I am not against the idea of doing a community placement in F1 or F2. I'm a bit worried that some acute specialities I would like to do would be replaced with a community placement I was less keen for though.
However, I am not sure whether having a community placement in Foundation Years is necessarily going to help move more services in the community. Plus, they are saying they want more "advanced generalists" who could manage emergencies in the community. By that logic surely we should all have a compulsory ED rotation! I had always thought of Foundation being preparation for managing acutely unwell patients, but hopefully 4 months in the community won't diminish that.