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ST 3 – The countdown begins!. The Year. Induction – tips and resources Making the most of the year Clearing the hurdles Preparing for life as a GP. Getting the most out of your induction. Ensure you meet and get to know the names of the team and their roles and responsibilities
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The Year • Induction – tips and resources • Making the most of the year • Clearing the hurdles • Preparing for life as a GP
Getting the most out of your induction • Ensure you meet and get to know the names of the team and their roles and responsibilities • Don’t just sit there, do something! • The 1st two weeks – working in pairs identify the key things you have to achieve
Remember the wider team • Health Visitor • District nurses & Community Matron • DSNs, McMillan Nurses • Social Worker • PM & Admin staff • Secretaries & IT Manager • House keeper
E-portfolio tips • Minimum means minimum! • You need to be making 4 entries a week to achieve the minimum of 3 quality entries • Don’t forget your PDP (use your TISA form) – one entry added and one completed per fortnight • PSQs require 40 respondents, so they take time! • CBDs,COTs etc all have to be achieved prior to May and December – there are no formative Ed Sup reviews • Get your Trainer to read and discuss your last ESR and ARCP report
Audit/Projects & SEA • Domains that have to be populated! • Discuss them with your trainer • Complete at least 1 quality two cycle audit or QOF project and 6 SEA during the ST3 year • See the Pennine website for ideas and advice
COTs & Videos – Start after the 1st 2 weeks!! • Check the camera & make sure you know how it works • 20 mins appts and don’t forget your time keeping • Ensure no disturbances • Receptionists – paperwork, selecting patients etc • Review the good consultations using the COT criteria and select on the basis of your COT competency mapping • Review the bad and the ugly with your Trainer using a problem based approach
THINGS TO DO • MSFs, PSQs, CBDs and COTs • Audit/Projects • Exams • Courses • Video • Ed Supervision & E-portfolio review • OOH • Tutorials & WPBAs
COURSES • CSA Courses – a must • CHS – if you have not done it already • BLS – if you have not done it already • Minor Surgery • Family Planning • Exit course
EXAMS CSA Jan-Feb, May, Sept, Nov -Dec AKT March-April, Aug-Sept, Dec, What is your strategy?
Budgeting for costs • CHS £250 • EXIT £200 • DFSRH (DFFP) £147 (Reg & Subs 1 year) • CSA course £300 to £400 • CSA £1525 • CCT £350
Web Based Resources • http://www.pennine-gp-training.co.uk/nmrcgp.htm - A wide array of useful downloads to support you through your GPST year • www.gpnotebook.co.uk - Used by most GPs in the country, an excellent updated concise medical encyclopaedia. • www.patient.co.uk - A huge array of Patient Information Leaflets written in plain English. • www.bradfordvts.co.uk - A wonderful resource, full of useful downloads. • www.google.co.uk - A great search engine for any medical topic. • www.eguidelines.co.uk - Provides updated evidence based guidelines with a Primary Care perspective. • www.e-gp.org - a comprehensive programme of innovative e-learning sessions structured around the GP curriculum. • www.bmj.com - Read the last BMJ, use it for literature searches or finding a job. • www.rcgp.org.uk - Essential for all your nMRCGP and e-portfolio information. • www.yorksandhumberdeanery.nhs.uk/general_practice/ - Courses, resources and information relating to GPST education. • www.dvla.gov.uk - Great updated medical guidelines downloads.
Surgeries • Come in 15 minutes early to review the records • Start on time! • Organise your workspace • Encourage your trainer to do some sit and swap surgeries • Don’t forget that ‘sitting in’ should occur occasionally throughout ST3 not just at induction • Have realistic expectations about your knowledge, skills and performance
Tips for surviving on call • Working in pairs identify ways in which you can make GP on call more bearable
Home Visits • You can not avoid them • Max 3 visits, usually 1 to 2 • Prior to Tuesday HDR 1 visit is the norm • Doctor’s bag, A-Z and mobile phone
Tutorials & debriefs & OOH • 2 hours weekly of protected tutorial time • Scheduled post surgery debriefs • You need to have completed 6 hours of OOH sessions per month of GP training (14 to 18 x 6 for most GPSTs) • The must include a variety of triage, home visit and surgery sessions
Working in pairs • Progression to CCT - What does the ARCP panel assess? • When does this happen? • How will you ensure a satisfactory outcome?
Working in small groups • Draw your time line for the ST3 year detailing the approximate dates of OOH sessions, courses, exams, Educational Supervision, ARCP panel, CCT application, job applications and other deadlines etc