trusts using SurveyMonkey.

Setting: We surveyed staff working in NHS trusts across London and the surrounding areas.

Junior trainee group 'Buddy Scheme'.

The ethos of the junior trainees' group is to facilitate peer support, an important complement to pursuing our speciality of oral and maxillofacial surgery. Launched in September 2020, the Buddy Scheme enables peer-matching. Results demonstrate this scheme has successfully provided additional support for second-degree applicants.