Guidance on getting reviews of hospitals

There are a few websites which can guide junior doctors on what the best trust and department in that trust is to work in. Here are a few:

https://messly.co.uk/

https://www.juniorreviews.com/

Some doctors use this website as well:

https://www.cqc.org.uk/category/sectors/nhs-trusts

International medical graduates use this Facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/IMGs.in.the.UK/
And follow the guideline here:
https://www.facebook.com/notes/international-medical-graduates-imgs-in-the-uk/how-to-search-for-reviews-of-hospitals-imgs-are-working-in/1695393023827065/

However all these reviews can be misleading at times.
As we all know, foundation year doctors, core trainees and rotate every August.
Some registrars rotate every October.
The medical directors may change every few years.
A hospital may be taken over by another trust and thus completely change its management.

Some positive reviews are based on the fact that the junior doctor had an amazing team of fellow FY1s, FY2s, core trainees and registrars ( the former 3 rotate into different departments every 3-6 months and then move on to different trusts every August. The later rotate move to different trusts every August/October ).

I have personally been informed that some trusts are amazing to work in however my fellow trainee colleagues do not have such good experiences as the teams have changed.
The same goes for different departments in the same hospital.
Plus some people enjoy everything and some people find faults and bog themselves down with every small thing thus reviews can be a bit subjective.

FAQs
Thanks dude, you have just made things even more difficult for me!
So who is the best person to tell me then?
Doctors who are currently working in that hospital in the same department.

What if I cannot find anyone?
Take a leap of faith and go for that job if it suits your requirements.

How do I know what my requirements are?

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