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The School of Primary Care. Bristol Faculty Day Bill Irish. New Website – Jan 2009. Most information can now be accessed via the School website: http://primarycare.severndeanery.org/. Numbers. 2500 GP Principals + Significant numbers of non-principals Full-Time GPSTRs:
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The School of Primary Care Bristol Faculty Day Bill Irish
New Website – Jan 2009 Most information can now be accessed via the School website: http://primarycare.severndeanery.org/
Numbers • 2500 GP Principals + Significant numbers of non-principals • Full-Time GPSTRs: • …324 increasing to 500 over next 3 years
Opportunities • Better rotations: • Less internal medicine, T&O, etc • More palliative care, SRH, Paediatric A&E etc using 100% funding from SHA • More foundation rotations with 4m GP • Conversion of hospital F2 posts into GPSTR posts • To 55 or even 60% • All with 18m GP – mainly in ST2
Threats • Capacity in General Practice • Major recruitment drive • Improvement grants – £0.5 Million • Local support in WSM and in Bristol for new trainers • Pressure to pick up surplus medical and surgical posts in context of EWTD • GPE and Trainer fatigue • Recruiting from same pool of applicants – standards?
Experienced Trainer Courses (ETCs) • We have listened… • We have trashed the old Severn and Wessex Courses • Paul Main has led a major redesign of the 3 yearly ETC • Thank you for all of your input
ETCs • What they wont… • Be didactic • Have any hidden agenda assessments • Be rigid • Have any political spin • Charged for • What they will … • Be learner-centred based on adult education principles • Be experiential • Based on peer learning & feedback • Use live bait • Use local subject experts for current hot topics • 3 days every 3 years • Be developed in response to feedback Remain compulsory for re-accreditation as a Severn trainer
Structured Teaching through local programmes Single GP Educational Supervisor
Primary Care School Scholarship Programme 11 “High Flying” GPSTRs selected competitively at ST2 for additional training in ST3
New 4-year Programmes 2 Clinical Research (Nationally funded ACFs) - UoB 1 Education – UoB 2 Public Health/Leadership – Bristol and Somerset PCTs
Collaboration With Universities • Bath • UWE • Masters programme in Primary Health Care • Taken over 4 years
Existing Links • Research Projects • UWE • ACFs and Undergraduate Teaching • UoB • Advanced Practice Nurse Project • UWE/Derek Sprague • City • KTP on QA of hospital training posts • UWE • Language Skills Assessment in Doctors in Training • Bath • Novel selection methodologies for GPST • City • Advanced Educator Development • UoB • Dundee • MRCGP exam teaching and NQGP mentoring • Severn Faculty, RCGP
How might it work? • Self funded by trainees • 77% current ST1s interested in a self funded MSc • Some limited development costs co-funded by deanery and university • Credit accumulation – possibly allowing some import from other national universities • Needs to be seen as high return • Additional Skills • High Value Qualification • High chance of completion • Accessibility by established local GPs for CPD
Mapping an MSc on to GPST & Beyond ST1 ST2 ST3 Post CCT Certificate Diploma Masters Mulitple Exit (and re-entry) Points
Accreditation • Joint exercise between HEI and Deanery • Minimal cost to trainees • Oxford Brooke’s model • Assessed Portfolio • Passing 3 components of MRCGP • Assessed by current faculty, after training by HEI • Visiting university appointments
Taught Masters • Adapted from existing taught Master’s level programmes. • Opportunity to provide access to local GPs, and the NHS. • Distance vs. face-to-face education Clinical Modules Eg: Sports Medicine Palliative Care Public Health Therapeutics Generic Modules Eg: Business & Finance Skills Law & Ethics Leadership Education
Project and Dissertation • Taught basic clinical and/or educational research skills • Opportunity to evolve into a research-based degree • Distance learning • Supervision from subject experts
Thank You • Questions? • Critiques? • Suggestions?