This is the latest advice from the NHS Employer website on provision of accommodation for Foundation Trainee Doctors. The original document can be viewed here
"NHS Employers has just been informed that the commencement order bringing into effect the repeal of ss10 - 13 of the Medical Act 1983 and the insertion of s10A has now been made, and that the new section 10A comes into force on 1st August 2007. The effect of this amendment will be that from 1st August 2007 the statutory requirement for Foundation Year 1 doctors to be contractually resident in or conveniently near to the hospital or health centre where they are working will cease.
Given the short notice given of this change and in line with guidance given by the Department of Health, NHS Employers strongly encourages trusts to maintain existing accommodation arrangements in the period until 1 August 2008 under which these doctors are provided with accommodation at no charge to facilitate their rotations. This is particularly important given the scale of other changes to the recruitment process and to medical training in general in 2007. NHS Employers does not expect that this will be an issue for the majority of Foundation Year 1 trainees who will by now have a contractual commitment from their employer for this accommodation. NHS Employers will be discussing the arrangements for future years with the BMA"