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Hastings
Living the Life…
THE HEALTH EDUCATION
KENT, SURREY AND SUSSEX
GP SCHOOL PROSPECTUS
Programmes commencing August 2016
Published November 2015
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CONTENTS
THE HEKSS GP SCHOOL
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Wha t i s a GP School ?
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GP tra i ni ng i n the UK
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HEKSS i n bri ef
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How do I a ppl y to underta ke GP tra i ni ng In HEKSS?
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Wha t i s our a i m?
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Wha t thi ngs do we va l ue?
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Ma p of KSS
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THE STRUCTURE OF THE SCHOOL
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MEMBERS OF THE GP SCHOOL TEAM
DEPARTMENT OF POSTGRADUATE GP EDUCATION
ADMINISTRATION TEAM PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE GP
SCHOOL
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WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM TRAINING IN HEKSS?
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Hos pi ta l pl a cements
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GP pl a cements
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Educa ti ona l s upport a nd Aca demi c Opportuni ti es
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Inducti on
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Lea rni ng s ets
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Study l ea ve
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Experi enti a l l ea rni ng for the Cl i ni ca l Ski l l s As s es s ment
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Addi ti ona l Lea rni ng Res ources
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Educa ti ona l a nd Lea ders hi p Opportuni ti es
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Qua l i ty ma na gement i n the HEKSS GP School
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GPStR Invol vement i n the GP School
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Wha t i f tra i ni ng does not go a s s moothl y a s a nti ci pa ted?
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Informa ti on s ha ri ng
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Empl oyment
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Addi ti ona l fi na nci a l s upport
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Deferment
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Les s tha n ful l -ti me tra i ni ng (LTFT)
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Si cknes s Abs ence
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Tra ns fers
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Out of progra mme experi ence
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THE GP CURRICULUM
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The ePortfol i o
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The MRCGP
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As s es s ment methods i n WPBA
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GLOSSARY
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KENT
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EASTERN AND COASTAL KENT (East Kent)
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MEDWAY
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The Kent Surrey and Sussex GP School Prospectus | Programmes commencing August 2016
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WEST KENT Da rtford
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WEST KENT Ma i ds tone a nd Tunbri dge Wel l s
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KENT LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS
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DARTFORD & GRAVESHAM NHS TRUST
Da rent Va l l ey Hos pi ta l
EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Kent & Ca nterbury Hos pi ta l
Wi l l i a m Ha rvey Hos pi ta l
Queen El i za beth the Queen Mother Hos pi ta l
MAIDSTONE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS NHS TRUST
Ma i ds tone Hos pi ta l a nd Tunbri dge Wel l s Hos pi ta l
KENT AND MEDWAY NHS AND SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP
TRUST (KMPT)
MEDWAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Medwa y Ma ri ti me Hos pi ta l
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ST CATHERINE’S HOSPICE
SURREY AND BORDERS PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION
TRUST
SURREY AND SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST
Ea s t Surrey Hos pi ta l
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TRAINING PRACTICES IN SURREY
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Tra i ni ng Pra cti ces i n the Cherts ey Progra mme Area
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Tra i ni ng Pra cti ces i n the CRESH Progra mme Area
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Tra i ni ng Pra cti ces i n the Eps om Progra mme Area
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Tra i ni ng Pra cti ces i n the Fri ml ey Progra mme Area
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Tra i ni ng Pra cti ces i n the Gui l dford Progra mme Area
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SUSSEX
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EAST SUSSEX Bri ghton
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EAST SUSSEX Ea s tbourne Si te
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EAST SUSSEX Ha s ti ngs Si te
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MID-SUSSEX Mi d-Sus s ex
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WESTERN SUSSEX Chi ches ter
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THE LIONS HOSPICE
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WESTERN SUSSEX Worthi ng
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PILGRIMS HOSPICE
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SUSSEX LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS
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TRAINING PRACTICES IN KENT
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Tra i ni ng Pra cti ces i n the Ea s t Kent Progra mme Area
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Tra i ni ng Pra cti ces i n the Medwa y Progra mme Area
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BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
Roya l Sus s ex County Hos pi ta l & Pri nces s Roya l Uni vers i ty
Hos pi ta l , Ha ywa rds Hea th
Tra i ni ng Pra cti ces i n the Da rtford Progra mme Area
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Tra i ni ng Pra cti ces i n the Ma i ds tone Progra mme Area
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Tra i ni ng Pra cti ces i n the Tunbri dge Wel l s Progra mme Area
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EAST SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST
Ea s tbourne Di s tri ct Genera l Hos pi ta l a nd Conques t
Hos pi ta l
SURREY
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ST BARNABAS HOSPICE
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EAST SURREY Cra wl ey a nd Ea s t Surrey (CRESH)
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EAST SURREY Eps om
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WEST SURREY Cherts ey
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WEST SURREY Fri ml ey
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WEST SURREY Gui l dford
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SURREY LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS
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ASHFORD & ST PETER’S HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
St Peter’s Hos pi ta l
EPSOM & ST HELIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
Eps om Genera l Hos pi ta l
FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Fri ml ey Pa rk Hos pi ta l
THE PHYLLIS TUCKWELL HOSPICE
ROYAL SURREY COUNTRY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Roya l Surrey Country Hos pi ta l
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SUSSEX PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (PSYCHIATRIC) 106
WESTERN SUSSEX NHS TRUST
St Ri cha rd’s Hos pi ta l
WESTERN SUSSEX NHS TRUST
Worthi ng a nd Southl a nds Hos pi ta l
ST WILFRID’S HOSPICE
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TRAINING PRACTICES IN SUSSEX
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Tra i ni ng Pra cti ces i n the Bri ghton & Mi d-Sus s ex Progra mme
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Area
Tra i ni ng Pra cti ces i n the Ea s t Sus s ex Progra mme Area
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Tra i ni ng Pra cti ces i n the Wes tern Sus s ex Progra mme Area
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GP TRAINING POSTS AVAILABLE AUGUST 2016
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THE HEKSS POST-CERTIFICATION GP SCHOOL
DEPARTMENT OF POSTGRADUATE GP EDUCATION
ADMINISTRATION TEAM PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE POSTCERTIFICATION GP SCHOOL
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THE HEALTH EDUCATION
KENT, SURREY AND SUSSEX
(HEKSS) GP SCHOOL
Welcome to the HEKSS GP School. This prospectus aims to provide you with information
about the rich variety of training environments we provide for doctors who wish to train
for a career in general practice. You will find information about all our Specialty Training
Programmes and the locations, the educational processes and the support for doctors
training for general practice as well as the overall structure of the School. I hope that you
enjoy reading it and find it useful.
WHY GENERAL PRACTICE
“WHAT IS A GP SCHOOL?”
GP TRAINING IN THE UK
A number of reviews looking at models of health
care going forward have highlighted the
importance of an integrated approach between
primary and secondary care, supported by more
generalist training for doctors. Care will be
based predominately in primary care where
patients want to receive their care. This opens
up an exciting range of opportunities for future
GPs as primary care will be in the forefront of
NHS development and through the process of
credentialing proposed by the General Medical
Council GPs will have the opportunity to develop
additional skills post qualification.
The HEKSS GP School is a virtual organisation
that draws together postgraduate doctors in
training for general practice, their teachers
and supervisors, and the appropriate
administrative staff in a geographical area
(formerly known as a Postgraduate Deanery)
that works in collaboration with the Royal
College of General Practitioners to deliver
and support GP training programmes.
The HEKSS GP School is an integral part of
Health Education England. Health Education
England was formed as part of the NHS
reorganization in 2013 and is responsible for
the education, training and personal
development of every member of staff
working in the NHS. HEE is divided into
thirteen regional Local Education and
Training Boards. Kent, Surrey and Sussex is
one of these Boards. Each medical specialty
in HEKSS is organised along the lines of a
Specialty School and works closely with their
Craft College, for general practice the Royal
College of General Practitioners. The GP
School is part of the HEKSS Department of
Postgraduate General Practice Education.
At present, GP Specialty Training takes place
over three integrated years which must
include one year of appropriate hospital
posts and one year of training in an
approved GP Training Practice. All GP
Registrars will have at least 16 months
experience in a GP placement.
General Practice and Primary Care continue
to change and develop in the UK, and
provide the vanguard of healthcare
provision that blends clinical science with
the richly rewarding environment of working
with individuals and in their lives. The
working context is constantly evolving, as
are the skills and knowledge that individual
GPs need. HEKSS aims to anticipate
immediate future trends by changing the
educational content and context of its
training to make it pertinent to all our new
starters, and give them the best start in their
GP careers.
At the same time there is an increased
recognition that care is most effectively
delivered through teams. There are lots of
exciting developments in primary care mirrored
in HEKSS where we are working to develop
increased awareness of primary care in
undergraduate nurse training, working with
community pharmacists, the Ambulance Service
and Universities to develop Physician Associates
to work alongside GPs of the future. Across
primary care there is work going on to further
develop the infrastructure for education and
training - we hope all practices in the future will
be involved in training the next generations of
NHS professionals and as a trainee in HEKSS you
could experience this joint learning and working
through our Community Education provider
network (CEPN).
“Through creative partnerships we shape and develop a
workforce that impacts positively on health and wellbeing
for all.”
HEKSS has identified a series of priorities for the workforce in HEKSS including:
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The development of primary care
Delivering a compassionate service
Care for those suffering from Mental Health problems especially Dementia
Child services
Accident and Emergency
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“HEKSS aims to anticipate immediate future trends by
changing the educational content and context of its training
to make it pertinent to all our new starters, and give them
the best start in their GP careers.”
“HEKSS IN BRIEF”
The Counties of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
cover the major part of the urban and rural
areas of South East England. HEKSS thus has
excellent transport links to London and
Europe with the Eurostar and high speed rail
link and the many cross channel routes. It has
a rich mix of towns, three ancient cathedral
cities and a long and varied coastline. In
terms of lifestyle, rest and relaxation and
transport links we think it is the perfect part
of the world in which to train. We give
further information, about the different
training locations and their local flavour,
elsewhere in this prospectus.
HOW DO I APPLY TO
UNDERTAKE GP
TRAINING IN HEKSS?
All applications to GP training in the UK are
co-ordinated by the National Office for GP
Recruitment (NRO)
https://gprecruitment.hee.nhs.uk/ and
applications to HEKSS should be made
through its website.
The NRO website has lots of helpful
information about the application process,
including the time lines, the person
specification and guidance on what to expect
at the different recruitment stages. The GP
section of HEKSS website at
kssdeanery.ac.uk/general-practice also links
you to the NRO.
“What is our aim?”
Very simply – to enable you to undertake
your GP training and get your Certificate of
Completion of Training (CCT) as smoothly and
in as timely a way as possible. In addition, we
want to ensure that your journey is
stimulating and fun filled and when you do
finish, that you have a good base to continue
your lifelong personal professional
development in the exciting and developing
world of general practice – preferably in
HEKSS!
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WHAT THINGS DO WE VALUE?
The School places the greatest importance
on our trainees and their progress. We
understand that learning a new set of
information and skills, and demonstrating
that knowledge and skills in assessments
can provide a challenge, so we try to put as
much support and help your way as
possible.
Induction to our training posts is an
essential part of the process, so that you
should not have to undertake the duties of
a new post without clear guidance and
information as to what you need to know.
We like to ensure that this is happening on
the ground, so the HEKSS GP School carries
out inspections of all our GP training areas
regularly and asks our GP trainees to
feedback on their experience of every
placement via our online feedback process
and exit interviews. This means that we can
keep a close eye on things, move to remedy
any issues as early as possible and continue
to enhance our processes for the next
incumbent.
We also want to ensure that your hospital
posts provide good and relevant experience
for becoming a GP, and have created
guidance that will allow you and your
Supervisor to determine what important
areas you need to learn in any hospital post
for your training as a GP. Through joint
learning processes with GP educators and
hospital consultants, we seek to ensure
that your consultants will be prepared and
have an understanding of the assessments
that they will be doing with you.
We know that it is not possible to provide
every GP trainee with their ‘ideal’ spread of
different clinical experience, if indeed such
a thing exists. In order to tailor this to
individual needs we have created a number
of Integrated Training Posts (ITP) that are
based in general practice but permit you to
have 3 days a week in another clinical area
that is relevant to GP training. These are
very popular and provide good feedback,
but even if you do not have one on your
rotation, you will have at least 16 months in
a general practice post which will allow
plenty of opportunity for any specific
clinical learning needs to be addressed
appropriately for general practice.
The School will provide you with a number
of training days at no cost. These may be
informational (e.g. information about the
GP assessments), Clinical Skills Assessment
training (learning skills for telephone
consulting), particularly in the out of hours
situation. These various events may be held
locally or centrally.
In addition, the School now has a
comprehensive series of e-learning
modules to support your learning about
consulting with patients and the MRCGP
and its assessments which can be
completed in your own time.
The HEKSS GP School is committed to
providing this enhanced level of support to
GP trainees in order to give them the best
possible chance of success in passing their
MRCGP.
The School also provides a support
structure for you, with your Educational
Supervisor, your Programme Directors, and
your Patch Associate GP Dean all available
to help with any problems you may have.
The majority of problems for trainees are
dealt with locally and easily but there is a
robust support network available for any
situations that may need further help.
And you have a voice! There is an active
committee of GP trainees in HEKSS that
draws representation from every training
area, and provides direct and close
communication with the GP Dean and Head
of the GP School.
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http://kssdeanery.ac.uk/gp-recruitment/gp-programme-areas
WHAT THINGS DO WE VALUE?
HEKSS covers a population of around 4.5
million people and has 12 major Acute
Hospital Trusts covering a number of
general hospitals, 1 Local Area Team, 3
Mental Health & Specialist Trusts (that
provide a wide number of inpatient and
outpatient locations) and 4500 GPs. East
Kent and Brighton and Sussex are
University NHS Trusts and Frimley Park
and Medway are Foundation NHS Trusts.
The School has around 245 individual GP
Specialty Training Programmes (actual
numbers are subject to change each year)
in 12 GP Training Programme locations,
based around the main Acute Trusts. That
means at maximum capacity the School
will have around 850 trainees.
All GP training programmes are organised
to deliver the outcomes of the GP
Curriculum (and approved by the GMC for
this purpose).
In HEKSS we aim to provide trainees with
as wide an exposure to the learning
environments appropriate to the GP
curriculum as possible. There are around
250 Practices approved for GP training
with 450 GP Trainers.
Because it is a big area, for convenience
we divide each of the counties of Kent,
Surrey and Sussex into east and west
patches to help with our administrative
processes, and the prospectus follows this
structure in describing the School.
The GP Specialty Training Programmes are
supported by a local team of enthusiastic
GP Programme Directors (these will
include GPs who have been trained and
selected for the purpose, and others from
an academic background in medical
education who have University posts as
well).
There are normally three Programme
Directors per training programme (more
where the programme covers a wider area
and has a larger number of trainees) who
will support you in every year of the
training programme and co-ordinate the
group of GP Trainers who will look after
you when you are in your GP placements.
Although each individual GP Training
Programme delivers everything that is
necessary for you to get your CCT, each
one has an individual character and
flavour.
Further information about each GP
training programme area that provides
more local colour and flavour will be
found later in this prospectus.
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THE STRUCTURE
OF THE SCHOOL
In HEKSS, GP training is carried out in 12 GP
Training Programme areas, and each of
these areas is linked to a Local GP Faculty
Group (LFG). The Faculty consists of those
trainees, GP Educators (GP Trainers and GP
Specialty Programme Directors), Consultant
Clinical Supervisors and administrative staff
(such as the Medical Education Managers)
who are all involved in the GP training in
that locality. The Faculty allows the
progress of all trainees to be monitored,
which means that effective and speedy
support can be directed to any trainee that
might be in need of it, for whatever reason.
The Local GP Faculties link to the other
Specialty Faculties in each Hospital Trust
through the Local Academic Board. This
allows networking and good educational
practice to be shared at the local level.
Although the GP School is organised
geographically, there are some instances
where, for administrative purposes,
responsibility for a GP Training Programme
Area is with a Patch Associate GP Dean
mainly responsible for another
geographical area. For example the Crawley
and East Surrey Hospitals (CRESH) GP
Training Programme Area falls across the
border of both East Surrey and West
Sussex, and responsibility is shared
between the East Surrey Patch Associate
GP Dean and the West Sussex Patch
Associate GP Dean, and Medway is
geographically located in West Kent, but for
administrative purposes responsibility lies
with the Patch Associate GP Dean for East
Kent.
The main central administrative support for
the GP School is based at the HEKSS GP
School offices at Russell Square in London.
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HEAD OF PRIMARY AND
COMMUNITY CARE
EDUCATION
Dr Hilary Diack
GUILDFORD GP
TRAINING PROGRAMME
FRIMLEY GP
TRAINING PROGRAMME
HEAD OF GP SCHOOL
Vacant
ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR
CURRICULUM AND
ASSESSMENT
Dr Susan Bodgener
ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR
COMMUNICATION AND
SIMULATION
Dr Mohan Kanagasundaram
PATCH ASSOCIATE GP
DEAN WEST SURREY
Dr Bob Ward
Debbie Taylor
CHERTSEY GP
TRAINING PROGRAMME
EPSOM GP
TRAINING PROGRAMME
CRAWLEY AND EAST
SURREY (CRESH) GP
TRAINING PROGRAMME
WESTERN SUSSEX GP
TRAINING PROGRAMME
BRIGHTON AND MIDSUSSEX GP TRAINING
PROGRAMME
EAST SUSSEX GP
TRAINING PROGRAMME
INTERIM HEAD OF
SCHOOL AND
PATCH ASSOCIATE GP
DEAN EAST SURREY
Dr Chris Warwick
PATCH ASSOCIATE GP
DEAN WEST SUSSEX
Dr Glyn Williams
PATCH ASSOCIATE GP
DEAN EAST SUSSEX
Dr Mary-Rose Shears
PATCH ASSOCIATE GP
DEAN WEST KENT
Dr Debbie Taylor
PATCH ASSOCIATE GP
DEAN EAST KENT &
MEDWAY
Dr Kim Stillman
MAIDSTONE &
TUNBRIDGE WELLS GP
TRAINING PROGRAMME
DARTFORD GP
TRAINING PROGRAMME
EAST KENT GP
TRAINING PROGRAMME
MEDWAY GP
TRAINING PROGRAMME
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MEMBERS OF THE TEAM
IN THE GP SCHOOL
DR HILARY DIACK
DR SUSAN BODGENER
Head of Primary and Community Care Education
Associate GP Dean for MRCGP Assessment
Dr Hilary Diack’s role is to ensure the effective running of the
GP School and to support the team of Associate Deans, the GP
Programme Directors, and the GP Trainers. She works closely
with the rest of the GP School, the Head of GP School and the
other Specialty School Heads. She is also part of the group of
Head of GP Schools in the UK. She is responsible for
recruitment to the GP School, and the effective administrative
support to trainees. She is available to respond to queries
from both GP educators and trainees where appropriate.
Email: [email protected]
Dr Susan Bodgener’s responsibilities include trainee induction
and training for the MRCGP assessments, information sharing
and training for GP Trainers about the MRCGP, and acting as a
link with the RCGP to support the use and understanding of
the ePortfolio. Susan also is responsible for the organisation of
the ARCP.
DR DEBBIE TAYLOR
DR BOB WARD
Associate GP Dean - West Kent
Associate GP Dean – West Surrey
Dr Debbie Taylor’s responsibilities include the quality
assurance of all training Practices, the on-going development
of GP Trainers and appraisal and support of GP Training
Programme Directors (GPTPD) in West Kent. She is also
responsible for supporting the development of Foundation
and GP run through programmes. Debbie is also involved in
recruitment to GP Training.
Debbie is involved with the HEKSS PGCERT process as a
Lecturer for Kent and Medway University and supports Dr Glyn
Williams as a tutor for the HEKSS GP modular teaching
programme to train GPs to become Foundation Clinical
Supervisors and GP Educational Supervisors (GP Trainers).
Debbie is also involved in supporting the set up in North and
West Kent of Community Educator Provider Networks –
CEPNs. Debbie is working alongside the GP Tutors, GP TPDs
and Primary Care Workforce Tutors to facilitate this.
Dr Bob Ward has now had patch responsibility for West Surrey
for the last 30 months. This involves supporting the GP
Trainers and trainees in their education and accreditation as
well as reaccreditation of Trainers and the marking of PGCE
submissions. In addition he supports the locality Practice
Managers and GP administrators in the local acute Trusts and
also supports wider HEKSS functions such as ARCPs and Local
Education Provider visits.
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DR MOHAN KANAGASUNDARAM
DR MARY-ROSE SHEARS
DR KIM STILLMAN
Associate GP Dean for Simulation and
Communication
Associate GP Dean - East Sussex
Associate GP Dean – East Kent
Dr Kanagasundaram is involved in supporting
HEKSS for GP ST training around all aspects of
communication skills development. With his
additional experience as an RCGP examiner for
the CSA he also supports Programme Directors
in preparing trainees for their exams. He is
responsible for the recruitment and training of
our simulators. In addition, he supports HEKSS
with workshops for trainers and also works
with the CPD School on appraiser development
using simulators.
Dr Mary-Rose Shears promotes GP training
across East Sussex. She is responsible for the
quality assurance of training practices and
professional development of GP trainers in
East Sussex. She supports the trainees and
Programme Directors in East Sussex and Mid
Sussex. Additionally she is the Broad Based
Training Programme Director for HEKSS. This is
an innovative programme to develop trainees’
generalist skills. It also helps doctor’s
undecided on their career choice.
Dr Kim Stillman is responsible for the training
programmes in East Kent which includes an
innovative placement in association with CCGs
in the locality and a lead role in the creation of
Community Educator Provider Networks
(Training Hubs). In addition to this she
supports the recruitment and training of GPs
to become GP Trainers.
DR CHRISTOPHER WARWICK
DR GLYN WILLIAMS
Interim Head of School and Associate GP Dean
East Surrey
Associate GP Dean - West Sussex
Dr Chris Warwick is responsible for supporting
the Head of Primary and Community Care
Education and team in all aspects of GP
training, leading on supporting trainees in
difficulty, less than full time training, out of
programme applications and recruitment. As
Patch AD he assures the quality of GP training
in East Surrey (including Epsom) and Crawley.
He is responsible for supporting trainees,
trainers and programme directors in their
roles. He is also lead AD for the Paramedic
Practitioner placements, and for the GP
department website.
Dr Glyn Williams has responsibility for West
Sussex. He teaches on the GP Academic
Pathway and supports the process to map the
GP curriculum to the learning outcomes of
hospital posts.
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DEPARTMENT OF POSTGRADUATE GP
EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION TEAM
PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE GP SCHOOL
DAVID BUCKLE
DANIEL DENNIS
GP Training Officer
GP Training Placements Administrator
David’s role includes:
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Monitoring all trainees’ eportfolios and their
progress of MRCGP training, chasing for completion
of outstanding assessments, and notifying trainees
when their ARCPs are due
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Responsible for setting up and maintaining the
eportfolio records for all trainees.
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Responsible for the administration and organisation
of Annual Review of Competence Progression
panels for all trainees
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Responsible for the organisation and administration
of induction and training days for trainees
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Handling queries from trainees, Educational
Supervisors and Trust faculty staff in relation to the
MRCGP process, eportfolio, ARCP and certification
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Key contact for the RCGP Certification Unit
Daniel’s role includes:
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To provide a comprehensive administrative
service to support the Head of GP Specialty
School and the GP specialty training
recruitment team
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Supporting the GP Training Manager and
Officer with the administration process of
Annual Review of competency progression
(ARCP)
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Supporting the GP Training Recruitment
Officer with the administration of FPGR1
(register payment) and SEGPR forms
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Assisting the GP Training Recruitment Manager
and Officer with all the administrative
processes for the selection and appointment
of GPStRs
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Supporting the process for induction and
training of GPStRs
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Administration of the Single Employer Acute
Trust processes, including verification of data
received from trusts relating to Single
Employer finance returns
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Working closely with the Interim Head of GP
School to manage three intakes per year of
Paramedic Practitioner Student Placements in
General Practice. Responsible for
administration of project and liaison between
SECAMB and GP training practices for
placements
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Creating and developing on-line surveys using
the HEKSS BOS system, monitoring completion
of the PP student on-line surveys, analysing
and manipulating data to produce reports
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Working as a member of the GP Website Team
uploading web content
David is a key contact for GP trainees and can be emailed
on [email protected]
Daniel can be contacted at: [email protected]
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SANDRA FORSTER
DONNA MCFARLANE
ELENA GONZALEZ
Primary Care Business Manager
GP Training Assessment Administrator
GP Training & Recruitment Manager
Sandra’s role includes:
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Providing leadership of the GP department
administration team, ensuring the planning
and implementation of the business plan,
policy and strategic objectives including
improving and developing systems
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Providing leadership to the management of
recruitment of GP Specialty trainees, their
ARCP and revalidation
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Financial management of the GP
departmental budget
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Responsibility for GP data and information
management
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Providing leadership on the administrative
processes for the Post Certification GP School
processes
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Providing high level support for business
management to the Dental department
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Participates in the Senior Management Forum
to support HEKSS wide business and
operational issues
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Elena’s role includes:
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Managing the recruitment process for
trainees in HEKSS via the online application
system, long listing and Selection
Assessment Centre
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Co-ordinating and managing the Annual
Review of Competence Progression (ARCP)
in liaison with the GP Training Officer
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Key contact for trainees, training practices
and Programme Directors relating to
recruitment and placement issues
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Orgainisation of the annual GPST3
Graduation Celebration
Whilst the other members of the team will help you
with your day to day issues, you may contact
Sandra if you are looking for further clarification on
HEKSS processes.
Sandra can be contacted by email at
[email protected] or telephone 0207 415
3484
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Providing effective administrative service
to support the Head of GP School and GP
Specialty Training Management team
including creation of spread sheets and
databases
First point of contact for liaising with
trainees who may be distressed as a result
of ARCP review
Administration and coordination of
training events
Responsible for collation of Form R’s and
issuing NTN numbers
Supporting Training Manager with
administration processes relating for GP
trainees, specifically ARCPS
Answering eportfolio related enquiries
Supporting Revalidation processes
Co-ordinating trainee induction days, CSA
workshops and mock CSA days
Responsible for providing AKT and CSA
results.
Maintaining various databases
Donna can be contacted by email at
[email protected]
SHEKEH GOLDE
PA to the GP Deans Office
This role includes:
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Assisting the Head of Primary and
Community Care Education, Head of GP
School, Primary Care Business Manager
and GP Office Manager
•
Liaising and maintaining professional
relationships with various stakeholders
•
Co-ordinating and facilitating a range of
meetings and events
•
The production and distribution of the GP
Newsletter
•
Monitoring the departmental HR
functions
•
Managing the equality and diversity
training system
Shekeh’s contact is primarily with external
stakeholders and can be contacted at
[email protected]
You will already have had communication with
Elena through the recruitment process and will
continue to do so throughout the recruitment
cycle. She can also be contacted at
[email protected]
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ALISTAIR BOGAARS
JULIE MALVERMI
Interim GP Educator Pathway Manager
Kent Patch Manager
Alistair’s role includes:
•
Managing and organising the modular
training (educational pathway) courses
and progression for Clinical Supervisors
and potential GP Trainers. This includes
the co-ordination of the University
submissions for the PG Certificate in
Strategic Leadership & Multi-professional
Education in Health.
•
Managing the pathway through the
Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma and
MSc Programme.
•
Working with Associate Deans and Life
Long Learning advisor to plan the
expansion of the training placements to
support primary care training placements.
•
Administration of FY2 trainee placements
and the funding for Clinical Supervisors
and their service level agreements.
Julie’s role includes:
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Providing PA Support to Associate GP
Deans for Kent and organising of patch
events and appraisals for Kent
Programme Directors
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Responsible for the administration and
organisation of accreditation and reaccreditation of Kent GP Trainers
•
Organisation of the Kent Local Education
Provider (LEP) visits and supporting GP
Specialty Recruitment as required
•
Organisation of the Annual GP
Conference, annual Practice Managers
Conference, GP Trainers Summer and
Winter Workshops and Out of Hours
Courses for both Clinical Supervisors and
GP Registrars
•
Supporting the administration for Doctors
with Performance Concerns project
Alistair’s contact is primarily with qualified GPs
to support them on the Educator Pathway and
with Clinical Supervisors with regards to FY2
placements. Alistair can be contacted on
[email protected]
Julie’s contact is primarily with qualified GPs
who have elected to become GP Trainers so
that they may go on to host FY2, ST1, ST2 or
ST3 trainees at their practices. Julie can be
emailed at [email protected]
SHARON NORTON
GP Patch Management Administrator
Sharon’s role includes:
•
Supporting the Patch Managers with the
organisation of training practice
accreditation visits and local education
provider visits
•
Assisting with organising workshops and
confrences
•
Assisting with the recruitment process
and other HEKSS events
•
Co-ordinating trainee placement feedback
Sharon’s contact is primarily with GP Training
Practices supporting the Patch Managers.
Sharon can be emailed on:
[email protected]
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SULTANA PARVEZ
SUE SMITH
VACANT
GP Training Recruitment Officer
GP Office Manager and Sussex Patch Manager
Surrey Patch Manager
Sultana’s role includes:
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Assisting the GP Training Recruitment
Manager with all administrative processes
for the selection and appointment of
trainees
•
Supporting the organisation of training
events and Selection Assessment Centre
•
Responsible for administration of
maternity/sick leave and FPGR1/SEGPR
forms
•
Responsible for administration of Less
Than Full Time training in GP post
•
Handling general queries in relation to
recruitment process and GP training
•
Management of in house database,
ensuring post details are correct
•
Assist in verification of medical indemnity
for HEEKSS trainees
•
Management of Service Level Agreements
Sue’s role includes:
•
Supporting and deputising for the Primary
Care Business Manager
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GP Patch Management Team Leader,
including managing, training and
development of staff
•
Co-ordinating the Trainer Selection
Comittee responsible for the
accreditation and re-accreditation of GP
Trainers and overall responsibility for the
organisation of Local Education Provider
visits (LEP)
•
PA Support to Associate GP Deans for the
Sussex Patch including the organisation of
patch events and organising appraisals for
Sussex Programme Directors
•
Supporting the provision of information
for mandatory data collection, liaising
with the GMC and other governing bodies
•
Supporting GP Specialty Recruitment as
required
This role includes:
•
Providing support to the Associate GP
Deans for the Surrey Patch and organising
patch events and appraisals for Surrey
Trainers and Programme Directors
•
Responsibility for the administration and
organisation of accreditation and reaccreditation of Surrey GP Trainers
•
Organisation of the Surrey Local
Education Provider (LEP) visits and
supporting GP Specialty Recruitment as
required
•
Organisation of HEKSS GP Programme
Director Conferences, Programme
Director Inductions and the National
Programme Director Residential
Workshop
•
Managing the Appointments Committee
processes (recruitment of GP Programme
Directors), resignations and maternity
leave
•
Managing the GPStR Overlap process
•
Providing administrative support to the
HEKSS BBT Programme Director to
manage the HEKSS Broad Based Training
Pilot programme as part of the nationally
organised progamme.
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Part of the GP Website Team
Sultana’s contact is primarily with applicants for
GP Training. She can be contacted on
[email protected]
SHIRELEE REBEIRO
GP Payments & Office Administrator
Shirelee’s role includes:
•
Checking of and processing of claims for
stage 2 and 3 of the recruitment process.
•
All queries for GP ST3, answering any
queries related to invoices/claims.
•
CPD Funding for GP Trainers and
Educational Supervisor payments
•
Checking and coding invoices on SBS
system
•
Answering any queries related to
invoices/claims from practices.
•
Liaising with external payment providers
regarding payments
•
Raising of purchase orders, checking and
submitting staff claims for payment
•
Liaising with Practices regarding
payments
Shirelee’s contact is primarily with GP trainees,
Training Practice Managers and Trainers and
other GP claimants. Shirelee can be contacted
at [email protected]
Sue’s contact is primarily with qualified GPs
who have elected to become GP Trainers so
that they may go on to host FY2, ST1, ST2 or
ST3 trainees at their practices. You may contact
Sue at [email protected]
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WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT
FROM TRAINING IN HEKSS?
The HEKSS GP School will offer you an
accredited and appropriate training
programme with full educational support
in order to achieve a Certificate of
Completion of Training (CCT) from the
GMC.
Each of our GP Training Programme areas
will provide a blend of hospital posts and
GP placements which, although different,
will provide an appropriate balance. The
School places great emphasis on GPStRs
being helped to recognise their individual
learning needs, and for our team of skilled
Educational Supervisors and Programme
Directors to facilitate the delivery of those
needs. This means that if there are any
areas of clinical experience that would be
useful for any individual trainees, that have
not been part of their experience since
qualification, the Educational Supervisors
will work with them to create ways to
provide that (e.g. by targeted exposure in
general practice, by attendance at clinics or
appropriate ward based activity). In
addition, HEKSS provides a number of
Integrated Training Posts (ITPs). These
posts which are based in general practice
allow (normally) three days each week in a
hospital based specialty or community
clinic. These posts provide focused
experience in that particular clinical area
with the chance to relate that directly to GP
and link the learning to the appropriate
outcomes of the GP curriculum.
HEKSS has also developed an exciting
initiative to provide an opportunity to
experience the work of Clinical
Commissioning Groups in order to be
introduced to and start developing the
skills of medical management and
leadership, skills which have been
identified as very important for GPs in the
future. This is an innovative and unique
educational development that the School is
very pleased to support and has been
evaluated very positively.
HOSPITAL PLACEMENTS
Each GP Training Programme uses a number
of posts in different specialty areas that are
approved for GP training, and each will give
you appropriate learning experience for
aspects of the GP curriculum. You are not
expected to learn everything there is to
know about a particular area of the GP
curriculum from any individual post, as your
learning is a developmental process that
takes place over the three years of your
training. For the duration of your
programme, you will have an Educational
Supervisor (GP Trainer) who will work with
you to ensure that all the curriculum areas
are covered and provide you with
educational support throughout your
training. You will have a nominated Clinical
Supervisor, who will be a hospital
consultant, to ensure that your experience
and training is appropriate for you and the
level you are at in each secondary care
placement. You will undertake the
Workplace Based Assessments (WPBA) as
described later and record these in your
ePortfolio. You will also find that the
Medical Education Manager (MEM) in the
Medical Education Centre of the Trust you
work in will be a very helpful resource and
often is the first port of call for many
queries from GPSTRs.
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GP PLACEMENTS
The HEKSS GP School has prepared very
helpful guidance for both trainees and their
Clinical and Educational Supervisors that
maps the experience and learning normally
to be found in any hospital specialty post to
the learning outcomes of the GP curriculum.
This will allow you to understand what are
the important areas to learn during the post
and the most appropriate ways to have
these assessed, which can be jointly
organised with your Clinical Supervisor. This
guidance is available on our website.
HEKSS is pleased to announce that the
majority of trainees starting in ST1 will have
one employer throughout their training
which will be the Acute Hospital Trust in a
process called Single Employer Acute Trust
arrangement (SEAT). This has many
advantages including continuous
employment, the ability to develop a
relationship with an employer that has wide
experience of employment Issues and a
support structure should you require it and
access to services such as Occupational
Health. During placements in other Trusts
and general practice trainees work
supported by an honorary contract. (The
SEAT arrangement is not currently available
to trainees starting on the Epsom GP
Training Programme).
You will have experience in GP placements
for 4 months in your first or second year in
the GP Training Programme (ST1 or ST2).
Your main placement in GP will be in your
third year (ST3) which will be for the whole
year. This year will allow you to consolidate
your learning and really get to grips with the
skills and knowledge required for managing
patients as a GP. In addition to the
workplace based assessments you will be
undertaking the external assessments of the
MRCGP, the AKT (this is normally taken in
the ST3 year, but can be taken earlier) and
the CSA. You will have a close contact with
your GP Trainer who will act as both your
Educational and Clinical Supervisor (though
in most Training Practices, there is wide
variety of support from all members of the
Primary Healthcare Team). It is important to
be aware that all practising GPs are required
to be on National Performers List for
England and need to apply through the
Local Area Team in which they work and GP
trainees also need to be on this list too.
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EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
INDUCTION
The HEKSS GP School provides a strong and
robust framework of educational support for
its trainees. You will have an Educational
Supervisor for the whole of your time in the
programme. This will be a GP Trainer, working
and teaching in general practice, and in many
cases will be the same person as your ST3
Trainer. Your training programme is delivered
over the three years within the context of
gradually increasing skills, knowledge and
competency related to being a general
practitioner as detailed in the RCGP GP
curriculum. (Further information is given
about this below). Although you will be
responsible for your learning and
development, the School will provide a
number of supportive processes for you. You
will provide evidence of your educational
progress using the workplace based
assessments and recording the outcomes of
these, and other additional learning, on your
electronic RCGP Portfolio, which can be
accessed via the internet on any appropriate
PC.
Your Educational Supervisor will work with
you to develop your Personal Development
Plan as a trainee. Of course, this will relate to
the learning outcomes of the GP Curriculum,
and your achievement of your CCT, but each
trainee is an individual learner with unique
needs and learning preferences that we will
seek to address during the training.
HEKSS is supporting its network of GP
Educational Supervisors (Trainers) by rolling
out an Academic Pathway for all new GP
Trainers who will gain the Postgraduate
Certificate in Medical Education and Strategic
Leadership in association with Kent
University. Currently over 180 of our GP
Trainers have either obtained or are currently
undertaking the PG Certificate and some of
our educators are progressing through the
Diploma.
Induction is a very important part of working
in any new job, or context.
In HEKSS there are a range of induction
processes including corporate induction to
your employing Trust, departmental induction
for each placement. You will also receive an
induction into the GP Specialty Training
Programme by your local GP Programme
Directors. We also recommend that ST1
trainees visit their Educational Supervisor (GP
Trainer) between 6 and 8 weeks into ST1 for
one day so that you can begin to build your
relationship with your Trainer and have a
personal induction to the e-portfolio and a
planning meeting regarding your overall
learning needs for the programme.
LEARNING SETS
Learning in a group of peers is a very valuable
process, and in the HEKSS GP School, we
provide this in each training area. In the GP
placements a group learning set meets
weekly during the term time. In the hospital
placements, there is normally a learning set
for the GPStRs in ST1 and ST2 posts that
meets at a frequency appropriate for the
individuals and the locality. These sets aim to
support GPStRs in linking their experience to
the learning outcomes of the GP curriculum
and developing their understanding of the
context and framework of general practice.
These sets are facilitated by the Programme
Directors.
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STUDY LEAVE
The KSS GP School aims to maximize the
study potential of its GPStRs and to ensure
that educational support is targeted
appropriately at the learning outcomes of the
GP curriculum. Whilst you are in a hospital
post, you will be supported by both your
Clinical Supervisor (normally one of your
Consultants) and your Educational Supervisor
(GP Trainer).
In each hospital post you will be able to have
a planned day to go and meet with your
Educational Supervisor in their GP Practice.
This will allow you to have close support and
educational supervision, to check that your
learning and assessments are on track, for
you to link your experience of medicine in
your specialty post with the patient
experience in general practice, and thus to
know what areas of your post are particularly
useful for GP. The curriculum mapping
guidance will also be very helpful for you in
doing this.
In addition the GP School provides a number
of supported learning days targeted at the
areas you will need in order to manage the
curriculum learning outcomes and all the
assessments. In this way the School provides
all the educational support that you will need
in order to become a GP.
Your Programme Directors will work with you
to determine your specific educational needs,
how these can be met and the best way to do
this. The School does provide some additional
financial support both in the hospital and the
GP placements that can be used for additional
learning activities if appropriate to your
agreed learning needs. You will need to
discuss this with both your Educational
Supervisor and your Programme Director.
HEKSS has produced guidelines to study leave
for all trainees which can be found on the
HEKSS website.
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
FOR THE CLINICAL
SKILLS ASSESSMENT
The HEKSS School provides support at all
levels for GP trainees in their final year who
will be undertaking the Clinical Skills
Assessment (CSA) of the MRCGP. In addition,
the School invites all ST3 trainees to
participate in an interactive ‘rehearsal’ for the
CSA, which is normally held in the actual
centre where the RCGP assessment takes
place, which recreates a live assessment. This
allows you to practice skills, experience the
process, and get live feedback on your
performance.
ADDITIONAL LEARNING
RESOURCES
HEKSS has developed a series of podcasts and
e-learning resources with information on
different styles of consultations that can be
used in one to one or group tutorials with GP
Speciality Training Registrars in all stages of
their training (ST1, ST2 and ST3).
In addition there are a series of e-learning
resources to support GP Trainees throughout
their training in their GP training in Work
Place Based Assessments and Principals of
Audit and HEKSS GP trainees have free access
to these.
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EDUCATIONAL AND
LEADERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
IN THE HEKSS GP
SCHOOL
In 2013, the GP School introduced
opportunities for up to 18 GP trainees to
undertake an Enhanced ST3 year with the aim
of offering an opportunity to increase the
breadth of learning opportunities, and, in
particular, how service design can improve
patient care. Other possible opportunities
include participation in educational activities
linked to future development as an educator,
leadership, and the sustainability agenda. It is
hoped that this opportunity will be available
to trainees in the future.
The GP School works closely with the South
East Coast Ambulance Trust (SECAMB) to
offer paramedic practitioner students a
placement in general practice – the GP School
encourages those ST3 trainees who are on
track to successfully complete their GP
training to participate in a leadership
opportunity to support the paramedic
practitioner student along with their
Educational Supervisor. ST3 trainees have fed
back the value of this opportunity which is
one way to fulfil the leadership part of the GP
curriculum.
The HEKSS GP School prides itself on its
processes to support the quality of GP
training. An important contribution to the
Quality Management process is “The Trainee
Voice”. The School seeks feedback in a
number of ways. These include the reports
from the meetings of the Local Faculty
Groups, the feedback from trainees about
their training placements via the online
survey, the feedback from the national GMC
survey of all doctors in training, and the
information gained from our yearly visits to
GP Faculties and GP Training in placements
provided by the Local Education Providers
(Trusts and GP Training Practices). In addition
we have a strongly developed process for
training our GP Trainers and for their approval
and continuing re-approval as Trainers which
requires the Trainer to seek feedback and
reflect on this feedback as part of this
accreditation process. All our GP Trainers
have an annual appraisal with a Peer Trainer
and our Programme Directors have an annual
appraisal with their Patch Associate GP Dean
in order to develop and enhance their own
continuing professional development. The
School places the greatest importance on
feedback received from trainees in ensuring
we continue to deliver high quality education
and training for general practice.
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GPStR INVOLVEMENT IN
THE GP SCHOOL
GPStR involvement in the GP School is
encouraged and supported. There is a GPStR
Committee that is chaired by a GPStR and has
GPStR representatives from every training
programme in HEKSS. The chair is a member
of the GP School Board and the Specialty
Training Committee (which is part of the new
governance structure being introduced in
2015). The Committee meetings which take
place quarterly provide an opportunity for
GPStRs to raise and discuss issues of concern
to them, and to hear about developments in
GP education nationally and in HEKSS. You
will be able to share any issues with your local
representative. This allows you to have a
voice in feeding back and shaping GP training
from your experience. The HEKSS GP School
also encourages every GPStR to feedback on
their experience of each of their training
posts in order to help the School continue to
develop the quality of the education and
training it is supporting. This feedback is
essential and is used by the School in the
process of quality managing GP education in
each placement.
In addition the School regards GPStR input to
the visits to the GP Faculties at the Training
Programme areas as very important, and
every visiting team includes a GPStR. The GP
School offers training to support trainees
undertaking these roles.
WHAT IF TRAINING DOES
NOT GO AS SMOOTHLY
AS ANTICIPATED?
There are a number of reasons why some
trainees may encounter difficulties during
their GP training. These may relate to illhealth, changes in personal circumstances
and life stresses, or just difficulty in achieving
the expected progress or completing the
assessments successfully. If you experience
problems, HEKSS provides a support network.
Your Educational Supervisor will always be
available to discuss any concerns, and whilst
this is a particularly close relationship in the
GP placements, you will also have contact
with them during your hospital placements.
Your GP Programme Director will also be a
useful source of support and information and,
should you need more help, then the Patch
Associate GP Dean can provide very helpful
input and liaison with the Head of School and
Head of Primary and Community Care
Education where necessary. The HEKSS GP
School ensures that all our trainees with any
difficulties continue to be monitored to
ensure that the appropriate support is being
given to them and has developed a support
structure for trainees to access trained
Mentors if appropriate. Should any trainee
need extra time in order to successfully
complete their training, then information
about this process can be used to inform the
GP School to decide if this is appropriate.
Although it is every trainee’s duty to take
responsibility for their education and to
demonstrate their learning, the HEKSS GP
School will always ensure that all appropriate
support is delivered to trainees who need it.
INFORMATION SHARING
The HEKSS GP School has an extensive
process for informing trainees about any
relevant information. This can be done
through your portfolio, and we have a process
for briefing and informing your Programme
Directors and Educational Supervisors
through a regular and frequent electronic
Bulletin which is sent to GP Training Practice
Managers, Medical Education Managers and
also to others involved with GP Training.
EMPLOYMENT
The HEKSS GP School, with all Acute Hospital
Trusts (with the exception currently of
trainees in the Epsom GP Training programme
area) has introduced an arrangement to have
a single employer for GP Registrars since
2011. This means that the Acute Trust for the
GP Training Programme area (except Epsom)
will be the employer for the GP Registrar
throughout the GP training programme
whether they are in hospital, GP, psychiatry
or other placement for that year. Details and
benefits about this can be found at:
http://kssdeanery.ac.uk/gp-single-leademployer
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ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL
SUPPORT
LESS THAN FULL-TIME
TRAINING (LTFT)
You will be covered for medical indemnity
whilst working in a hospital post under the
Crown indemnity scheme. (CNST – Clinical
Negligence Scheme for Trusts). This means
that you will pay only a nominal sum to your
Defence Organisation. When undertaking the
GP placements, you have the responsibility
for organising your own medical Indemnity,
although the KSS GP School will organise a
pre-purchased medical indemnity for SEAT
employed trainees and you will be invited to
sign up for this package; this means that you
will not need to fund this, as payment will be
made direct by HEKSS.
You may be also eligible for relocation
expenses as a result of needing to move to
your new training post. As a GPStR your new
employer will be the single employer Acute
Trust. HEKSS has reciprocal arrangements
with the HE London Shared Services and their
office will manage this on our behalf.
The KSS GP School welcomes and supports
applications from doctors who wish to train
less than full-time.
Less than full time training can be from 50%
of full-time. If you wish to train at less than
full-time you should contact both the KSS GP
Training Recruitment Manager and the KSS
LTFT Department in order to have this
organised. It is very important that, if you
wish to start your training programme at less
than full time, you have obtained approval for
this beforehand. The GP School works closely
with the Less Than Full Time Specialty
Workforce team to support less than full-time
training in the hospital posts which form part
of a GP training programme and has full
responsibility for approving this for training in
the GP placements. HEKSS provides
information regarding eligibility and funding
approval for the hospital posts which are
normally undertaken either as job-shares
(slot-shares) with a colleague also training
LTFT, or in reduced sessions in a full-time
post.
It is important to note that in order to ensure
that the skills and competencies of all GP
trainees continue to be developed, the RCGP
require that GPStRs on less than full-time
training will need to undertake the same
number of most of the workplace based
assessments for the MRCGP over the duration
of their training.
DEFERMENT
Doctors who are given an offer of training in
the HEKSS GP School may defer the start date
of the offer, but only for the statutory reasons
that are congruent with the guidance in the
Guide to Postgraduate Training in the UK (The
Gold Guide). These include maternity leave
and certified ill-health.
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SICKNESS ABSENCE
Although the need to take prolonged sickness
leave is rare for our GPStRs, it is an
unfortunate fact of life that illness can
happen to anyone. In each of your posts your
employer will be the main contact, and you
will be expected to provide appropriate
medical evidence for any period of sickness
longer than the statutory period that is
covered by a self-certificate.
You will be paid whilst sick, up to the
maximum period allowed under the
regulations. In order to ensure that your
learning is not disadvantaged, you will need
to make up any time lost that is greater than
two weeks in any one year.
The employing Trust and the GP School will
organise this in an appropriate placement if it
is not possible to do this in the same post that
you were in when you went off sick.
The School will ensure that any GPStR who
has health problems that might affect their
training has full support, and will ensure that
Occupational Health support is provided. We
will also support Trusts and GP Practices in
making appropriate adjustments to the
training timetable of any GPStR who would
benefit from this.
TRANSFERS
The national Inter Deanery Transfer (IDT)
process has been put in place to support
medical trainees who have had an
unforeseen, significant change in
circumstances since their appointment to
training.
The process is run centrally by Health
Education South London and two windows
operate per year. Trainees should be in their
current training programme and in their
current region for at least 12 months at the
point of transfer and will be asked to confirm
how and when their personal circumstances
changed. It should be recognised that
transfers are not an entitlement. IDTs will
depend on compliance with the eligibility
criteria and evidence requirements, and there
being vacancies in the region (or regions) into
which trainees are applying to move. Further
information can be found at
http://specialtytraining.hee.nhs.uk/interdeanery-transfers/. For information
regarding transfers within HEKSS further
information including an application form can
be found at http://kssdeanery.ac.uk/generalpractice/trainees/gp-specialtytraining/transfers
OUT OF PROGRAMME
EXPERIENCE
Out of Programme Experience is not usual,
and indeed not normally possible, for GPStRs,
due to the short time scale of GP training. The
HEKSS GP School however, will favourably
consider any appropriate requests that are
congruent with national guidance. In HEKSS
we provide the complete training for general
practice, so there will be no need to gain
experience in order to successfully complete
your training but, for instance, you may wish
to gain experience working with healthcare in
a developing country.
This may also be possible, in exceptional
circumstances, for a career break. You should
discuss any request with your Programme
Director before making this formally to the
Head of School. There is an application form
that is available from the GP Training
Recruitment Manager. You do need to note
that although if approved, HEKSS will
continue the training when you return, but
this may not be available in the area where
you were training previously. Out of
Programme time will be treated as unpaid
leave by the School.
RECOGNITION OF
ACHIEVEMENTS AND
CELEBRATION AT CCT
The GP School hosts a graduation celebration
event for ST3 trainees who successfully
gained their CCT annually in July. This event
recognises the achievements of all GP
trainees in completing their training by
awarding them a Certificate jointly on behalf
of the HEKSS GP School and the RCGP
Faculties. In addition, we are pleased to have
a number of award categories to recognize
individual achievements. The event also
provides an opportunity to attend a number
of career support workshops in advance of
the celebratory session. It marks a wonderful
opportunity to celebrate the move from GP
training to independent practice, and
welcomes all GP trainees who have
completed their training over the previous
year.
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THE GP CURRICULUM
The RCGP GP Curriculum is for doctors
training for General Practice and their
trainers and educational supervisors. It
covers the period known as Specialty
Training for General Practice: from the end
of the Foundation Programme to the award
of a Certificate of Completion of Training
(CCT). It assumes GPStRs have already
attained the core competencies of the
Foundation Programme. The Curriculum
covers a wide area and is intended to be
regularly subject to revision as medical
knowledge advances and the roles and
responsibilities of GPs in the UK change.
The curriculum has been defined as "an
attempt to communicate the essential
features and principles of an educational
proposal in such a form that is open to
scrutiny and capable of effective translation
into practice"
The curriculum covers:
1. The aims, objectives, content,
experiences, outcomes and processes
of your GP training
2. A description of the structure and
expected methods of learning,
teaching, feedback and supervision
3. The knowledge, skills, attitudes and
behaviours which you will need to
achieve
The curriculum has recently been updated
and the latest version of the curriculum can
be found on the RCGP website and also
through your eportfolio.
THE ePORTFOLIO
As soon as doctors are appointed to a GP
Training Programme they should register
with the RCGP in order to be assigned an
ePortfolio and to get the appropriate
information from the RCGP.
The ePortfolio is the way in which GPs in
training collect and collate their evidence of
learning and performance for the MRCGP
assessment. It offers an overview of the
current position on the journey to CCT, as a
complete record of their assessments.
However it is not just a collection of
assessments or a record of attainment. The
ePortfolio is above all a learning log, and
each GPStR will have their own learning log
in which they can record notes on significant
clinical encounters, lectures attended,
professional conversations and any reading
they have done. Each item is personal to the
GPStR until such time as they permit it to be
shared. These learning entries should be
tagged against the relevant curriculum
heading. It is a requirement of training that
by the end of the training programme the
curriculum has been covered and this is one
way to demonstrate this. Two entries are
required per week, one of which needs to be
a clinical encounter demonstrating reflective
learning.
Child safeguarding training levels 1 and 2
must be included annually in your log, with
level 3 before completion of ST3. All Out of
Hours sessions that you do while in General
practice rotations must be documented and
in ST3 you need to include an audit or a
quality improvement project and
demonstrate your understanding of medical
leadership.
Your Educational Supervisor may then link
your log entry to the competences and add a
comment.
On starting their Specialty Training
Programme for General Practice, GPStRs will
receive a unique log-in to their personal
ePortfolio. Training will be provided on how
to get started with this, but GPStRs are
encouraged to look at this at the earliest
opportunity and use the available on-line
help.
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THE MRCGP
RCGP Curriculum
The MRCGP is an integrated assessment
programme that includes three
components:
The RCGP Curriculum is represented in the
diagram below. It is organized around six
core domains:
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Applied Knowledge Test (AKT),
Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA)
Workplace-Based Assessment (WPBA)
Each of these is independent and will test
different skills but together they will cover
the curriculum for specialty training for
general practice. Evidence for the
workplace-based assessment will be
collected in the e-Portfolio of each GPStR.
The AKT can be taken at any time, although
most trainees choose to take this at the end
of their second year of training.
The college recommends not sitting the CSA
until you have had a minimum of 6 months
in a General Practice post. The CSA can be
taken in your ST3 year, with sittings monthly
from October to May. The CSA and AKT can
be taken for a maximum of four attempts
each.
WPBAs will span the full 3 year programme.
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Primary care Management
Person centred care
Specific problem solving skills
A comprehensive approach
Community orientation
A holistic approach
These core competencies provide the
varying perspectives of a GP’s work through
which any of the various clinical examples
may be viewed.
Other important aspects of the curriculum
are contained in the contextual statements
which look at the way you communicate
with patient and the role of the GP in
ensuring patient safety and responding
appropriately when you have concerns or a
patient raises a concern.
Detailed guidance about the curriculum can
be found at
http://www.rcgp.org.uk/gp-training-andexams/gp-curriculum-overview.aspx
1: BEING A GP – THE CORE STATEMENT
2: THE CONTEXTUAL STATEMENTS
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
3: THE CLINICAL EXAMPLES
3.01
3.02
3.03
3.04
3.05
3.06
3.07
3.08
3.09
3.10
The GP Consultation in Practice
Patient Safety and Quality of Care
The GP & the Wider Professional Environment
Enhancing Professional Knowledge
Healthy People, Promoting Health & Preventing Disease
Genetics in Primary Care
Care of Acutely Ill People
Care of Children and Young People
Care of Older Adults
Women’s Health
Men’s Health
Sexual Health
End-of-Life Care
Care of People with Mental Health Problems
ASSESSMENT METHODS
IN WPBA
Case Based Discussion (CBD)
This is a structured oral interview you will
have with your Clinical Supervisor while in
your hospital attachments and with your
Educational Supervisor/GP Trainer during
your General Practice attachment.
It is designed to test your professional
judgment across a range of competency
areas. By professional judgment we mean
how you have made holistic, balanced and
justifiable decisions in consultations which
were a little uncertain or complicated. In
other words it is looking at whether you
acted in a safe and sensible way in a difficult
consultation.
In the ST1 and ST2 years you will undertake
a minimum of six Case Based Discussions per
year. You will select two cases 1 week
before the assessment and present them to
your clinical supervisor. The assessor will
choose one of the cases and will prepare
questions to ask you which will cover the
competency areas. A case based discussion
should take 20 minutes and you will also
receive 10 minutes feedback at the end,
when your grades will be discussed.
In the ST3 year, you will have to do a
minimum of 12 Case Based Discussions. You
will select 4 cases and present them to your
assessor one week before your assessment.
The assessor will choose 2 cases. The same
format as above is used with each complete
Case Based Discussion marking and feedback
taking 30 minutes in total.
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Mini-CEX
This is observation of a clinical episode of
care. It will often be a registrar or your
consultant performing this, but might also
be a suitably trained nurse. In general
practice it is replaced by COTs.
Consultation Observation Tool (COT)
Consultation Skills Training is a central part
of GP Specialty training programme. It will
enable you to increase the amount and
quality of information you elicit from
patients, so improving the accuracy of your
diagnosis. You will learn to find out the
concerns of the patients as well as their
ideas about what might be wrong and their
expectations of you and your help. This will
allow you to employ specific skills to reach a
shared patient-centered, relevant and
workable treatment plan. Improving your
consulting skills is about improving
outcomes for patients.
The Consultation Observation Tool is used
with your trainer in your time in GP to give
you feedback on your progress towards
competence and then excellence in
consulting in the year. It is best done using a
video recording of a (consented)
consultation with a patient. It will help you
identify your learning needs. It is likely that
early in training many of the areas will be
graded as “Needs Improvement”. Arranging
COTs early in training will help you identify
which areas you need to work on. By the
end of the training programme you should
be “Competent” against all the particular
competences which you are trying to
demonstrate in a particular consultation.
Consultations vary in complexity and
content so you will normally not cover all
competencies in any one consultation. By
month 10 in your ST3 year you should have
demonstrated competence in each area a
couple of times.
Our advice is to start videoing early after you
have been consulting. Do videos regularly
and learn how to observe and analyse
consultations in detail; read through the
“Detailed Descriptors of Competencies” on
the college website; bear in mind the
definitions of ‘Competence’ and ‘Excellence’.
You will need to do more videos than the 12
COTs in the year. This will also help you
rehearse for the Clinical Skills Assessment.
PLEASE NOTE YOU MUST GAIN PATIENT’S
CONSENT FOR VIDEO. The sample consent
forms are on the RCGP website. The video
should be deleted once it has been
reviewed. If any are kept the consent form
needs to also be kept for 3 years in a locked
cupboard in the Practice or on a security
protected computer/server.
Clinical Examination and Procedural
Skills (CEPS)
CEPS is designed to provide feedback on
procedural skills essential to the provision of
good clinical care. Whilst the mandatory
procedures which were previously required
under the DOPS system are no longer
specified, CEPS provides the opportunity for
trainees to demonstrate their competence
in the full range of examination skills and
procedures which they undertake, and an
form an additional competence for review
under the COT process. GPStRs will be asked
to undertake observed encounters during
the three years with a different observer for
each encounter. The doctor in training
chooses the timing, procedure and observer.
You may have undertaken similar
procedures in your previous training but will
be required to undertake these again within
the context of GP Specialty training.
CEPS can only be assessed by a senior
clinician or consultant not by a fellow peer.
An important component of CEPS is also
your own self rating of your performance
ahead of a formal CEPS assessment. As with
every area of the ePortfolio, trainee selfreflection on their progress and
performance is expected, to cement
learning.
Multi Source Feedback (MSF)
When learning, it is always useful to get
feedback from different sources. It helps us
to reflect and continuously improve. It also
feeds back to our ability to work in a team.
MSF is done TWICE in ST1, one prior to each
6 month review. Five clinicians need to
answer 2 questions. These ask for their
assessment of your overall professional
behaviour and for their assessment of your
overall clinical performance.
The RCGP has strict rules on how an MSF
must be carried out.
Via your ePortfolio, you produce a ticket
code and web address which you give to five
clinicians. They must go into the website and
complete the assessment within a 6 week
period. The results can only be amalgamated
if this 6 week deadline is followed. It is
therefore probably advisable to ask more
clinicians to complete the assessment just in
case one of them isn’t able to do so.
The MSF is not required for the ST2 year,
unless it is felt to be necessary, but is
needed again in ST3; both at the 30-month
and 34-month review. In the ST3 year, five
clinicians complete both questions as
before, but also five non-clinicians. The five
non-clinicians are just asked to assess your
overall professional behaviour. Again it is
probably advisable, if possible, to ask more
than 10 people on each occasion to
complete the assessment for you.
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Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire
(PSQ)
This looks at patients’ views of how
empathic you were during their
consultation. The CARE questionnaire is
used. It is completed in General Practice
only. This therefore may only be done once
in your ST3 year, but if you have a 4-month
attachment to General Practice in either
your ST1 or ST2 year, it will also need to be
done then too. You only complete the PSQ
once in your first two years, even if you have
a 4 month attachment in General Practice in
both your ST1 and ST2 training years. As 4
month GP placements pass by quickly
especially if they are integrated with other
posts then you need to start collecting
questionnaires early in the rotation.
The Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire is
handed out to 40 consecutive patients in GP
and the results added electronically to the
RCGP website by the practice manager. The
RCGP will produce a report that appears in
your portfolio. You should discuss this with
your GP Trainer along with the MSF.
You will need to arrange this with the help
of your practice manager and GP Trainer.
Forms are available through the ePortfolio.
The PSQ in ST3 is carried out between
months 31-34 of your training.
The above guidance represents the
minimum required number of assessments
but you may do more and in some cases
your GP Trainer may require you to do more
assessments.
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GLOSSARY
TERM
AKT
ARCP
Associate GP Dean
CCG
CCT
CEGPR
Clinical Supervisor
CSA
Educational Supervisor
GMC
GPStR
EXPLANATION
Applied Knowledge Test - part of the MRCGP.
Annual review of competency progression. This formal review takes place each year for every trainee and will
generate one of a number of outcomes. A satisfactory outcome permits progress to the next year, and the final
satisfactory outcome allows the CCT to be obtained.
A senior member of the main GP Department Team. Patch Associate Deans are the next level of support for all
the GP Training Programme Directors and GP Trainers in the patch, which is normally the east or west of each
county.
Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are NHS organisations set up by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 to
organise the delivery of NHS services in England. CCGs are clinically led groups that include all of the GP groups
in their geographical area. The aim is to give GPs and other clinicians the power to influence commissioning
decisions for their patients.
Certificate of completion of training. This will be issued to you by the GMC at the end of your training, provided
you have successfully completed the assessments and been signed off in your final ARCP.
Certificate of Eligibility for the GP Register. This is the alternative certificate given to GPStRs who have
completed their training using evidence from posts that are not part of a full GP training programme. This will
not apply to GPStRs who are doing a full three year training programme.
This is normally a hospital consultant who will be responsible for ensuring the appropriateness of GP
experience in any hospital specialty post for the trainee (particularly with reference to patient safety and level
of competence) and for facilitating the workplace-based assessments for the trainees. In GP Placement the GP
Trainer will combine the roles of Clinical Supervisor and Educational Supervisor.
Clinical Skills Assessment - part of the MRCPG.
Each trainee has a nominated Educational Supervisor who will support their learning progress through their
three year programme (including both hospital posts and GP posts) and monitor and sign off their learning in the
ePortfolio. This is often, but not always, the same GP Trainer throughout the three years. Additional Educational
Supervisors may be provided by the GP School when there is an identified need for the trainee.
General Medical Council. This is the statutory competent authority that determines the way that all
Postgraduate Medical Specialty training is carried out in the UK. The GMC awards GPStRs with a CCT (Certificate
of Completion of Training), or a CEGPR (Certificate of Eligibility for the GP Register).
General Practice Specialty Training Registrar.
GPST
General Practice Specialty Training.
ITP
Integrated Training Post. These posts are GP based posts that include sessions each week in a specialty
department, community clinic, or Primary Care Trust.
LFG
Local Faculty Group.
MRCGP
Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioner. Membership is gained by successfully completing a
three year programme of assessments in the workplace (WPBA) and two final external assessments (AKT & CSA).
OOH
Out of hours. In general practice, cover for patients between the hours of 6.30pm and 8.00 am is provided by
Out of Hours organisations. trainees in their GP placements have sessions in these organisations, normally at
the rate of one 6 hour shift every month.
PDP
Programme Director
RCGP
ST1/ST2/ST3
WPBA
Personal Development Plan.
The GP training programmes in each locality are supported by a team of Programme Directors. These are
normally GP Trainers who have undergone further educational development for this role. Some schemes have
individuals who are not doctors but have a university role and particular expertise in medical education. The
Programme Directors support not only the group of GPStRs in that locality but also the group of GP Trainers
linked to that locality.
Royal College of General Practitioners. The College defines the MRCGP which all GPStRs need to have
successfully completed in order to proceed to be registered on the specialist register of the GMC.
Specialty Training years one, two or three. ST1 and ST2 incorporate hospital placement and some GP
Placement. The ST3 year is spent entirely in GP.
Workplace Based Assessments.
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KENT
ABOUT KENT
Kent is the “Garden of England” famous for
its orchards and hop gardens, its history
and its proximity to Europe. As well as
extensive rural and countryside areas, Kent
also has densely populated towns and
cities, and a beautiful coastline.
Administratively, Kent is split into two
Patches by HEKSS, East Kent and Medway
and West Kent. There are two Associate GP
Deans for Kent, Dr Kim Stillman for East Kent
and Medway and Dr Debbie Taylor for West
Kent. Apart from their work for HEKSS, they
are GPs. The Associate GP Deans are
supported by the Kent Patch Manager, Julie
Malvermi, who is currently based full-time at
the HEKSS Office in Russell Square.
In East Kent, which functions as a single GP
Training Programme area, the town of
Ashford has the advantage of an
International Rail link connecting it to
London and continental Europe. Canterbury
is a site of national historical interest with a
beautiful cathedral.
“Charles Dickens is
closely associated with
the area and there is a
fine maritime history.”
The coastal area is increasingly being
developed and towns along the Thames
Estuary are popular with those living in the
capital and offer a range of shopping and
dining experiences, whilst Dover provides
ferry links to Europe.
Margate is a traditional seaside town, and
hosts a new art gallery to celebrate the work
of JMW Turner who painted here. The Isle of
Sheppey is a quaint seaside location.
In Medway the training scheme
encompasses the historic Medway towns
and surrounding semi-rural countryside. The
Medway towns form an up and coming area
with good links to London. Charles Dickens is
closely associated with area and there is a
fine maritime history.
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In the West Kent Patch, there are GP
Training Programme areas centred around
Dartford, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells.
Dartford and Gravesend lie where the
Garden of England meets London – only 20
miles away from the capital. There is great
shopping in Bluewater and Lakeside (just
over the Thames).
Tunbridge Wells is an attractive spa town,
and Maidstone is the county town and has a
good range of entertainment and shopping.
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EASTERN AND COASTAL KENT
EAST KENT IS THE LARGEST TRAINING PROGRAMME
WITHIN KENT SURREY AND SUSSEX. AS A RESULT, IT
IS DIVERSE, INNOVATIVE AND PROVIDES A LARGE
VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND
OPPORTUNITIES.
THE EAST KENT IS A
BEAUTIFUL PART OF THE
COUNTRY
Miles of countryside run down to many
beautiful coastal areas, with lively seaside
towns such as Whitstable, Broadstairs, Deal
and Folkestone. In the middle of our
training patch is the historic and lively
cathedral city of Canterbury with its bars,
restaurants and live theatre and music
scene.
Located near to the continent with quick
links via ferry and channel tunnel and a
high speed link to London, East Kent is a
convenient and fascinating place to
undertake your GP training.
ABOUT THE EAST KENT GP TRAINING PROGRAMME
The East Kent Vocational Training Scheme is
based around the three local hospitals - the
Kent and Canterbury Hospital (K&CH) in
Canterbury, Queen Elizabeth the Queen
Mother hospital (QEQM) in Margate and the
William Harvey hospital in Ashford.ST1 and 2
trainees will undertake their training in two
or more of these hospitals.
ST3 training takes place in General Practices
based within the whole East Kent area.
Teaching and training
ST1&2 – there is lunchtime teaching
throughout the year at each hospital
site.There is an open agenda which is
directed by the learning needs of the
GPStRs. We often cover hot topics, role play,
case-based discussion and critical reading.
Each site is led by a Programme Director
(PD)
ST3 teaching
The year starts with an overnight residential
induction, to motivate and inform trainees
for the year ahead.
ST3s then have 30 sessions per year of
teaching on a Wednesday afternoon (or
occasionally a full day). This is usually based
at Canterbury.
We try to ensure exam preparation is
optimised in two ways, targeted CSA
preparation with examiners and role-play
and good curriculum coverage in teaching
sessions.
In East Kent however, we feel it is important
to not only pass the exams and WPBA, but
also to develop happy resilient GP's who are
going to move well into their careers. We
therefore ensure good diversity of teaching
including career development, resilience,
mindfulness and multidisciplinary teaching
with other healthcare professionals.
Innovation
Within the East Kent training scheme we
have developed some innovative teaching
and communication practices to try to
optimise the experience of GP trainees who
join us.
ITP's - We have developed integrated
training programmes (ITPs) in palliative care
and community paediatrics. Both of these
rotations offer excellent opportunities to
develop a greater understanding of the role
of the GP within these areas of medicine.
These posts also support the development
of high levels of communication skills which
underpin general practice.
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CLIC
We also have an innovative Clinical
Leadership in Commissioning rotation which
has been running since July 2009 and offers
ST2s the opportunity to work within the
local Clinical Commissioning Groups whilst in
the ST2 GP placement developing an
understanding of how GPs lead in
commissioning. This rotation has been well
evaluated and trainees who wish to
undertake this rotation need to apply to
Jane Arnott PD who oversees this rotation.
Social Media
Communication between GP trainees, the
Programme Directors, Admin staff and
clinical staff is vital for effective training.
East Kent has therefore embraced social
media to try to do this.
We have:
A Facebook page – East Kent GP VTS
A closed Facebook group – EK GP Training
Group
Twitter feed - @EKentGPVTS
So far these methods seem to have
facilitated discussion and disseminated
information effectively and are a welcome
change from the mountain of emails that we
all seem to receive daily.
We hope to welcome you to East Kent VTS
for your training. We have an ever
increasing number of trainees who stay on
and become GP's within the area and find
East Kent to be a sociable and fascinating
place to settle and work as a GP.
Dr Jane Arnott
Jane has a nursing, midwifery and health
visiting background. She has worked in
Higher Education for eleven years and has a
Master’s in Public Health she is also a Fellow
of the Royal Society of Public Health and the
Higher Education Academy. She also studied
for a PhD at Canterbury Christ Church
University.
She was seconded into the Training
Programme Director’s Post in September
2008 from Canterbury Christ Church
University. She has a responsibility for
placement allocation and the development
of Integrated Training Placements. Jane has
a particular interest in leadership
development and has led the Clinical
Leadership in Commissioning Rotation since
July 2009 for GPST2s. Jane works with the
other Training Programme Directors in East
Kent to support the education programme
for all the GPStRs.
Dr Caroline Crosfield
Caroline commenced in post as East Kent
Program Director on 1st August 2011. She
has worked as a GP in Minster, in Thanet for
25 years and has been a GP trainer for 20
years. She was previously a Course
Organiser on the Canterbury and Thanet
GPVTS from 2001 to 2006, and is delighted
to be involved as a Programme Director
once more. Caroline has responsibility for
coordinating the GP elements of the
foundation programme in East Kent, as well
as working with the other Programme
Directors supporting the education of the GP
trainees.
Dr Greg Manson
Greg is a GP Trainer, Programme Director,
GP appraiser and full time GP in Canterbury.
He is also a cognitive and behavioural
psychotherapist. As such he is interested in
GP wellbeing, burnout and resilience. His
main areas of interest in medical education
are in assessment and evaluation. He has
assisted in GP registrar revision and
preparation for the membership for several
years now.
Dr Simon Dunn
Simon Dunn has been a GP in Herne Bay for
20 years, has been a GP Trainer since 2009
and a Programme Director since 2011. He
has an interest in respiratory medicine and
has been involved in various aspects of
commissioning since the early days of the
current changes in 2006. He believes
General Practice is the best job in the world
and that the National Health Service is a
context of practice that is worth fighting for.
He values the consultation as the heart of
what is done in GP and is interested in how
doctors relate to other professionals, both
clinical and non-clinical, to provide the best
care for patients.
Dr Andy Charley
Andy is a three quarter time partner & GP
Trainer in Canterbury since 2013. His
practice is a Vanguard/MCP first wave pilot
thus offering new avenues for
commissioning, training and research He is a
GP with special interest in Ophthalmology, is
RCGP Curriculum Guardian for eyes and is
currently exploring collaborative working
with local Optometrists. As the newest
addition to the TPD team he has
responsibility for the Ashford Trainers
Group, weekly GPST teaching at the William
Harvey Hospital & Out of Hours training.
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MEDWAY
ABOUT THE MEDWAY
GP TRAINING
PROGRAMME
ABOUT MEDWAY
The five Medway towns of Strood,
Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and
Rainham together possess an exceptional
geography, a rich heritage, a dynamic
creative population and a resurgent
economy. The population of the Medway
towns is approximately 250,000.
Strood’s name derives from an Old English
word for marshy river bank. It lies on the
north-west bank of the Medway and
together with Finsbury and Rochester grew
because of river activity and the bridge link
between Strood and Rochester. Strood is
now mainly a residential suburb of
Rochester and a commuter town for
London. On the east side of the Medway
opposite Strood, Rochester is known for its
cathedral and castle and has for centuries
been of great strategic importance. Its
fortification down the ages protected the
crossing of the Medway and the route to
London. Rochester was also famously
Charles Dickens’ favourite town.
Chatham has strong historical links to the
Navy and the dockyards have become a
fantastic museum. Rainham was a separate
village until it was added to Gillingham in
1928. It sits on the northern slope of the
North Downs and is bounded to the south
by the M2. The arrival of the railway in 1858
and again in 1959 when it was electrified
spurred its growth. The Medway towns are
bordered by the rural areas of Hoo, Cliffe
and the Isle of Grain to the west, and the
area to the east known as Swale which
includes Sittingbourne and the Isle of
Sheppey. In total these surrounding areas
have a population of over 100,000, and this
can swell by a further 30,000 people
holidaying during the summer months.
GP Training in the Medway area is centred
around the Medway Maritime Hospital in
Gillingham.
The Medway towns have excellent rail and
road links and are located within 25 minute
high speed rail commute to London. We are
in the heart of the Thames Gateway
development, with local grammar schools
and affordable housing.
At the Medway GP vocational training
scheme we deliver high quality enthusiastic
training based around the largest single site
hospital in Kent. We ensure GP focused
training throughout your three years with us
and work hard to maintain our consistent
AKT and CSA pass rates.
The Programme Directors are a group of
friendly, dynamic educationalists with a
wide variety of professional experience. We
ensure that the GP programme is
interesting, relevant and supportive to your
training for your ST3 year and beyond.
We engage in collaborative multidisciplinary
working with our close links to the
Universities at Medway (University of Kent,
University of Greenwich, Canterbury Christ
Church University). The ST3 teaching
programme is based in the educational
centre of the Canterbury Christ Church
building in Medway. We also run a CSA
based master-class where we invite and
teach neighbouring VTS schemes. We have a
two day, one night residential each year in
Cumberland Lodge set in the idyllic grounds
of Windsor Park.
In the Medway VTS programme, we adopt a
variety of learning approaches. These
include web-based, DVDs, ward based
clinical teaching, exposure to outpatients
and theatres at the appropriate identified
level, group learning, private study, courses,
reflective practice, audit projects, regular
teaching specific to year and specialty, but
also multi-specialty as appropriate. Above all
this is a ‘trainee centred’ approach to
learning with you at the centre of the
learning cycle taking responsibility for
identifying your own learning needs and
sourcing the opportunities to meet those
needs.
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We also aim to provide a tailored
programme of study and clinical experience
that, as far as is possible, meets the
individual needs of each trainee.
We pride ourselves on the novel approaches
we have taken to develop our ST1 and ST2
integrated posts, including dermatology,
palliative care, psychiatry and particularly
clinical commissioning combined with GP
time. All posts are well thought out, mapped
to the GP curriculum and relevant to the
demands of ever changing General Practice.
We have representation from STs at all
levels of the teaching and in all
departments, which allows us to improve
and modify our programme.
Following the publication of the recent
Francis report, we at the Medway VTS have
further engaged with our hospital colleagues
to ensure a rigorous GP training programme
that ensures patient safety and clinical
effectiveness.
Out of hours experience is an essential
component of GP training and locally
Medway On Call Care provide a wellorganised, well supported rota with clinical
and educational supervision to ensure our
trainees achieve their out of hours
competencies.
The Medway VTS programme is supported
by a proactive, enthusiastic and experienced
group of GP Trainers providing focused one
to one supervision, support and guidance
during the three years of training. The range
of GP experience is extensive providing
trainees with exposure to inner city type
service provision, urban and rural general
practice.
Revalidation is strongly supported by the
VTS, with one of our PDs also working as a
GP appraiser. We therefore ensure our
trainees are well able at the end of their
training to undergo this robust process with
confidence.
We like to retain our GPs trainees locally and
the majority of our ST3s have gone on to
work in substantive posts at local practices.
Some have even have embarked on the GP
Trainer pathway to come back into the
scheme as an educationalist.
We feel we cultivate excellent general
practice in the garden of England and we
hope you will consider Medway VTS as your
first choice for GP training.
Please find out more by following us on
twitter @medwayvts or you can find out lots
more from our website,
www.medwayvts.com. The details of each of
the practices used as training practices are
provided, each practice website will provide
information regarding the range of services
offered and the specialist interests of the
GP’s working within the practice.
Final Comment from a previous ST3:
“Medway has a well organised teaching
programme which gave me direction, a
better understanding of effective learning
and managing my e-portfolio. The venue for
the “away” seminar was fantastic and a
great opportunity to bond with colleagues.
Lots of useful tips for the CSA exam!!!!!!!”
Dr Tariq Hussain GP
Tariq is a GP partner and trainer in Downs
Way Medical Practice in Kent having worked
and trained in South East London. He
qualified from Guys and St Thomas's
Hospitals in 2000 and after doing an MSc in
primary care took on the PD role to further
his interest in teaching, integrative
healthcare and leadership. He has recently
completed a Post-Graduate Certificate of
Education. He also is the Director of Medical
Education for Medway Maritime Foundation
NHS Trust and a Director of the Medway and
Partners Community Educator Provider
Network. He is also a Chelsea FC supporter.
Peter Milburn, Educationalist
Peter is the Director of the Institute of
Medical Sciences at Canterbury Christ
Church University. His research interests
relate to person-centered collaborative
practice and has written widely within the
field of interprofessional education and
medical imaging. As the former Director of
Undergraduate Interprofessional Education
Peter led the Universities’ first preregistration interprofessional programme
bringing together nine separate professions
within one common programme of study.
Areas of expertise include interprofessional
collaborative practice, leadership and
management and methods for effective
learning and teaching.
Dr Satvinder Kaur Lall
Sati is a GP Principal and Trainer at
Walderslade Village Surgery. She qualified
from the University of Dundee in 2002,
having also undertaken an intercalated BSc
in Health Services Management at Imperial
College in 2000. She undertook her GPR year
in Medway in 2006 and passed her MRCGP
with distinction. She has since developed an
interest in medical education and embarked
on the GP Trainer pathway. She became a
GP Trainer in 2010 and subsequently
completed the PG Cert in Medical Education
in 2012. In addition, she is a GP Appraiser.
She has two young children and an amateur
interest in baking and cake decorating.
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WEST KENT
ABOUT DARTFORD
ABOUT THE DARTFORD GP TRAINING PROGRAMME
Dartford is situated 20 miles to the east of
London on the bank of the river Thames, on
the border of Kent, London and Essex.
Dartford is the perfect location to access
both the bright lights of London and the
wildlife of the countryside. The Borough of
Dartford comprises the town of Dartford
and eight surrounding parishes.
Originally a Roman settlement, Dartford is
an old market town with
a rich industrial heritage. It now boasts one
of the largest shopping centres in Europe
and has direct links to the continent with
the development of the International
railway station at Ebbsfleet.
Dartford is at the heart of one of the
Government’s key growth zones within the
Thames Gateway and will see around
20,000 new homes and up to 50,000 new
jobs created in the borough over the next
25 years – a substantial addition to the
existing 80,000 residents in the Borough.
Dartford is proud of its heritage and has
many notable buildings.
To the south of the town lie a number of
beautiful and ancient villages, each of
which has its own links with English history.
Since 2000 the Dartford scheme has been
based at the state of the art Darent Valley
Hospital overlooking the Thames. The
scheme began in 1971 with 2 training posts
per year, moved to 3 in the 1980s and now
has 14. Jobs in medicine, elderly care,
obs/gynae, paediatrics, A&E are part of our
programme and psychiatry can be accessed
(at nearby Littlebrook Hospital). We
encourage brief attachments to other
disciplines, often arranged in the ST3 year.
The training practices are in a variety of
town and country settings.
GPStRs meet on Wednesday afternoons, for
30 weeks of the year, at the Phillip Farrant
Medical Education Centre, Darent Valley
Hospital. We try to cover most curriculum
areas over the year in a learner led,
interactive way using additional expert
resources where appropriate.
A number of locality training programmes
offer Innovative Training Posts (ITPs) as part
of the general practice training programme.
These posts are based in general practice
and funded through the primary care
directorate.
We have 4 ITP posts: Palliative care/GP
(based at Lions Hospice, Northfleet),
Orthopaedics/GP (based at DVH) and Clinical
Commissioning Group/GP, and
Cardiology/GP (based at DVH). Each post is
for 4 months. All trainees have an
opportunity to experience these posts. On
average each week 2 days are spent in
practice and 2 days in the hospital post.
GPStRs and trainers go for a team meal at
the start of the course. We try and arrange
one or two trips out per year
(galleries/museums/projects); the most
recent trip was to the National Gallery. We
usually finish with a BBQ or similar. Trainees
organise their own activities from time to
time. A 2 day residential course is organised
for GPStRs at the start of their ST3 year. This
takes place in the lovely environment of
Bore Place near Sevenoaks. ‘Can’t we do this
more often?’ is the usual request!
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THE PROGRAMME
DIRECTORS IN THE
DARTFORD GP TRAINING
ROGRAMME AREA
Dr David Payne
David has been a GP in Shorne since 1992,
and a trainer since 2003. He enjoys the
long-term continuity of family practice, and
has an interest in audit. He started his role
as Programme Director in the summer of
2012. Interests outside medicine include
cycling and ornithology.
Dr Purnima Sharma
Dr Purnima Sharma is a full-time GP partner
in the Riverside Heritage Town of
Gravesend. She has been a trainer for seven
years and Programme Director since 2012.
She facilitates a lively and interactive VTS
half-day release programme and specialises
in Women’s Health. She is the Foundation
Training GP Tutor.
Dr Parag Pandya
Parag has been a GP in Swanscombe since
2006, and a Programme Director since 2013.
He enjoys community cardiology, family
planning and has an interest in health
services management.
He became a Fellow of the Royal College of
GPs in 2012. He organises ENT,
Ophthalmology and Dermatology Courses at
RCGP. Interests outside medicine include
playing badminton, cricket and hiking.
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WEST KENT
ABOUT MAIDSTONE
AND ROYAL
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
Maidstone is the county town of Kent 32
miles SE of London which is easily accessible
by road and rail (about 50-60 min).
Tunbridge Wells is a Spa Georgian town 38
miles SE of London also within ways reach
too by road or rail (about 50-60 minutes).
Both towns have a Theatre, cinema and
vibrant arts and cultural scene and some
excellent Pubs and places to eat and drink
coffee. If you are a Foodie, there are plenty
of Restaurants and Wine Bars. There are
tennis clubs, cricket clubs and lively cycling
clubs for those with sporting inclinations and
sailing at Bewl Water. For those who enjoy
retail therapy, Bluewater shopping and retail
destination is just 45 minutes away. Gatwick
Airport from Tunbridge Wells Is 45 minutes
by car and Maidstone about an hour. You
can escape to the Continent by Euro Star
from Ashford or Ebbsfleet in North Kent and
take the Euro Tunnel experience from
Folkestone. There are frequent Ferry
crossings from Dover about an hour's drive
away.
ABOUT THE MAIDSTONE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS
GP TRAINING PROGRAMME
The Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells schemes
are based around Maidstone and Tunbridge
Wells Hospitals, which form the MTW Trust.
Over the 3 year scheme you will soon get to
know your colleagues and build up a good
support network to help you through your
MRCGP and the 3 year rotation.
The Programme Directors facilitate the GP
Training Programme and work closely with
HEKSS through our Patch Dean Dr Debbie
Taylor. We are a multi-professional team
with backgrounds in either General Practice
or nursing. We work closely with our
Administrators who are vital to the smooth
running of the Programme. They are based
in the Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone
Academic Centres.
The majority of the hospital jobs are based
In the Trust's hospitals, or the Community
Mental Health Trust. In addition to the
major specialties of Medicine, A&E,
Paediatrics and O&G , training opportunities
for ST1s and ST2s may also include
Psychiatry and a specially designed post that
includes experience in Dermatology, ENT
and Ophthalmology. We are also lucky
enough to have posts at two local hospices
where some Trainees get invaluable
experience in Palliative Care. Trainees
currently have one placement in GP in their
first two years in the VTS. Our mix of jobs is
directly relevant to the GP curriculum and
will help you build your confidence in
handling the conditions you will encounter
in your Registrar (ST3) year.
For ST1 and ST2 Trainees, we offer regular
Learning Set meetings approximately 9
times per year.
The timetable for this varies depending on
which site you are based at. The Learning
Sets help you feel part of the GP Training
Scheme as you move through your hospital
rotations. The exact organisation of the
Learning Sets will depend on the locality.
We invite each training year to elect their
own ST representative who will be
encouraged to gather views and feedback
from Trainees in their year group on all
aspects of the Programme. We encourage
the representative to attend the Local
Faculty Groups as we value your
contributions and feedback. We endeavour
to respond to evaluations to ensure that out
Training remains flexible, current and
enjoyable tor all. The Half Day Release for
ST3s occurs on Wednesdays over 3 years, for
30 sessions per year. Each year group is
unique and works closely together, having
already got to know each other in hospital
rotations. The programme Is congruent with
the RCGP Curriculum and Is divided into
three phases: “Knowledge, Skills and
Attitude”. This is to enable the teaching
programme to mirror the changing learning
needs and assessments as the ST3 year
progresses. We are very fortunate in having
an extra Inter Training Programme
introducing Trainees to Clinical
Commissioning (Clinical Leadership in
Commissioning)- this is led by Dr Tony Jones
a GP Commissioner and is very well
evaluated .We are fortunate too to be able
to call upon local RCGP examiners to lead
sessions on consulting skills which is helpful
in preparing for the CSA module of the
MRCGP. The VTS also strives to help
Trainees prepare for the competitive jobmarket with sessions on CVs and interview
skills.
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THE PROGRAMME
DIRECTORS IN THE
MAIDSTONE GP
TRAINING ROGRAMME
AREA
The programme includes topics chosen by
GPStRs and these are often presented by
them too. We have consultants who present
their chosen specialties and we look at the
problems that might arise in general practice
settings. Hot topics are discussed and it is a
useful forum for discussion about difficult
patients or problems, when peer support
can be very beneficial. GPStRs form small
groups in order to work together on topics
for the CSA and AKT. We promote debate
and discussion for group learning. There is
often additional coaching to small groups or
individuals approaching the externally
marked MRCGP modules especially the CSA.
Some of the more challenging areas in GP
Training arise from looking at ourselves as
doctors, our interaction with patients in the
consultation and our multiple roles as
autonomous practitioner, team-member,
prescriber, gate-keeper, ethicist, employer
or employee. Often there aren’t right or
wrong answers, but we hope the VTS will
challenge you and help develop the skills to
find your own unique position. So whilst you
may be stretched, we strive to ensure a
relaxed, supportive and fun environment.
We are able to offer extra Workshops
according to the learning needs of individual
Trainees for example Linguistic Workshops.
The teaching programme in Tunbridge Wells
is complemented by our website
http://tunbridgewellsvts.org/ which holds
our calendar of events. We are currently in
the process of redeveloping this website.
Trainees are able to keep up-to-date with
VTS news and there is an archive of
teaching sessions and presentations for
Trainees to download.
There is an annual Residential for Trainees
which is an opportunity to allow Trainees to
learn together in a more relaxed and
creative environment.
At the end of the GP Training Programme
you will all be invited to the whole of HEKSS’
Prize giving Graduation Ceremony which has
proved to be a popular and lively event.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LYMr
Af9XwE&feature=youtu.be
Dr Jonty West
Jonty has been a Programme Director for
Maidstone VTS since 2010. His main
responsibilities are organising the
educational programme on Wednesday
afternoons for ST3s, as well as the monthly
teaching programme for ST1 and 2s (on
Wednesday mornings). He has been a
partner at West Malling Group Practice since
2005, and a GP trainer since 2008. He is also
an appraiser and lead appraiser for NHS
Kent and Medway. In his spare time he has
taken up running, and after completing
several half-marathons has now discovered
that a marathon is really too far!
Dr Richard Laurent
Richard has been a course
organiser/programme director for 17 years.
He oversees the rotas and placements of the
scheme and runs the Wednesday afternoon
GP Training Programme of teaching, He has
a particular interest in evidence based
learning and ethics. He is a GP Appraiser and
revalidation facilitator. He is senior partner
at a local training practice. Watch for his
cycle parked outside the Medical Education
Centre on a Wednesday afternoon.
Dr Cathy O’Leary
Cathy has been a GP Trainer since 2010 and
a Training Program Director since 2014. She
participates in the organization and running
of the VTS Wednesday afternoon teaching,
and also co-ordinates the foundation
placements in general practice and the
professional development of the GP Trainers
in the area. Cathy has a Diploma in Medical
Education and Strategic Leadership and
working towards an MSc in the same. She is
a partner at a local training practice, and is
also a GP Appraiser/Revalidation facilitator.
Cathy has an interest in Medical Education
and also Dermatological Surgery.
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THE PROGRAMME DIRECTORS IN THE TUNBRIDGE
WELLS GP TRAINING AREA ARE:
Dr Richard Estall
Richard qualified from Oxford and Bart’s in
1992, and subsequently did his GP training
on the Royal Free VTS. He worked as a GP
Principal in London for 11 years, before
moving to Kent in June 2008. He is now a
3/4 time partner in Marden. He became a
Programme Director in 2008. He also works
as an Appraiser and is involved with the
formation of the local GP Federations. His
interests include sport of all types, but the
current obsession is cycling, which is his
excuse for the odd appearance at the
Medical Education Centre wearing lycra!
Dr Mark Hambly
Mark trained at St George’s Hospital in
South West London. He is trained as a GP
on the Epsom VTS and subsequently did an
MSc in Medical Leadership and
Management at Brighton Business School
and West Sussex PCT. He moved to
Tunbridge Wells in 2012 and is a partner at
Rusthall Medical Centre. In 2015 he became
a Programme Director.
Mark has a slightly unusual professional
background for a GP, having worked in both
the Royal Navy, who sponsored his first
degree in Engineering, and in Corporate
Finance, prior to leaving the city to study
Medicine.
In his spare time, which is limited with three
small children, he enjoys singing, almost all
sports and reading.
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KENT LOCAL EDUCATION
PROVIDERS
THE LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS IN KENT ARE:
There are a number of Local Education
Providers (e.g. Acute NHS Hospital Trusts,
NHS Psychiatric Trusts) in Kent that provide
placements for GPStRs in the HEKSS GP
School Placements in hospital posts are
currently of 4 months duration.
DARTFORD & GRAVESHAM
NHS TRUST
MEDWAY NHS FOUNDATION
TRUST
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Darent Valley Hospital
EAST KENT HOSPITALS
UNIVERSITY NHS
FOUNDATION TRUST
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Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Canterbury
Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother
Hospital Margate
William Harvey Hospital Ashford
KENT AND MEDWAY NHS &
SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP
TRUST (PSYCHIATRY)
THE LIONS HOSPICE,
GRAVESEND (HOSPICE)
MAIDSTONE & TUNBRIDGE
WELLS NHS TRUST
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•
Maidstone Hospital
Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury
Medway Maritime Hospital
PILGRIMS HOSPICE,
CANTERBURY (HOSPICE)
THE RANGE OF HOSPITAL
POSTS INCLUDED IN THE
PROGRAMMES:
Accident and Emergency; Paediatrics;
Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Palliative Care;
Trauma and Orthopaedics; Ophthalmology;
Rheumatology; Psychiatry; General
Medicine; Endocrinology and Diabetes;
Cardiology; Respiratory Medicine;
Gastroenterology and Stroke Care
More information about the Trusts and
hospitals appears below with the GP
Training programmes they provide
placements for.
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DARTFORD & GRAVESHAM
NHS TRUST
GP Training Programme Area: Dartford
OVERVIEW OF TRAINING AT THE TRUST
Address
Darenth Wood Road
Dartford
Kent
DA2 8DA
Switchboard
Telephone Number
01322 428100
Website
www.dvh.nhs.uk/
www.dartfordvts.org
Darent Valley is uniquely placed just outside
the M25, i.e. “in the country”, yet within 20
minutes of central London (via St Pancras).
Our catchment is wide and varied with both
socially excluded patients mixing with those
of greater affluence. This provides a very
wide group of patients for trainees to learn
from and this is dealt with in greater detail
below.
We are a new-looking but well established
unit, built in 2000, and provide all those
services expected in a district general-type
environment, and some more specialist as
well, e.g. recurrent miscarriage, complex
minimal access surgery.
Public transport access is very good with fast
and reliable services for both staff and
patients. Being located so close to the M25
allows trainees from further afield to
commute daily rather than weekly, as they
do for some other units. A further advantage
that has been mentioned is our close
proximity to Bluewater Shopping Centre.
KEY INDIVIDUALS
Director of Medical Education
Dr Ali Bokari
Medical Education Manager
Mrs Claire Nottage
GP Faculty Medical Education Officer
Mrs Tracy Jollie
Training Programme Directors
Dr Parag Pandya
Dr David Payne
Dr Purnima Sharma
The on-site modern accommodation rooms
are available to all staff at a competitive rate
for short or long term bookings.
The new Simulation and Skills Suite opened
in February 2012 and includes the Simman
3G, state of the art mannequin, two
obstetric pelvises, for natural deliveries, two
neonatal resuscitation mannequins and four
birthing simulators. The simulation
experience is captured with live relays to
viewing rooms and play back facility for
debriefing.
The library is based within the Philip Farrant
Education Centre. Services include general
literature enquiries and searches,
information skills training and electronic
resources.
The Trust is fully committed to training and
development all of its staff and has strong
links with Guys, Kings and St Thomas’
Medical School, the Universities of
Greenwich and Canterbury, and the South
Thames Foundation School.
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EAST KENT HOSPITALS
UNIVERSITY NHS
FOUNDATION TRUST
Kent & Canterbury Hospital
GP Training Programme Area: East Kent
Address
Ethelbert Road
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 3NG
Switchboard
Telephone Number
01227 766877
Website
www.ekhuft.nhs.uk
East Kent Hospitals University NHS
Foundation Trust is one of the largest
hospital Trusts in the country, with more
than 7,000 staff serving a local population
exceeding of around 720,500 people and
provides integrated patient care in East Kent
with over 80 clinical specialties. Established
on 1st April 1999, East Kent Hospitals
University NHS Foundation Trust has three
acute hospitals at Canterbury, Ashford and
Margate, with smaller hospitals in Dover and
Folkestone. The Trust has invested in an
extensive development programme in its
services and buildings. At Kent & Canterbury
Hospital these include: a £1.5million
investment in robotic surgery, a state-ofthe-art day surgery centre, dermatology
centre, endoscopy suite, a new aseptic suite
and robotic automation for pharmacy, a
unique Children’s Assessment Centre and
extensive ward refurbishments. It is home to
one of just 21 specialist haemophilia centres
in the UK and is the local centre for inpatient
urology, vascular and renal services.
Neurology services are also centralised on
this site.
KEY INDIVIDUALS
Dr Prathibha Bandipalyam
Clinical Tutor
Dr Martin Mayall
Mrs June Toms
A purpose-built endovascular theatre,
believed to be the first of its kind in England,
was opened at Kent & Canterbury Hospital.
The state-of-the-art facility allows highly
complex diagnostic procedures and
operations, including endovascular stenting
of aortic aneurysms (an alternative to open
surgery). The critical care service was
expanded from five beds to six intensive
care beds and four high dependency beds,
and is supporting the new vascular theatre.
Canterbury is a beautiful historic city with a
large student and tourist population. Kent &
Canterbury has a tradition of being a
popular and friendly hospital for trainees
and we also have 3rd year and 5th year
medical students from King’s College London
Medical School.
Based on this, in August 2008, the Trust
achieved University teaching status.
In 2010 East Kent Hospitals University NHS
Foundation Trust was awarded ‘Trust of the
Year 2010’ by healthcare information
organisation Dr Foster. Dr Foster measures
healthcare across a range of different areas
that are important to patients on behalf of
the Government. At the end of last year it
named EKHUT as the best performing Trust
in the country.
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EAST KENT HOSPITALS
UNIVERSITY NHS
FOUNDATION TRUST
William Harvey Hospital
Address
Kennington Road
Willesborough
Ashford
Kent
TN24 0LZ
Switchboard
Telephone Number
01233 633331
Website
www.ekhuft.nhs.uk
The William Harvey Hospital in Ashford,
Kent, is one of three acute hospitals forming
the East Kent Hospitals University NHS
Foundation Trust covering a total catchment
area of approximately 720,500 people. The
Trust provides a comprehensive range of
acute and specialist services and works in
partnership with Mid Kent Healthcare NHS
Trust for provision of oncology services. The
William Harvey Hospital is a district general
hospital undergoing continual expansion as
it is sited within a designated growth area.
The hospital is located on the outskirts of
Ashford close to the Ashford International
Station and adjacent to the M20. It has 488
beds and covers General Medicine (including
Coronary Care Unit), General Surgery,
Trauma and Orthopaedics, Paediatrics
including special care and a neonatal
intensive care unit, Obstetrics and
Gynaecology, ENT and Ophthalmology.
There is an X-ray Department and the East
Kent Pathology Department and
Microbiology Department is based here.
KEY INDIVIDUALS
Dr Bandipalyam Prathibha
Clinical Tutor
Dr Sarah Birks
Mr Rags Subramaniam
Mrs June Toms
Recent developments include new robotic
facilities both in the Pathology Department
and Pharmacy. William Harvey Hospital has
a dedicated stroke unit, which undertakes
thrombolysis for acute stroke and is the Kent
centre for PCI. The cardiac catheter
laboratory also undertakes therapeutic
interventions including angiograms and
angioplasties, permanent pacemaker
insertions and intraventricular defibrillator
insertions. An extra laboratory is being built
on the site. Cardio-thoracic surgeons visit
the hospital every fortnight to hold joint
meeting with cardiologists and discuss cases.
This became the Kent Cardiac centre for
primary angioplasty in 2010. There is a
satellite Renal Dialysis centre and the
hospital has the single Head & Neck unit
which includes ENT and Ophthalmology
services. There is a dedicated Day Surgery
unit (Channel day surgery), as well as
dedicated Endoscopy and Chemotherapy
(Celia Blakey) units. The Intensive Care unit
has four dedicated intensivists and is
accredited for specialist intensive care
training. The A&E Unit is open 24 hours a
day and includes a 5 Bay Resuscitation area,
separate Paediatric Waiting Room with 4
self-contained bays. There is a Minor Injury
unit staffed by nurse practitioners and a
Bereaved Relatives Lounge. In A&E there are
trained Teams in ATLS, Trauma, ALS and
Cardiac Arrest. These deal with all major
trauma, acute medical, surgical and
gynaecological emergencies. There is a
helicopter site for HEMS and Police
Helicopter.
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Most medical patients are admitted to
either the Clinical Decision Unit (CDU) or
directly to the Coronary Care Unit. Staff
within the Medical Unit are responsible for
all acute medical admissions, regardless of
age, and care provided by the physicians
includes the specialties of Cardiology,
Respiratory Medicine, Gastroenterology,
Diabetes & endocrinology, Rheumatology
and Geriatric medicine as well as a Renal
satellite unit. Integrated care pathways for
management of chest pain, stroke and other
medical emergencies are used on the wards
and in the CDU. There is an active teaching
programme based at the William Harvey
Education Centre. Peer teaching sessions are
encouraged and there is an active
programme for recognition of teaching skills
and contribution. There is an active social
life with involvement of medical students,
junior and senior doctors, including a
Christmas party organised by the students
for all staff.
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EAST KENT HOSPITALS
UNIVERSITY NHS
FOUNDATION TRUST
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital
Address
St Peter’s Road
Margate
Kent
CT9 4AN
Switchboard
Telephone Number
01843 225544
Website
www.ekhuft.nhs.uk
East Kent Hospitals University NHS
Foundation Trust, established in 1999, is one
of the largest hospital Trusts in England,
with five hospitals and several outpatient
facilities across East Kent and Medway. For
more information, please go to our website
www.ekhuft.nhs.uk.
In 2010 East Kent Hospitals University NHS
Foundation Trust was awarded ‘Trust of the
Year 2010’ by healthcare information
organisation Dr Foster. Dr Foster measures
healthcare across a range of different areas
that are important to patients on behalf of
the Government.
Based in the picturesque seaside town of
Margate, the Queen Elizabeth the Queen
Mother Hospital has recently benefited from
a major development and refurbishment
programme, with new facilities including a
state-of-the-art cancer centre, an additional
operating theatre, new children’s ward, new
special care baby unit and outpatients
building. The maternity department has also
been refurbished with extra facilities.
KEY INDIVIDUALS
Dr Prathibha Bandipalyam
Clinical Tutor
Miss Elizabeth Sharp
Mr Rags Subramaniam
Mrs June Toms
The hospital is also home to a state-of-theart heart centre, containing a £3.6 million
operating theatre for specialist diagnostic
procedures and up-to-date facilities for the
hospital’s cardiology department. There is
also a new dedicated Clinical Skills Lab
within the Education Centre and the
educational library has just been
modernised, extended and refurbished to
provide textbook learning resources as well
as electronic and internet-based resources,
which are available 24/7 with key fob access.
There is also a new High Fidelity Simulation
Suite established for enhancing the learning
opportunities for doctors in training.
Simulation training is actively encouraged
within the Trust and Hospital for doctors as
part of improving patient safety and trainee
doctors’ competencies.
Margate itself is a popular, up and coming
town with plenty of nightlife, a multi-million
pound casino, cinemas, theatres and an
enviable coastline, some of which is perfect
for watersports such as surfing and jetskiing. The new multi-million pound Turner
Contemporary Gallery is also a major
cultural and artistic venue which is within a
short distance from the Hospital in Margate.
Shopping and recreational facilities attract
people from across the area and transport
links to London are quick, direct and
frequent. Travelling to Ramsgate,
Canterbury, Ashford and West Kent is also
straightforward, allowing you the freedom
to explore more of Kent at your leisure. It is
easy to see why East Kent is becoming so
popular - all the attractions without the
London prices or stress.
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MAIDSTONE & TUNBRIDGE
WELLS NHS TRUST
Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells
Hospital, Pembury & GP Training Practices in
the localities of Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells
GP Training Programme Area: Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells
Contact details can be found
on the next page
KEY INDIVIDUALS
Dr Garth Sommerville
Clinical Tutor
Dr Paul Reynolds (Tunbridge Wells Hospital)
Dr Bet Mishra (Maidstone Hospital)
Strategic Medical Education Manager
Mrs Chris White
Deputy Medical Education Manager
Mrs Cherry Taylor
Maidstone Academic Centre Manager
Mrs Anita Mann
Websites
www.me.mtw.nhs.uk
www.mtw.nhs.uk
Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a
large acute hospital Trust providing a full
range of general hospital services to 500,000
people in West Kent and East Sussex. Its two
main hospitals are Maidstone, situated in
Kent’s county town and the Tunbridge Wells
Hospital at Pembury, some 18 miles away
.The GP Training Scheme is supported by a
team of Programme Directors and GP
Training Scheme administrators who are
available for help and guidance.
Kent is known as the garden of England for
very good reason. Both sites have easy
access to London (less than an hour away),
Gatwick Airport, the Channel Tunnel and the
South Coast. Both Maidstone and Tunbridge
Wells are well known old historical towns
with very good social venues, excellent and
varied restaurants and local amenities.
There are good road and bus links between
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells sites with
free bus services also available.
The 400 bed Hospital at Maidstone provides
elective care for complex Colorectal,
Gynaecological Oncology, Urology and
Upper GI surgery. It provides a tertiary
referral for Kent and in-patient specialties
include General Medicine, Paediatrics,
Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Care of the
Elderly, Clinical Haematology, Trauma
&Orthopedics and Ophthalmology. The
hospital is also the main base for Kent
Cancer Centre.
The Trust has a reputation for having a
friendly atmosphere and a strong
educational ethos. Significant amounts of
money have been invested in education by
the Trust and education has a high profile at
Board and Chief Executive level. Both
hospital sites benefit from friendly and
modern Education Centres, which house the
latest learning, Simulation and Clinical Skills
facilities. Both Centres have excellent library
facilities with 24 hour access.
The 512 bed Tunbridge Wells Hospital is the
only all single room NHS hospital in the
country with individual en-suite rooms for
all patients. The hospital acts as a level two
trauma centre. All emergency surgery is
performed on this site in a state of the art
facility. It is one of the most technologically
advanced hospitals ever built. As well as
offering a wide range of acute services, the
hospital will also act as the hub for women
and children’s services and emergency
surgery in Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells.
Outside of work there is a vibrant social life,
including Pay Day themed outings and
regular Mess nights, a Winter and Summer
Ball, Christmas Revue and annual cricket
match against the consultants.
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Hospitals
Tonbridge Road
Pembury
Tunbridge Wells
Kent, TN2 4QJ
Maidstone Hospital
Hermitage Lane
Maidstone
Kent, ME16 9QQ
01892 823535
01622 729000
Education Centres
Education & Training Centre
Level -2
Tonbridge Road
Pembury
Kent, TN2 4QJ
01892 635757
Academic Centre
Maidstone Hospital
Hermitage Lane
Maidstone
Kent, ME16 9QQ
01622 224459
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KENT AND MEDWAY NHS
AND SOCIAL CARE
PARTNERSHIP TRUST (KMPT)
GP Training Programme Areas: Dartford, Medway, Maidstone, Pembury/Tunbridge Wells,
Canterbury, Ashford and Thanet
ABOUT THE TRUST
KMPT Trust Headquarters
The Kent and Medway NHS and
Social Care
Partnership Trust HQ
Farm Villa
Hermitage Lane
Maidstone
Kent, ME16 9PH
Switchboard
Telephone Number
01622 724100
Website
www.kmpt.nhs.uk
KEY INDIVIDUALS
Directors of Medical Education:
Dr M. Aamer Sarfraz
Locality Tutors:
Dr Hina Agha (MTW)
Dr Tony Beirne (Dartford)
Dr Mallika Sundaram (Medway)
Dr Maria Agundez (East Kent)
Angela Pendleton
GP Administrator for Psychiatry
Laura Griffiths
Kelie Jest
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care
Partnership Trust provides mental health
and social care services for Kent in
partnership with Kent County Council. In
Medway, we work closely with the local
unitary authority to provide joined-up health
and social care services. As one of the larger
mental health trusts in the country, we
cover an area of 1,450 sq miles and serve 1.7
million people across Kent and Medway. The
Trust’s income is £173m with 3,260 staff,
and a further 230 staff seconded from Kent
County Council, providing a range of mental
health and other specialist services from
approx. 50 sites.
Our services are predominantly provided
from key urban centres including Maidstone,
Medway, Tunbridge Wells and Canterbury,
but we provide a range of services in
community locations, reflecting the urban
and rural mix of the area. The Trust has also
introduced telemedicine to enhance
accessibility. Since April 2013, the former
Primary Care Trusts have been replaced by
eight Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)
which commission the majority of services
that we provide. Last year we cared for
nearly 50,000 people, involving more than
half a million contacts.
PSYCHIATRY
Mental Health is about the way you think
and feel and your ability to deal with
stresses in day to day life. Good mental
health can be described as a balanced sense
of wellbeing. Psychiatric problems, can,
without support and treatment, have a
serious impact on the individual, their
relatives/carers and the society.
Psychiatric disorders can afflict anyone, and
one in four people will experience a mental
health problem at some point in their lives.
According to NHS Choices, every year in the
UK, more than 250,000 people are admitted
to psychiatric hospitals.
Mixed anxiety and depression is the most
common mental disorder in Britain and
women are more likely to have been treated
for a psychiatric problem than men. You can
find more details about psychiatric disorders
on websites including those of the Royal
College of Psychiatrists and the Mental
Health Foundation.
TRUST SERVICES
KMPT provides a number of different
psychiatric services to people of all ages
living in Kent and Medway. Most of these
are provided through:
•
Inpatient units
•
Outpatient units
•
Community teams
Community, inpatient and outpatient
services are generally split into services for
adults and services for older people over
local areas. There are specialist Child and
Adolescent Mental Health Service in west
Kent. In addition to the community
inpatient and outpatient services for
different age groups, KMPT also provides a
number of specialist services across the
county including forensic and learning
disability services.
KMPT as a Local Education Provider offers a
variety of GP training posts as part of the
secondary care training programmes
organised via the District General Hospitals,
namely, Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust,
Medway NHS Foundation Trust, Maidstone
& Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust and East Kent
Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.
Each acute trust has an allocated number of
posts for Psychiatry and the relevant trust
will liaise with us for up to date placement
information. The psychiatry placements are
spread across a large geographical area and
are mostly community based. For further
information on locations of these
placements, please contact our Medical
Education Manager.
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MEDWAY NHS
FOUNDATION TRUST
Medway Maritime Hospital
Address
Windmill Road
Gillingham
Kent, ME7 5NY
Switchboard
Telephone Number
01634 830000
Website
www.medway.nhs.uk
KEY INDIVIDUALS
Directors of Medical Education:
Dr Tariq Hussain and Mr Jeremy Davisi
Clinical Tutor:
Dr Nasar Ben-Ramadan
Medway Maritime Hospital is located within
the Medway Towns, South East England.
Gillingham is one of five towns situated
along the banks of the River Medway; they
also include the historic town of Rochester
and Chatham. Chatham Dockyard
developments include luxury “marina”
apartments and social amenities such as
cinemas, eateries and bowling. With
excellent national and international
transport links, affordable housing and
fantastic schools Medway can offer an
exceedingly good work/life balance.
Medway Maritime Hospital is the largest
single site hospital in Kent. It employs over
4,225 staff and serves an increasing
population, seeing over 400,000 patients
each year. The Trust has a new substantive
Chief Executive, Lesley Dwyer who has many
years’ experience in healthcare and is
leading the trust forward with the senior
executive team. Within the postgraduate
team are dedicated Directors of Medical
Education who are extremely committed to
the training and support of doctors whilst
putting patient safety at the heart of the
service. Trainees can expect a supportive,
stimulating and nurturing learning
environment in all specialties.
Mrs Carol Atkins
GP Administrator
Ms Christine Oliver
Medway was one of the first Trusts in the
country to achieve Practice Plus status for
Improving Working Lives and has developed
clear vision and values to ensure that it is
the first choice for patients and staff. The
Medway GP Faculty was recognised for its
achievements working and supporting
Trainees in Difficulty at a local level
whenever necessary.
The Medway Maritime Hospital site is home
to the Macmillan Cancer Care unit, the West
Kent vascular centre, a state-of-the-art
obstetrics theatre suite, the neonatal
intensive care unit, a foetal medicine centre,
a dedicated stroke unit and the West Kent
centre for urology.
To find out more about Medway NHS Trust,
please visit their website at
www.medway.nhs.uk
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THE LIONS HOSPICE
GP Training Programme Area: Medway
ABOUT THE LIONS HOSPICE
Address
Coldharbour Road,
Northﬂeet,
Kent, DA11 7HQ
Switchboard
Telephone Number
01474 320007
The Lions Hospice provides specialist
palliative or hospice care for those people
with life shortening illnesses. Whilst many of
our patients have cancer, we also offer care
to those with other illnesses such as motor
neurone disease, end stage organ failure,
pulmonary disease and many more. Care is
offered as an in-patient or on a day care
basis for symptom control, care at the end
of life, complex psycho- social support and
rehabilitation.
Patients stay on average for two weeks.
Because of the need for our services we
cannot offer long term nursing care in the
Hospice.
In addition to clinical treatments, individuals
are provided with a range of activities,
services and complementary therapies to
build confidence and improve quality of life.
The Hospice also provides care, advice and
support for families and friends of our
patients during their illness and into
bereavement.
The Hospice has a team of doctors
experienced in palliative care led by our
medical director. The Hospice also has a
team of specialist qualified nurses, social
workers, complementary therapists,
chaplains, activity co-ordinator,
bereavement counsellors and many more all
with the aim of giving our patients and their
families what they need when they need it.
Patients are referred by general
practitioners, hospital doctors, community
nurses or Ellenor nurses.
The Hospice has a twelve bed In-patient
unit, which cares for over 300 patients a
year. The team aims to improve the
patient’s situation and support people so
they can return home if possible.
The Hospice also offers day therapy for up to
twenty patients on four days a week. The
day therapy team are able to support
patients undergoing blood transfusions,
needing dressings or who wish to receive
complementary therapies.
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PILGRIMS HOSPICE
ABOUT PILGRIMS HOSPICE
Address
56 London Road
Canterbury
Kent, CT2 8JA
Switchboard
Telephone Number
01227 459700
The Pilgrims Hospice is an independent
charity and the principal provider of
specialist palliative care in east Kent.
Pilgrims Hospice, Canterbury is our founding
hospice and was opened in June 1982 by Her
Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen
Mother.
Our specialist teams offer physical, social
and spiritual support to those facing lifethreatening illness. These services are
extended to the families and carers of the
patients in our care. The Multi- Professional
Team is led by our Medical Consultants in
Specialist Palliative Care and include the
joint expertise of doctors, nurses, social
workers, counsellors, physiotherapists,
chaplains and complementary therapists.
Refurbished in 2003, it has an inpatient
unit of 16 beds and provision for
approximately 20 day hospice patients per
day open 2 days a week.
The hospice, which is situated on London
Road, off the Rheims Way, stands within its
own beautiful grounds, set back from a large
three storey building that houses
administration, education facilities and a
library.
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Training Practices in the East Kent GP Training Programme Area
Programme Area
Surgery
Address
Town
Town
Post Code
Please note: Some Practices details appear in more than one programme as Trainers may attend different Trainer Groups
East Kent
Balmoral Surgery
Canada Road
Walmer
Deal, Kent
CT14 7EQ
East Kent
Canterbury Health Centre
26 Old Dover Road
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 3JB
East Kent
Canterbury Medical Practice
Patrixbourne Road
Bridge
Canterbury, Kent
CT4 5BL
East Kent
Cedars Surgery
24 Marine Road
Walmer
Deal, Kent
CT14 7DN
East Kent
Charing Surgery
Hither Field
Charing
Ashford, Kent
TN27 0HZ
East Kent
Cossington House Surgery
51 Cossington Road
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 3HX
East Kent
Dr Jm Ribchester & Partners
Harbour Street
Whitstable
Kent
CT5 1BZ
East Kent
East Cliff Medical Practice
Dumpton Park Drive
Ramsgate
Kent
CT11 8AD
East Kent
Estuary View Medical Centre
Estuary View Business Park
Boorman Way
Whitstable, Kent
CT5 3SE
East Kent
Faversham Health Centre
Bank Street
Faversham
Kent
ME13 8QR
East Kent
Hamstreet Surgery
Ruckinge Road
Hamstreet
Kent
TN26 2NJ
East Kent
Ivy Court Surgery
Recreation Ground Road
Tenterden
Kent
TN30 6RB
East Kent
Kingsnorth Medical Practice
Ashford Road
Kingsnorth
Ashford, Kent
TN23 3ED
East Kent
Minster Surgery
75 HighStreet
Minster
Nr Ramsgate, Kent
CT12 4AB
East Kent
New Dover Road Surgery
10 New Dover Road
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 3AP
East Kent
New Hayesbank Surgery
Bybrook
Kennington
Nr Ashford, Kent
TN24 9JZ
East Kent
Newton Road Surgery
Newton Place
Newton Road
Faversham, Kent
ME13 8FM
East Kent
Northgate Medical Practice
1 Northgate
Canterbury
Kent
CT2 1WL
East Kent
Sandgate Road Surgery
180 Sandgate Road
Folkestone
Kent
CT20 2HN
East Kent
Sellindge Surgery
Main Road
Sellindge
Kent
TN25 6JX
East Kent
St Anne's Group Practice
161 Station Road
Herne Bay
Kent
CT6 5NF
East Kent
St James' Surgery
Harold Street
Dover
Kent
CT16 1SF
East Kent
Sturry Surgery
53 Island Road
Sturry
Canterbury, Kent
CT2 0EF
East Kent
Sydenham House Medical Centre Mill Court
Ashford
Kent
TN24 8DN
East Kent
The Grange Practice
The Montefiore Medical Centre
Dumpton Park Drive Ramsgate, Kent
CT11 8AD
East Kent
The New Surgery
128 Canterbury Road
Folkestone
Kent
CT19 5SR
East Kent
The Park Surgery
116 Kings Road
Herne Bay
Kent
CT6 5RE
East Kent
Union Row Surgery
Union Row
Margate
Kent
CT9 1PP
East Kent
University Medical Centre
Giles Lane
Canterbury
Kent
CT2 7PB
East Kent
Willesborough Health Ctr
Bentley Road
Willesborough
Ashford, Kent
TN24 0HZ
East Kent
Woodchurch Surgery
Front Road
Woodchurch
Ashford, Kent
TN26 3SF
East Kent
Wye Surgery
Oxenturn Road
Wye
Ashford, Kent
TN25 5AY
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Training Practices in the Medway GP Training Programme Area
Programme Area
Surgery
Address
Town
Town
Post Code
Medway
City Way Medical Practice
65-67 City Way
Rochester
Kent
ME1 2AY
Medway
City Way Medical Practice
65-67 City Way
Rochester
Kent
ME1 2AY
Medway
Grovehurst Surgery
Grovehurst Road
Kemsley
Sittingbourne, Kent
ME10 2ST
Medway
Highcliffe Medical Practice
Hermitage Road
Higham
Rochester, Kent
ME3 7DB
Medway
Memorial Medical Centre
Bell Road
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME10 4XX
Medway
Riverside Medical Practice
Ferry Road
Halling
Kent
ME2 1NP
Medway
St Georges Medical Centre
55 St George's Avenue
SHEERNESS
Kent
ME12 1QU
Medway
The Churchill Clinic
94 Churchill Avenue
Chatham
Kent
ME5 0DL
Medway
The Parks Medical Practice
Parkside Surgery
Cliffe Wood
Rochester, Kent
ME3 8HX
Medway
Thorndike Surgery
Longley Road
Rochester
Kent
ME1 2TH
Medway
Walderslade Village Surgery
62a Robin Hood Lane
Walderslade
Chatham, Kent
ME5 9LD
Medway
Woodlands Family Practice
Woodlands Road
Gillingham
Kent
ME7 2BU
Training Practices in the Medway GP Training Programme Area
Programme Area
Surgery
Address
Town
Town
Post Code
Dartford
Dartford East Health Centre
Pilgrims Way
Dartford
Kent
DA1 1QY
Dartford
Downs Way Medical Practice
Worcester Close
Istead Rise
Gravesend, Kent
DA13 9LB
Dartford
Gravesend Medical Centre
1 New Swan Yard
Gravesend
Kent
DA12 2EN
Dartford
Horsman's Place Surgery
Instone Road
Dartford
Kent
DA1 2SR
Dartford
Ingleton Surgery
84 Ingleton Road
Welling
Kent
DA16 2JZ
Dartford
Jubilee Medical Centre
36 Station Road
Longfield
Kent
DA3 7QD
Dartford
Lowfield Medical Centre
65-67 Lowfield Street
Dartford
Kent
DA1 1HP
Dartford
Meopham Medical Centre
Wrotham Road
Meopham
Kent
DA13 0AH
Dartford
Old Road West Surgery
30 Old Road West
Gravesend
Kent
DA11 0LL
Dartford
Pelham Medical Practice
17 Pelham Road
Gravesend
Kent
DA11 0HN
Dartford
Swanscombe Health Centre
Southfleet Road
Swanscombe
Kent
DA10 0BF
Dartford
Temple Hill Surgery
St Edmunds Church
St Edmunds Road
Dartford, Kent
DA1 5ND
Dartford
The Oaks Partnership
Nightingale Way
Swanley
Kent
BR8 7UP
Dartford
The Orchard Practice
Tower Road
Dartford
Kent
DA1 2HA
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Training Practices in the Maidstone GP Training Programme Area
Programme Area
Surgery
Address
Town
Town
Post Code
Maidstone
Bearsted Medical Practice
Yeoman Lane
Bearstead
Maidstone, Kent
ME14 4DS
Maidstone
Blackthorn Medical Centre
St Andrew's Road
Maidstone
Kent
ME16 9AN
Maidstone
Borough Green Medical Practice
Quarry Hill Road
Borough Green
Kent
TN15 8RQ
Maidstone
College Practice
50/52 College Road
Maidstone
Kent
ME15 6SB
Maidstone
Headcorn Surgery
Grigg Lane
Headcorn
Kent
TN27 9AA
Maidstone
Len Valley Practice
Groom Way
Lenham
Kent
ME17 2QF
Maidstone
Mote Medical Practice
St Saviour's Road
Maidstone
Kent
ME15 9FL
Maidstone
The Medical Centre
10a Northumberland Court
Maidstone
Kent
ME15 7LN
Maidstone
Snodland Medical Practice
Catts Alley
Malling Road
Snodland. Kent
ME6 5SN
Maidstone
The Vine Medical Centre
13 Tonbridge Road
Maidstone
Kent
ME16 8RL
Maidstone
Thornhills Medical Group
Larkfield
Aylesford
Kent
ME20 6QJ
Maidstone
West Malling Group Practice
Milverton
116 High Street
West Malling, Kent
ME19 6NE
Training Practices in the Tunbridge Wells GP Training Programme Area
Programme Area
Surgery
Address
Town
Town
Post Code
Tunbridge Wells
Amherst Medical Centre
21 St Botolph's Road
Tunbridge Wells
Belmont Surgery
Wadhurst
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN13 3AG
Kent
TN5 6BJ
Tunbridge Wells,
Kent
Tunbridge Wells,
Kent
Tunbridge Wells
Clanricarde Medical Centre
Abbey Court
St John's Road
TN4 9TF
Tunbridge Wells
Groombridge and Hartfield
Medical Group
The Nook, Withyham Road
Groombridge
Tunbridge Wells
Grosvenor Medical Centre
23 Upper Grosvenor Road
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
Tunbridge Wells
Hildenborough Medical Group
Westwood
Tonbridge Road
Hildenborough, Kent TN11 9HL
Tunbridge Wells
Kingswood Surgery
Kingswood Road
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN2 4UJ
Tunbridge Wells
Marden Medical Centre
Church Green
Marden
Kent
TN12 9HP
Tunbridge Wells
Rusthall Medical Centre
Nellington Road
Rusthall
Tunbridge Wells,
Kent
TN4 8UW
Tunbridge Wells
Tonbridge Medical Group
64 Pembury Road
Tonbridge
Kent
TN9 2JG
Tunbridge Wells
Warders Medical Centre
East Street
Tonbridge
Kent
TN9 1LA
Tunbridge Wells
Waterfield House
186 Henwood Green Road
Pembury
Kent
TN2 2DD
Tunbridge Wells
Westerham Practice
Market Square
Westerham
Kent
TN16 1RB
Tunbridge Wells
Woodlands Health Centre
Allington Road
Paddock Wood
Tonbridge, Kent
TN12 6AX
TN3 9QP
TN1 2DX
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SURREY
ABOUT SURREY
Surrey has a population of approximately
1.1 million people. Due to its proximity to
London there are many commuter towns
and villages in Surrey, the population
density is high and the area is more affluent
than many other parts of the UK. Surrey is
the most densely populated county after
Greater London, the metropolitan counties
and Bristol. Much of the north east of the
county is an urban area contiguous to
Greater London.
“The Surrey Hills Area of
Outstanding Natural
Beauty is one of 36
nationally protected
landscapes in England,
having equal landscape
status and protection to
a National Park.”
The county of Surrey borders Greater
London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, and
Hampshire.
Surrey is also England’s most wooded
county. Its desirability as a place to live,
work and visit is closely linked to its pleasant
rural environment. The Surrey Hills Area of
Outstanding Natural Beauty is one of 36
nationally protected landscapes in England,
having equal landscape status and
protection to a National Park. One of the
first landscapes to be designated as such, in
1958, it has a diverse and rich landscape the hills themselves embrace an amazing
variety of countryside, from the rolling chalk
downs of yew and box woodland and flower
rich grasslands, to the acid heaths and
woodland of the Greensand Hills that rise to
form the highest point in South East England
at Leith Hill. These offer some of South East
England’s most beautiful and accessible
countryside, with an extensive footpath
network, open commons, breath-taking
views, attractive market towns and villages
and much more.
The West Surrey patch contains 3 GP
Training Programme areas: Chertsey,
Frimley and Guildford.
Administratively, Surrey is split into two
Patches, East Surrey and West Surrey.
The East Surrey patch contains 2 GP
Programme Training areas: East
Surrey/Crawley (known as CRESH) and
Epsom.
There are two Associate GP Deans for
Surrey; Dr Chris Warwick is the Associate GP
Dean for East Surrey. Dr Bob Ward joined
the HEKSS team as Associate GP Dean for
West Surrey in 2013. The Associate GP
Deans combine their work as GPs in the area
with that for HEKSS. They, and the GP
Programme Directors and GP Trainers are
administratively supported by the Surrey
Patch Manager who is currently based fulltime at the HEKSS office in Russell Square.
In West Surrey, there are the towns of
Camberley, Ashford (Middlesex), Woking,
and rural areas of Surrey together with
Aldershot and Farnborough on the
Hampshire borders. The towns of Frimley
and Camberley are located towards the west
of the region and both towns have good rail
and road connections to London and out to
the West. Close by are the River Thames and
the historic towns of Windsor and Eton,
together with Windsor Great Park. The
Magna Carta was signed at a spot nearby.
Farnborough is famous for its annual
airshow and Aldershot has a long association
with the British Army. Guildford is often
ranked as one of the safest and desirable
towns in which to live in the UK. It has good
shopping, and is surrounded by attractive
countryside. The smaller towns all have
good rail and road connections to London,
and the area is close to Heathrow airport.
In East Surrey, there are the towns of
Caterham, Redhill, Dorking and Reigate and
rural areas of Surrey, as well as Epsom
(famous for its racecourse and its Downs)
and Leatherhead. Dorking is known for its
range of antique shops and Reigate has a
large number of restaurants. Crawley is a
large town with excellent entertainment
provision including a large cinema complex.
The North Downs cross the patch and there
is good walking country and many historic
houses, gardens and
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National Trust properties. The towns of
Crawley and Horsham are both in the county
of Sussex but because of their proximity, are
administratively part of the HEKSS East
Surrey patch. The area is well served by rail
links to London and the South Coast and has
the convenience of having Gatwick Airport.
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EAST SURREY
CRAWLEY & EAST SURREY (CRESH)
GP TRAINING IN EAST
SURREY
Gatwick airport is in the centre of this area,
London is within easy reach and Brighton
and the south coast only 30 minutes away
by car or train. Crawley is an early example
of the “New Towns” having been subject to
significant expansion in the late 1950s and
1960s. Like Milton Keynes, Crawley is
famous for its roundabouts. The current
population is around 100,000 and the
proximity of Gatwick airport means that
there is almost full employment. There is a
wide mix of social and ethnic groups. The
people who originally moved to the new
town are now forming an ageing
population and the age distribution of the
area as a whole mirrors that of the UK.
Redhill and Reigate are the two towns to
the north of the area covered by CRESH.
They are older established towns just
outside the M25. Although much of the
population is prosperous, there are areas of
significant social deprivation within the
borough.
THE CRAWLEY AND EAST SURREY
TRAINING PROGRAMME
The Crawley and East Surrey GP Specialty
training programme is commonly known as
CRESH. The CRESH training programme is
one of the larger programmes in the KSS
area. Historically there was a scheme based
at Crawley Hospital and another scheme at
East Surrey Hospital in Redhill. With the
merger of the two Trusts in 2000 it became
clear that the service reconfiguration meant
that the GP training programmes should
merge. The large number of doctors on the
programme means that there is a whole day
of educational activity during term time with
the doctors who are in general practice
placements (ST3) attending on a Wednesday
morning. After lunch there are learning sets
for ST1 and ST2 doctors in their hospital
posts. The sessions are held in the East
Surrey Hospital (Redhill)
Medical education centre and all GPStRs in
hospital posts are encouraged to attend.
The teaching programme is based on the GP
curriculum, but we encourage a creative
approach to this. For example, previous
sessions have included topics such as, ‘Ethics
and Resource Management’, Child
Protection Issues, “Tinsillitis” - Christmas
and Seasonal Affective Disorder, Smoking
and Respiratory Diseases, CSA skills practice,
how to use Yoga and relaxation,
Presentation skills and ‘Teaching each
other’.
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THE PROGRAMME DIRECTORS IN THE CRESH
GP TRAINING PROGRAMME AREA ARE:
All the rotations will include four month GP
placements in the first or second years.
Residential courses allow subjects to be
explored in much greater depth than is
possible on the day release scheme. The
Programme Directors therefore aim to run
at least one 48 hour residential per year, at
varying venues. Subjects that have been
included recently include “Law and Peace”,
ethical dilemmas and consultation skills. We
have hosted these events at hotels in
Brighton, Bournemouth and Lingfield. The
GPStRs arrange social evenings together,
and group evenings (e.g. tenpin bowling)
take place.
Dr Terry Conaty
I have been a Programme Director since
2004. I have been involved in vocational
training in East Surrey since the early 1990s
as a Trainer. I have just retired as senior
partner at my training practice in Smallfield,
just to the east of Gatwick airport. I will
continue to have a role in clinical practice
but to a lesser degree.
Prior to my appointment as Programme
Director I have been involved with the local
PCG and PCT and with the InPS computer
user group. I am married to Clare who has
retired from her role as a teacher at a school
in Reigate and have two children who have
recently completed their university
educations.
Dr Heidi Fahy
Heidi qualified as a GP in 1990 having
completed her VTS training in Croydon.
The medical school she attended was
Middlesex Hospital which was demolished
and sadly taken over by UCL in the 90s.
She became a trainer in 1992, and has had a
colourful journey including partnership
initially, then a three year sabbatical in
Miami perfecting her backhand, and more
recently as a portfolio GP.
She enjoys teaching and working with young
enthusiastic doctors and has a special
interest in communication skills, and CPD.
Heidi spends her free time working as an
appraiser, Tutor, CCG Board member for
ESCCG, and time allowing, a bit of gardening.
Graham Carr
A Senior Lecturer at London South Bank
University in the Faculty of Health and Social
Care, Graham brings a unique perspective to
the team at CRESH. As an educator and
nurse he ensures that a multidisciplinary and
lay perspective is brought into the learning
and teaching environment. He promotes a
vision of learning that is fun, stress free but
transformative. For the last decade, he has
been leading on educational projects, linked
to practice based education and as part of
this work he has been a GP Programme
Director (PD). One of his most fun tasks as a
PD is to remove the medical textbook from
the mouths of STs so that they actually talk
to patients in terms they understand?!
Dr Mike Waldron
I have been a GP in Crawley for over twenty
years. I am a Partner at Coachmans Practice
in Broadfield Crawley which is a busy
training practice.
For twelve years I was a tutor for medical
students from St George's Hospital. I then
took my MRCGP rather late in my career in
2008! I then went on to complete my GP
Trainer training in 2010, and took my PG
Cert in 2012.
I had the pleasure of joining the CRESH VTS
training team in March 2013. I am currently
the PD who places Registrars into their GP
posts.
Outside of General Practice and GP Training
you will find me enjoying life with my two
Rhodesian Ridgeback dogs, riding my
motorcycle or cooking.
I am married to Helen, who shares my love
of the dogs but not the motorcycle.
Dr Pippa Woolner
Alongside my work as as Programme
Director, I work as a part time salaried GP at
Townhill Medical Practice in Caterham. I
juggle this with being a mother of two young
children. Work interests include medical
education, general medicine and paediatrics.
Hobbies include playing tennis and going out
to restaurants!
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EAST SURREY
EPSOM
ABOUT EPSOM
ABOUT THE EPSOM GP TRAINING PROGRAMME
Epsom is most well-known for its
racecourse and the famous Epsom Derby
but is also a thriving ex-spa town within
striking distance of London. Epsom town
centre is busy and bustling, with good
shopping facilities and plenty of social and
entertainment facilities including the
Epsom Playhouse. The surrounding areas
are rural, with many parks and wooded
areas. The Surrey hills are close by for
walkers and mountain bikers and with
Gatwick and Heathrow ½ an hour away it is
a very well placed area for travel.
Epsom is a well-established and popular GP
training scheme in a very livable part of the
country, based around a friendly hospital
that is part of the Epsom and St Helier
University Hospitals NHS Trust. There are
many innovative training Practices locally
and Practices in the Epsom area were some
of the first in the country to go forward with
Practice-based Commissioning.
The Epsom scheme attracts excellent quality
candidates who benefit from the high
quality educational opportunities we offer.
In recent years we have had a very high pass
rate for both AKT and CSA exams. The
GPStRs meet on Wednesday mornings 09.30
– 13.00 in term time in The Bradbury
Medical Education Centre, Epsom General
Hospital.
The post rotations are designed to provide a
balance of appropriate experience, and
much support is gained by sharing
experiences with the other scheme
members. Epsom has developed active
learning sets in each year of the training
programme which are well attended and
supplement the education already provided
within the departments.
The GP learning sets are designed with input
from trainees at all stages and are mapped
to the GP curriculum to ensure full and
thorough coverage. We attempt to cover
those areas best learnt in small groups and
the curriculum includes numerous sessions
in examination practice and technique with
the MRCGP in mind. A mixture of clinical and
managerial topics are covered in a
supportive and nurturing environment,
which is universally considered the highlight
of the GP training programme in Epsom.
Recent sessions have included: Consultation
analysis; Minor Illness; Ophthalmology in
Primary Care; Dermatology in Primary Care;
CSA Practice; Evidence-based medicine and
critical appraisal; Prescribing and
Therapeutics; Ethical issues; GPStR
Presentations; Medicine and the Media;
Practice visits; Sexual Health; Dementia
Care; and Practice Based Commissioning.
Full details can be found at:
http://www.epsomgpvts.org.uk/Half_Day_
Release_Course.asp
Our programme includes a 4 month
placement in General Practice during the
ST1 or ST2 years, in addition to the full year
of ST3 experience in general practice. Some
of these placements will be in the doctor’s
eventual ST3 Practice, but others will not,
giving a broader range of experience.
This will give a superb opportunity to have a
well-rounded training that aims to make you
a capable and confident GP.
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THE PROGRAMME DIRECTORS IN THE EPSOM
The Epsom GP training programme aims to
run at least one residential course a year. In
recent years we have stayed at Cumberland
Lodge in Windsor Great Park, and have been
as far afield as Brighton for a seaside
residential. Topics covered have included
advanced consultation skills, (particularly
non face-to-face skills), Disability, ‘Heartsink
Patients’, and CBT in GP Consultations. In
the evening the more relaxed ambience has
allowed some hidden talents among the
group to be uncovered!
We arrange a variety of opportunities
outside of the VTS including a recent joint
injection evening course. We have also
arranged interview technique workshops
with the Trainers’ group which have proved
popular with trainees beginning to think
about their future careers.
The GP training group, though small (we
have an intake of 12 members) has its own
lively social scene of meals and nights out,
organised by an enthusiastic band of current
members, and the scheme works hard to
involve members at all stages to join in,
encouraging a feeling of belonging
throughout the whole programme.
Epsom prides itself on its young and
motivated Programme Directors, who have
recent and valuable experience in passing
the MRCGP, and are undertaking further
study in education as they progress.
Dr Hana Patel
I work as a GP trainer and Principal at
Southgate Medical Group in Crawley. I
started my PD role in April 2015 and am
looking forward to completing my first year.
In my spare time, I enjoy travelling and
exploring different countries.
Dr Terri Lovis
Terri is a partner at the Wall House Surgery
in Reigate where she is a GP trainer and
family planning trainer. She has a special
interest in sexual health. Terri did her VTS at
Epsom and liked it so much that she
returned as a Programme Director to help
others who wanted to become GPs.
Dr James Steinhardt
Dr James Steinhardt is a Partner at a large
local training practice in Leatherhead and
has been a PD for over 6 years He is also a
trainer and has attained his Post grad
certificate of medical education. He is the
lead for the trainers group and the half day
release teaching programme and was also
trainee on the Epsom scheme. He has
experienced the CSA and AKT first hand
having been in the first year of the
compulsory MRCGP.
He lives in Ashtead with his 6 year old son, 3
year old daughter and his wife, who is also a
GP. His interests include education and
general medicine having attained his MRCP
earlier in his career. In his free time he likes
to play the drums and go to the park with
his children.
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WEST SURREY
CHERTSEY
ABOUT CHERTSEY
ABOUT THE CHERTSEY GP TRAINING PROGRAMME
Chertsey is situated midway between
Egham and Weybridge; and is one of the
oldest towns in England, as such it boasts
some of its finest pubs, restaurants and
scenery.
The town is part of the Borough of
Runnymeade, named after the riverside
meadow where King John sealed the
Magna Carta in 1215.
Amongst some of the attractions, is the
Chertsey Museum which is located in a fine
Regency house, giving visitors the chance to
explore the history of the Borough of
Runnymeade using hands-on interactive
displays.
The river is spanned by an elegant sevenarched bridge at Chertsey and there is lots
of riverside activity here including pubs,
boatbuilding yards and river traffic. In
addition Chertsey Meads is a delightful 170
acre site of open grassland fronting the
River Thames, with wildlife habits, walks
and picnic areas.
Nearby is the world famous Thorpe Park,
offering a wide range of amusements for
families, young people and groups. A short
distance from Thorpe Park is John
Battleday Waterski, this centre offers a
number of activities including waterskiing,
cable skiing and wake boarding and caters
for all levels of ability.
The Chertsey GP Training Programme has
been developed to deliver a robust and
enjoyable curriculum within the design of an
innovative programme. The scheme is based
in Ashford and St Peters hospitals, with
GPStRs meeting at the Oliver Plunkett
Medical Education Centre in St Peters
Hospital.
We are currently able to offer 18 rotations,
with training in both Hospital and General
Practice. You spend 16 months in General
Practice. Our training is based across the
Ashford and St Peters sites with Psychiatry
rotating to the Abraham Cowley Unit. We
are also able to offer Integrated Training
Posts (ITP) which amalgamate both General
Practice and specialty training in one
rotation allowing for cross disciplinary
learning. ITP posts are GP posts based in GP
Practices with some time release to spend in
Hospital in a constructed scheme.
The Programme is based on the RCGP
curriculum with an emphasis on the Skills
and Attitudes that are key when developing
the art form that is good general practice.
We aim to deliver a well-rounded approach
aided by a variety of teaching methods,
which will include both knowledge based
work as well as the practical skills needed to
practice holistically. We are fully aware of
the importance of addressing all aspects of
the curriculum with particular reference to
areas that will facilitate successful
completion of the MRCGP. This will include
mock exam practice with external simulated
patients, as recommended by examiners for
the CSA.
Most importantly the ethos of the GP
Training Programme is to be learner centred
with planned input from learners,
Programme Directors, Clinical and
Educational Supervisors.
We are motivated by an ongoing desire to
achieve excellence and to help guide the
continual evolution of our trainees into fully
fledged General Practitioners. We have a
diverse group of GP Educational Supervisors,
specialists and Programme Directors, who
are experienced and interested in training.
We ensure standards are maintained by
close links to hospital specialists responsible
for GP specialty posts. This allows continual
updates in the methods of practice within
these attachments, ensuring delivery of an
appropriate educational curriculum.
We also enjoy the opportunity to take our
trainees on a relaxing residential, which is a
wonderful opportunity for participants in
the scheme to get to know each other and
develop stronger ties. These are held at
Cumberland Lodge, a beautiful stately home
set amongst stunning expansive grounds.
Previous trainees on the scheme have
enjoyed the tennis courts, famous Red Deer
and exquisite dining.
This underpins the overall vision of the
scheme which is to deliver a training
programme that is both supportive and
nurturing while maintaining high standards
of achievement.
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THE PROGRAMME DIRECTORS IN THE
CHERTSEY GP TRAINING PROGRAMME AREA
ARE:
Dr Neman Khan – MBBS, MRCGP, DRCOG,
DFFP
Having qualified from St Georges Hospital
Medical School in 1999, I took on a
partnership in General Practice after my
training post in Woking and have been
working there almost 10 years now.
I have been a trainer prior to taking on the
Programme Director role in December 2011.
As well as my involvement in medical
education, I have maintained an interest in
the wider roles within General Practice, and
have a portfolio of experience involving
Clinical governance via being a QOF and IMT
DES assessor for Surrey PCT, while
continuing to develop as an appraiser for
General Practitioners. I was elected as the
LMC representative for Woking, and
continue in that capacity.
I have been involved in Commissioning, up
to and including helping to set up the
current CCG board for North West Surrey –
and left that to focus on medical education.
Contact with the local hospital trust
continues via work as the GP liaison to
several Local Faculty groups at St. Peter’s
Hospital.
Prior experience of working within the
prison healthcare system, as well as
providing GP care to psychiatric patients in a
medium secure facility has helped open my
eyes to some less familiar areas within
general practice.
Proof that learning is linear and ongoing – I
have enrolled to complete the Postgraduate
Certificate in Education along with some of
the local trainers. I have written for Pulse
magazine as a guest contributor, advising on
locum use.
I am a keen sports fan, now watching more
than playing, as the injuries are cutting short
the playing opportunities!
Dr Saba Khan
I was born and raised in London and, while
sampling the delights of South London
cuisine, completed my medical training at St
Georges Hospital, University of London.
I went straight into my chosen career path
as a GP on the Oxford rotation based in
Windsor. My junior training was at Wexham
and Heatherwood hospitals, with a final year
in Ascot.
I have read an MSc in Primary Care
Education which has helped to support my
ongoing work to develop the Chertsey
training scheme. As a portfolio GP, I am also
an Honorary Consultant at SGUL as part of
the General Practice academic team. My
clinical work is at a local practice, and I
thoroughly enjoy this alongside my
academic career.
I have a passion for painting and sculpture
and have worked hard to maintain this
throughout my medical career. I also love to
travel and have had the opportunity to visit
various parts of the Middle East, Europe and
the Far East.
I look forward to the future of the Chertsey
Training Scheme and the wonderful
opportunities that this will bring for all those
involved in our team.
Dr Khalid Wyne
I qualified from St George's Hospital Medical
School in 1993. I did my Vocational Training
Scheme in East Surrey Hospital, Redhill. I
have been working as a GP principal since
1998 and became a trainer in 2008. Over the
last few years I have been an assessor for
the CSA and been involved with helping ST3s
with Consultation Skills. I was appointed as a
Programme Director in autumn 2014.
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WEST SURREY
FRIMLEY
ABOUT FRIMLEY
ABOUT THE FRIMLEY GP TRAINING PROGRAMME
If you do not know the Surrey-Hampshire
border area, you do not know what you
have missed! The main attractions are the
easy access to London, numerous shopping
centres and outstanding heaths &
woodland (most army owned and “free-toroam”). For centuries Frimley was a farming
village and an album of Victorian
photographs in the Borough Museum
shows haymaking and harvesting where the
Albany Park Industrial Estate now stands.
The site of the old village pound, where
stray animals were ‘impounded’, may still
be seen on the Grove opposite Frimley Park
Hospital. Notable personalities associated
with the Frimley area include Samuel Cody,
the first man to fly an aeroplane in Britain
and Daphne du Maurier, who wrote most
of “Jamaica Inn” here whilst her husband
(General ‘Boy’ Browning) was stationed
nearby.
The Frimley GP Training Programme is
centred around Frimley Park Foundation
Hospital Trust (FPH). Currently we offer 14
places each year on the programme. In
addition, we also host Military trainees both
at FPH and also in local practices. The
training practices are scattered through the
towns & villages around Frimley –
Sandhurst, Yateley, Camberley, Lightwater,
Farnborough, Aldershot, Fleet and Farnham.
There is a map on the VTS website showing
the location of our training practices. Most
have good road and rail links to the M25 and
west London and many of our GPRs
commute from West London.
The development of the last fifty years has
seen village and town boundaries become
increasingly blurred. For instance, the
boundary between Frimley and Frimley
Green has gone, although the latter’s
original village green survives, together
with a few half-timbered buildings. Lots of
pockets of parkland remain; people enjoy
sport and leisure activities at Frimley Lodge
Park, where the historic Basingstoke Canal,
once a commercial waterway, now offers
opportunities for pleasant walks and boat
trips. Mile upon mile of open heaths and
pine forests surround the towns providing
outstanding leisure opportunities.
Frimley Park Hospital is a typical District
General Hospital with a broad spread of
specialties and an active, well-supported
post-graduate centre. It has an excellent
reputation with junior doctors – busy, but a
very friendly place to work in. The hospital
consistently earns the highest ratings for
educational support.
Our psychiatric posts are based at a variety
of hospital and community locations in the
surrounding area.
Every rotation includes a 4-month GP post in
either ST1 or ST2. Usually GP ST1/2
placements will be in your eventual ST3
training practice, but this is not always
possible. Your GP trainer for the ST3 year
will be your Educational Supervisor and
mentor for the whole three year
programme.
ST1/2 Hospital posts:
In ST1 these are “core medical” posts –
general medicine, care of the elderly and
A&E;
In ST2 these are mainly “other specialties” –
O&G, Paediatrics, Psychiatry, ENT and
Orthopaedics.
ST1/2 GP posts:
Most of the ST1 and ST2 GP posts are ITPs
(Innovative Training Posts) consisting of 3
days per week in GP and 2 days per week in
a hospital specialty. Posts offered as part of
an ITP include Ophthalmology, ENT, GUM,
and Palliative Care.
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The teaching programme is varied
throughout the three years. In GP ST1/2
posts, the weekly teaching focuses on core
GP conditions (for example asthma,
hypertension, contraception, depression).
We introduce the trainees early to
consultation skills training and working with
simulators with a Communication Skills
study day for ST1/2. In ST1/2 hospital posts,
departmental teaching programmes all
reflect the knowledge required for GP
training. In addition, one of the Programme
Directors runs a monthly teaching session
for all of the ST1/2s
The ST3 teaching programme is a half-day
release on Thursday afternoons. The varied
programme is constantly reviewed and
updated (recent time-tables can be found on
the VTS website) to reflect the changing
needs of GPSTs. We understand the
challenge of the CSA and organise sessions
specifically to help prepare for this
examination. The programme includes one
residential each term at Cumberland Lodge
– a stunning location in the heart of Windsor
Great Park.
Over the course of the programme we aim
to help you to cover all of the key aspects of
the GP Curriculum. Initially, the focus is on
understanding context & content of the
MRCGP examination and core medical
knowledge. Later, the focus moves to the
wider aspects of GP work and the various
components of the MRCGP examination.
VTS website – www.frimleyvts.org
THE PROGRAMME DIRECTORS IN THE FRIMLEY
Dr Andrew Cochrane
Dr Cochrane is a full time GP, GP trainer and
Programme Director. He works alongside Dr
Marshall in running the Thursday afternoon
educational programme. He is interested in
communication skills and medical ethics. He
did his own GP training in the Frimley
scheme 11 years ago.
Dr Richard de Ferrars
Dr de Ferrars has been a Trainer since 1999.
His areas of responsibility include GP input
into the Foundation Programme, working
with the GP Trainer Group and the
organisational aspect of the GP training
programme. He also coordinates the
teaching programme for the ST1 and ST2s
GPStRs.
Dr Christine Marshall
Dr Marshall has been running the Thursday
afternoon programme since 1996. Her main
focus is the ST3 cohort each year. She has an
MA in Medical Education from the
University of Surrey (2005) and has also
taught internationally for the RCGP. Her
particular interests are teaching consultation
skills, medical humanities and pastoral
support for doctors at all stages of their
careers. She has several other roles within
HEKSS with a particular emphasis on
teaching the new teachers.
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WEST SURREY
GUILDFORD
ABOUT GUILDFORD
ABOUT THE GUILDFORD GP TRAINING PROGRAMME
Guildford is a vibrant historic town, set in
the rolling hills of the Surrey countryside.
Its location and excellent transport links
mean that Guildford has welcomed
travellers for centuries.
The River Wey, which runs through the
centre of town, is owned by the National
Trust, and was one of the first rivers to be
made navigable. Guildford later became an
important staging post for travellers
between London and Portsmouth, being
mid-way between the capital and the
coastal port.
Guildford is the county town, retaining its
traditional cobbled high street and
riverside walks, but offering all the richness
and amenities of a city, with excellent
shopping and entertainment. Guided walks
of the town offer an insight into the
fascinating history of the area, taking in the
castle keep, the 15th-century Guildhall and
a wealth of other historic buildings.
The Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty encompasses much of the
surrounding countryside, which is dotted
with picturesque villages and a wealth of
gardens and houses to visit. Guildford’s
attractions range from the 240 acre garden
at Wisley to the 20th-century cathedral just
outside the town and many are linked by
the North Downs Way national trail.
There are a variety of GP Training Practices
from large suburban practices in the middle
of Guildford to small rural or semi-rural
Practices,
some of which are dispensing.
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Training Practices are located in and around
the centre of Guildford and the surrounding
villages including Grayshott, Send,
Godalming, Haslemere, Cranleigh, Wonersh,
Shere, Chiddingfold and Milford, with two
practices closer to London at Bookham and
Cobham. The GP Trainers are an enthusiastic
and supportive group of doctors. They enjoy
teaching, one to one and in the
Trainer/GPST3 group, which is an integral
part of the GPST3’s teaching timetable.
The Guildford GP Training Programme offers
a wide range of posts and experience,
aligned with the GP curriculum. Each GPST
rotation includes 6 four month posts which
will incorporate at least one Integrated
Training Post (ITP). An ITP post involves
working two days in the GP Practice and two
days in the Hospital specialty with one day
release for teaching.
Posts offered include: Paediatrics, ENT, Obs
& Gynae, Rheumatology, Geriatrics,
Oncology, A&E, Palliative Care, Psychiatry,
ITP posts in Paediatrics, Obs & Gynae,
Clinical Commissioning, Neurology and
Geriatrics.
When appointed you will be allocated to a
GP Trainer at the beginning of your three
year rotation. Your GP Trainer will act as
your overall Educational Supervisor as well
as your mentor and give you advice
throughout your training. You will spend one
day in your Educational Supervisor’s General
Practice during each of your hospital
placements. It is expected that at the end of
your hospital rotation you will then spend
your ST3 year with the same Trainer.
The GPST3’s meet on Thursday mornings
from 08:30-12:00 for the core GPST3
teaching. A GP Trainer and GPST3 group
meets for an hour in the afternoon, while
the ITP group has their own day release
teaching on a Thursday morning from 10:00
– 12:00, all taking place at Royal Surrey
Hospital Education Centre. The remainder of
Thursday afternoon for GPST3’s & GPST’s in
ITP posts is personal study, either
independently or in groups.
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THE PROGRAMME DIRECTORS IN THE
GUILDFORD GP TRAINING PROGRAMME AREA
ARE:
We look to cover all aspects of the
Curriculum and the initial sessions are aimed
at understanding the context and
requirements of the MRCGP exam. We place
a significant focus on the complex skills
required in the GP consultation, which is
vital in preparation for the CSA exam, but
also to become an effective GP in future
practice. The timetable is planned in
advance although this is always adapted to
the needs of our current group. We run two
residential sessions at Cumberland Lodge in
Windsor Great Park and encourage the
group to meet socially throughout the year.
GP Clinical Updates take place at lunchtime
for the GPST1, 2 & 3s and Trainers and
provide regular GP-focused teaching
throughout the whole three years. This
teaching is peer-led in practice-based teams,
a model that has received excellent
feedback in the recent trainee survey of GP
teaching. Topics covered include relevant
clinical issues linked to the competences of
the RCGP Curriculum and each Training
Practice has the opportunity to lead an
update in turn.
For more information about the Guildford
scheme please visit:
www.guildfordgptraining.org
Dr Martin Brunet
Martin is a GP and Trainer in Godalming. He
enjoys writing and keeps a medical blog at
www.doctorblog.co.uk/blog. He also finds it
stimulating to connect with other doctors
through social media, and can be found on
Twitter: @DocMartin68
Dr Leslie Campbell
Leslie is a GP partner, GP trainer
and GP appraiser. I have been programme
directing since 2013. I enjoy it and see it has
a real honour to do. I am keen to do more
on leadership and being fit for purpose at
the end of training. Otherwise, I focus on my
family and trying to keep fit.
Dr Fiona Groom
Fiona is a full time GP in a central Guildford
practice with special interests in women’s
health and GP education. As a Training
Programme Director, she leads the GPLFG
and is committed to working with trainees
and educators to improve the quality of GP
education, helping them develop the clinical,
professional and leadership skills to thrive in
the ever evolving NHS. She has a keen
interest in all types of sport, has 3 children
and a dog who keep her very active, and is a
member of 2 book clubs!
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SURREY LOCAL
EDUCATION PROVIDERS
THE LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS IN SURREY ARE:
Providers in the Surrey patch participating
in the HEKSS GP School GPST programme.
Rotations in hospital are currently of a fourmonth duration.
ASHFORD AND ST PETERS
HOSPITALS
NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
•
ROYAL SURREY COUNTY
HOSPITAL NHS TRUST
•
Royal Surrey County Hospital
St Peter’s Hospital
ST CATHERINE’S HOSPICE
EPSOM & ST HELIER
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS
NHS TRUST
•
Epsom General Hospital
FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL
•
Frimley Park Hospital
PHYLLIS TUCKWELL
HOSPICE
SURREY AND BORDERS
PARTNERSHIP NHS
FOUNDATION TRUST
SURREY AND SUSSEX
HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST
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East Surrey Hospital
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ASHFORD & ST PETER’S
HOSPITALS NHS
FOUNDATION TRUST
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GP Training Programme Area: Chertsey
Address
Guildford Road
Chertsey
Surrey, KT16 0PZ
Switchboard
Telephone Number
01932 722000
Website
www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk
KEY INDIVIDUALS
Dr Peter Martin
Mrs Angela Langwith-Green
GP Programme Directors
Dr Saba Khan
Dr Neman Khan
Dr Khalid Wyne
Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Trust
serves a population of 450,000 including a
broad socio-economic and ethnic mix. The
Trust provides a broad range of medical,
surgical, diagnostic and emergency services
as well as a full range of medical outpatient
specialties. The acute services are provided
at the St Peter’s hospital site, which has
modern Intensive Care and Coronary Care
units and sees approximately 100,000 A&E
attendances annually, with a full general
medical take supported by acute medical
beds. The Ashford hospital site provides the
Trust’s 24 Hour Walk-in Centre and Rapid
Access Centre, along with Rehabilitation
Wards. Ashford and St Peter’s have a
combined total bed allocation of
approximately 540 beds.
Specialist Services
The Trust has a variety of specialist services;
specialist NICU, specialist Orthopaedic
services, Neurophysiology services, Cardiac
Angiography, Cardiac MRI and Nuclear
Cardiology. Within the angiography suite
cardiology undertakes percutaneous
coronary interventions (PCI),
electrophysiology studies and ablations,
biventricular device (pacemaker and ICD)
implantations. The Trust links with a number
of tertiary units including Atkinson Morley,
Charing Cross, St Helier, St George’s,
Harefield and Royal Brompton. The Trust
links with St Luke’s (Guildford) and the Royal
Marsden for cancer services.
The GP Specialty Training at Ashford & St
Peter’s Hospitals NHS Trust offers one of the
biggest GP Specialty training programmes in
HEKSS. It currently has 18 three year
rotations, with 20 months in hospital posts
and 16 months in General Practice. In
addition to the St Peter’s Hospital based
posts, the trainee is also exposed to
Psychiatry at the Abraham Cowley Unit
which is based at St Peter’s. Each trainee
will also have the opportunity to do one
Integrated Training Post, where time is
shared between General Practice and the
Hospital. Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS
Trust is an excellent DGH with a broad
spread of specialties and an active well
supported postgraduate centre. All rotations
give a balanced range of training for General
Practice.
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EPSOM & ST HELIER
NHS TRUST
GP Training Programme Area: Epsom
Address
Dorking Road
Epsom
Surrey, KT18 7EG
Switchboard
Telephone Number
01372 735735
Website
www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk
KEY INDIVIDUALS
Associate Medical Director (Education)
Dr Shanti Paramothayan
Mr Ashraf Raja
Claire Le Houx
GP & GP Specialty Training Scheme
Administrator
Jacqueline Wybrow-Smith
Epsom is a well-established GP Specialty
Training Scheme and is a popular choice for
GPSTS due to its reputation and location in a
pleasant part of the country, straddling
attractive parts of semi-rural Surrey, whilst
still allowing easy access to all the facilities
of London.
The Epsom scheme attracts high quality
candidates who benefit from the quality
educational opportunities we offer and this
is reflected in a high percentage of
candidates passing the MRCGP. All of your
posts will be at Epsom hospital and the
surrounding practices.
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals
NHS Trust is a large 700+ bed acute Trust
serving South West London and Surrey.
Epsom Hospital
Epsom Hospital provides an extensive range
of inpatient, day and outpatient services,
and has a busy accident and emergency
(A&E) department. The vast majority of
elective (pre-booked) operations at the trust
take place at Epsom Hospital.
We have an extensive range of diagnostic
and supporting services at Epsom Hospital,
including pathology, radiology (including CT,
MRI and ultrasound) and vascular diagnostic
services, and a busy modern purpose-built
day care and day surgery unit.
The Elective Orthopaedic Centre (the EOC) is
based at the hospital, providing orthopaedic
services to patients from St George's,
Croydon Health Services and Kingston
hospitals in addition to patients from Epsom
and St Helier hospitals. Surrey and Borders
Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides
acute inpatient psychiatric services from the
hospital.
We provide a range of medical services to
approximately 420,000 people living across
southwest London and northeast Surrey. In
addition, we provide more specialist
services, in particular renal and neonatal
intensive care, to a wider area, covering
parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity,
with a mix of urban and rural areas, and
differing levels of quality of life. We cover
some of the most prosperous postcodes in
the country, as well as some poorer areas.
Together with our local commissioners in
Surrey, Sutton and Merton, we work to
make sure that we deliver the best possible
care to the communities we serve.
St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's
Hospital for Children
St Helier Hospital is the largest hospital in
our trust and shares the site with our
dedicated children's hospital, Queen Mary's
Hospital for Children.
St Helier is home to a busy 24-hour A&E
department, a maternity unit which includes
our home-from-home birth centre, a highly
regarded endoscopy unit (where patients'
digestive and respiratory systems are
examined using fibre optic cameras), and a
comprehensive range of diagnostic facilities,
including MRI and CT scanning, ultrasound
and vascular diagnostic services.
All emergency surgery in the trust is
performed at St Helier.
The award winning South West Thames
Renal and Transplantation Centre is also on
site and supports eight renal satellite units
across the region.
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FRIMLEY HEALTH NHS
FOUNDATION TRUST
Frimley Park Hospital
GP Training Programme Area: Frimley
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Address
Portsmouth Road
Frimley
Surrey, GU16 7UJ
Switchboard
Telephone Number
01276 604604
Website
www.frimleypark.nhs.uk
KEY INDIVIDUALS
Director of Clinical Education
Prof. Geeta Menon
Quality & Business Manager - Education
Mrs Lynn Moran
Mrs Tracey Franklin
GP Programme Administrator
Mrs Jayne Sparks
GP Training Programme Administrator
Mrs Claire Sergison
Frimley Park Hospital is part of Frimley
Health NHS Foundation Trust, which came
Into being on 1 October 2014 following the
acquisition of Heatherwood and Wexham
Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust by
Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
It was the first successful acquisition of one
NHS Foundation Trust by another.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
provides NHS hospital services for 900,000
people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey
and South Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent district
general hospital services to its population
the Trust has specialist heart attack,
vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and
plastic surgery services across a wide
catchment. In addition to the main hospital
sites at Frimley, Wexham near Slough and
Heatherwood in Ascot, the Trust runs
outpatient and diagnostic services from
Aldershot, Farnham, Fleet, Windsor,
Maidenhead and Bracknell, bringing a range
of services closer to these communities.
Following the publication of an inspection
report just before the acquisition date last
year, Frimley Park Hospital became the first
in the country to be rated as 'outstanding'
under the Care Quality Commission's new
inspection regime.
Frimley Park is a 750 bedded NHS
Foundation Trust near Camberley in Surrey
serving a local population of approximately
400,000. The hospital is situated just off
junction 4 of the M3 with quick and easy
access to London by car or train and is
roughly an hour from the south coast. It is
host to a MDHU which means that Armed
Forces doctors and other military
personnel are integrated into the hospital
workforce. Frimley Park has an excellent
reputation as a dynamic successful
Foundation Trust with a high rate of doctors
choosing to return to work here. The Trust is
also one of the few nationally to hold NHSLA
level 3 for acute services and maternity
services. There is an excellent purpose built
Education Centre which is the hub for
Medical Staff.
The Trust benefits from a £22 million, new
EM Centre, two new cardiac cath labs and
an on-going improvement programme to
services and estates. The PGEC hosts a busy
CPD programme for local GPs and GP
trainees are encouraged to attend this
teaching and network with GPs in the
community. The PGEC work closely with
CCGs to provide learning for
multidisciplinary staff groups in General
practice and trainees are encouraged to
attend these events.
The PGEC offers a full suite of teaching
rooms including a simulation and clinical
teaching area. All of the seminar rooms are
well furnished and equipped. The Lecture
Theatre and seminar rooms all have live
links to theatres, endoscopy and radiology
as well as video conferencing facilities.
The Centre has its own restaurant which is
well used by all medical staff in the Trust
and local General Practitioners. The PGEC
and Health Services Library has wireless
access.
The Health Services library is situated above
the PGEC. It provides a wide range of
services and also houses a PC suite, quiet
study area and internet café style space.
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THE PHYLLIS TUCKWELL
HOSPICE
GP Training Programme Area: Guildford
ABOUT THE PHYLLIS TUCKWELL HOSPICE
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Address
The Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice
Waverley Lane
Farnham
Surrey, GU9 8BL
Switchboard
Telephone Number
01252 729400
KEY INDIVIDUALS
Medical Director
Dr Cate Seton-Jones
The Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice offers Specialist
Palliative Care to those facing the end of
their life and to those who love and care for
them, serving a population of 600,000
across West Surrey and North East
Hampshire.
The Hospice has a team of Community
Nurse Specialists who visit patients in their
own homes, a Day Hospice facility,
complementary therapies and in-patient
hospice care.
The Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice has 14 beds on
Willow Ward, with 10 single rooms and a 4bed bay for female patients. The ward has
four times the average nurse-patient ratio
found in a hospital, and this is reflected in
the amount of time spent on nursing care
for each individual patient. There are also
four doctors who are responsible for the
day-to-day medical care on the wards and in
Day Care.
Where possible, patients are given a choice
of accommodation they would prefer.
Priority is always given to ensure that the
dignity and privacy of our patients is
maintained at all times.
Each room is equipped with a television and
the Hospice has an extensive video/DVD
library for the use of patients.
There is a large sitting room for in-patients,
their families and friends, and coffee and tea
making facilities are available. There is also
an inner courtyard area to be enjoyed and
spacious gardens surround the Hospice.
The Day Hospice is one of the busiest places
in the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice. The patients
who visit the Day Hospice come for a variety
of reasons - some come for the
companionship and activities, others come
for specialist medical or nursing care, others
visit to allow their carers a respite one day a
week. All of the patients are able to live at
home but can take advantage of all of the
Hospice’s services, such as complementary
therapies, physiotherapy, occupational
therapy, the library or nursing care.
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ROYAL SURREY
COUNTY HOSPITAL NHS
FOUNDATION TRUST
Royal Surrey County Hospital
GP Training Programme Area: Guildford
Address
Egerton Road
Guildford
Surrey, GU2 7XX
Switchboard
Telephone Number
01483 571122 Ext 4926
Website
Royal Surrey County Hospital is a district
general hospital with a few differences. It
has a tertiary referral cancer centre
(St.Lukes) providing care for patients from a
large catchment area. Many surgical firms
also offer complex surgery to patients from
a wide area. There is an efficient, well run
A&E department with separate medical and
surgical assessment units. Stroke services
include an acute stroke unit and 24/7
thrombolysis. There are strong links with
University of Surrey supporting academic
excellence.
www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk
www.guildfordvts.org
KEY INDIVIDUALS
Directors of Medical Education (Joint)
Dr Jane Tilley (Consultant Anaesthetist))
Miss Julie Kohls-Gatzoulis (Consultant
Surgeon)
Mrs Louise Duffield
Dr Martin Brunet
Dr Leslie Campbell
Dr Fiona Groom
GP Manager
Miss Donna Stevens
Our 4 month posts rotate across a wide
range of specialties including Paediatrics,
Obs&Gynae, Oncology, Palliative Care,
Psychiatry as well as integrated posts (with
GP) such as Genito-Urinary Medicine and
Neurology or Dermatology.
The Education Centre is on site and houses a
library with 24 hour access and a local
simulation suite for clinical teaching and a
communication skills room.
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ST CATHERINE’S
HOSPICE
GP Training Programme Area: Crawley
ABOUT THE ST CATHERINE’S HOSPICE
Address
Malthouse Road
Crawley
West Sussex, RH10 6BH
Switchboard
Telephone Number
01293 447333
KEY INDIVIDUALS
Medical Director
Dr Cate Seton-Jones
St Catherine’s Hospice is a charity dedicated
to providing specialised end of life care and
support to local people, their families,
friends and carers.
For 25 years we have been providing high
quality hospice care, free of charge, to
people living in Crawley, Horsham, Mid
Sussex and South-East Surrey. Hospice care
is based on the belief that each person is
more than their illness, and that each of us
has unique physical, emotional, social and
spiritual needs. St Catherine’s responds to
the needs of each individual, helping people
achieve the best possible quality of life.
This highly personal, holistic approach to
care takes time, skill and experience from a
multi-professional team. We care for people
in the hospice, in their homes and in nursing
homes. We also provide training, advice and
support to other health professionals.
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Through expert assessment and regular
monitoring we aim to relieve pain,
symptoms and side-effects of illness
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We enable people to receive care,
treatments and therapies directly,
wherever they live, through liaison with
other healthcare professionals and by
providing 24 hour telephone support
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We help people retain their
independence, mobility and sense of
control by providing practical help,
equipment and advice
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We help restore self-confidence and
well-being by giving patients the
opportunity to meet socially, gain
support from others in similar
circumstances, and benefit from
relaxation therapies
We give patients and their loved ones
opportunities to discuss their thoughts
and feelings which can relieve fears and
anxieties
We help people plan for the future so
that they can enjoy life as fully as
possible
Where possible we support patients’
carers by providing respite care, giving
people a much needed break from their
caring role
We provide open and honest
explanation to questions, enabling
people to make informed choices and
have greater control throughout the
dying process
We support people as their condition
deteriorates, helping families, carers
and friends to prepare for bereavement
We provide ongoing support to families
and carers in bereavement, from simple
practical advice through to counselling
services
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SURREY AND BORDERS
PARTNERSHIP NHS
FOUNDATION TRUST
GP Training Programme Areas: North West (Chertsey, Ashford, Frimley),
East and Mid Surrey (Reigate, Redhill, Caterham on the Hill, Epsom, East Molesey,
Dorking, Leatherhead), South West (Frimley and Guildford)
ABOUT SURREY AND BORDERS PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Address (Trust HQ)
18 Mole Business Park
Leatherhead
Surrey, KT22 7AD
Switchboard
Telephone Number
0300 5555 222
KEY INDIVIDUALS
Dr Martin Schmidt
Core Psychiatric Training Programme
Director
Dr Philip Hall
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS
Foundation Trust is the leading provider of
health and social care services for people of
all ages with mental health problems, drug
and alcohol problems and learning
disabilities in Surrey and North East
Hampshire.
We deliver high quality care across our 200
services, all of which are registered with the
Care Quality Commission. Individual
treatment and support which helps people
work towards recovery is at the heart of
everything we do.
To help us achieve this we employ 2,300
staff across 77 sites, serving a population of
1.3 million. Our services are provided in
community settings, hospitals and
residential homes with an emphasis on
providing local treatment and support close
to people's homes wherever possible.
Locality Tutors
Dr Amanda Redvers - North West Surrey
Dr Julian Henry - South West Surrey
Dr Jeremy Mudunkotuwe - East & Mid
Surrey
Lead Medical Education Manager
Ali Khan
Locality Education Coordinators
Letitia Cooper – South West Surrey
Maggie Reynolds – North West Surrey
Post Graduate Medical Education
Administrator
Penny Humphreys – East and Mid Surrey
We actively seek to engage people who use
our services and our communities in
improving the mental wellbeing of the local
population. As a Foundation Trust we have
over 5,000 public members.
Our partnership agreement with Surrey
County Council allows us to offer integrated
health and social care to meet people's full
range of needs. We work closely with other
NHS and voluntary sector organisations that
provide services and support people who
use services and carers.
The Trust was formed on 1 April 2005
following the merger of Surrey Hampshire
Borders NHS Trust, Surrey Oaklands NHS
Trust and North West Surrey Partnership
NHS Trust. We achieved Foundation Trust
status on 1 May 2008.
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OUR SERVICES
We provide a comprehensive range of
services including:
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Community and hospital Mental Health
Services for adults and older adults
with severe and/or complex illnesses
Community Mental Health Services for
Children and Adolescents
Community and hospital Drug and
Alcohol Services for adults in Surrey,
Hampshire and Portsmouth area
Community and residential Learning
Disability Health Care Services in
Surrey and Hampshire for people of all
ages
Assisted living and residential Learning
Disability Social Care Services for
people in Surrey, Hampshire and
Croydon
Community Eating Disorder Services
for young people and adults in Surrey
Prison Mental Health Services in Surrey
Community Forensic Mental Health
Services in Surrey
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder clinic,
national referral service
Other specialist services in Surrey
South West Surrey
Ridgewood Centre – Frimley
Berkeley House, Godalming
Farnham Road Hospital – Guildford
Abraham Cowley Unit – Chertsey
Frimley Park Hospital (Psychiatry)
Royal Surrey County Hospital (SABP)
Aldershot Centre for Health
Berkeley House (Godalming)
Greenlaws, Guildford
HOPE Service, Guildford
North West Surrey
Abraham Cowley Unit – Chertsey
St Peters Hospital, Chertsey
Lake House, Chertsey
The Cedar Unit – Ashford
Bridgewell House, Woking
Bourne House (Ottershaw)
Hayworth House (Chertsey)
St. Francis House (Chertsey)
The Base, St. Peter’s Hospital (SABP)
Dept of Psychological Medicine, Frimley Park
Hospital
East and Mid Surrey
Epsom General Hospital - Epsom
Meadows – Epsom
Farmside – Epsom
Tylney House – Leatherhead
Wingfield Resource Centre, Redhill
Kingsfield, Redhill
Shaw’s Corner – Reigate
Langley House – Oxted
Clarendon House – Dorking
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SURREY AND SUSSEX
HEALTHCARE NHS
TRUST
East Surrey Hospital
GP Training Programme Area: CRESH
Address
Canada Avenue
Redhill
Surrey, RH1 5RH
Switchboard
Telephone Number
01737 768511
Website
www.surreyandsussex.nhs.uk
East Surrey Hospital is situated 2 miles south
of Redhill Town Centre. The towns of Redhill
and Reigate have excellent shopping,
entertainment and sports facilities. There is
a fast train service from Redhill to Central
London (approximately 30 minutes) and 15
minutes to Gatwick Airport. There is easy
access to the coast at Brighton and other
parts of Surrey and the Southeast via the
M23 at Gatwick or J8 of the M25 at Reigate.
Local areas of interest include the North
Downs for walking and biking, flying at
Redhill Aerodrome, horse racing at nearby
Lingfield Park all weather course plus
theatres and cinemas in Redhill, Reigate and
Crawley.
KEY INDIVIDUALS
Dr Sarah Rafferty
Mrs Tina Suttle-Smith
Postgraduate Administrator (GP)
Iain Buchanan
Dr Terry Conaty
Mr Graham Carr
Dr Heidi Fahy
Dr Pippa Woolner
Dr Mike Waldron
The Trust provides training opportunities for
all staff within the Trust. There is a Doctors’
Mess, regular lunchtime teaching in the
Medical Education Centre and a Simulation
room in the Postgraduate Education Centre.
The Postgraduate Education Centre is
available for both internal and external
education meetings, seminars and
conferences. The Centre holds regular
lunchtime teaching and has excellent
Medical and Dental Simulation training
rooms. We host Royal College examinations
at the Centre during the year and ATLS
training. We have medical students on
attachment from Brighton and Sussex
Medical School, Imperial College and St
George's Medical School and they have their
own dedicated teaching room.
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The library at East Surrey Hospital
provides both virtual and physical
resources such as electronic and print
books, electronic and print journals.
The library subscribes to online exam
revision tool OnExamination, which
covers a wide range of exams.
You will need an Open Athens
username and password to access
many of the electronic resources.
Library staff will be able to help you
with the self-registration process.
There is a Knowledge Skills and
Systems Librarian who provides
training on electronic resources as part
of the Foundation Teaching
Programme. Ad hoc training sessions
are available too. Membership to the
Library is via completion of a
membership form.
The Library is accessible 24 hours a
day following completion of an out
of hours form (You will need to pay a
£10.00 refundable deposit before
being given out of hours access).
Staffed opening hours of the Library
are 9-5pm (Mondays, Thursdays and
Fridays) and 9-6.30pm (Tuesdays and
Wednesdays).
Local Public transport (buses) will
take you to most of the surrounding
areas (Dorking, Redhill, Caterham,
Crawley, Horley etc). Redhill station
is approximately 10/15 minutes bus
journey from East Surrey Hospital.
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Training Practices in the Chertsey GP Training Programme Area
Progra mme Area Surgery
Addres s
Town
Town
Pos t Code
Pl ea s e note: Some Pra cti ces deta i l s a ppea r i n more tha n one progra mme a s Tra i ners ma y a ttend di fferent Tra i ner Groups
Cherts ey
Abbey Pra cti ce
Stepga tes
Cherts ey
Surrey
KT16 8HZ
Cherts ey
As hl ey Medi ca l Pra cti ce
1A Crutchfi el d La ne
Wa l ton on Tha mes Surrey
KT12 2QY
Cherts ey
Bri dge Pra cti ce
Stepga tes
Cherts ey
Surrey
KT16 8HZ
Cherts ey
Crouch Oa k Fa mi l y Pra cti ce
45 Sta ti on Roa d
Addl es tone
Surrey
KT15 2BH
Cherts ey
Gol ds worth Pa rk Hea l th Centre Denton Wa y
Woki ng
Berks hi re
GU21 3LQ
Cherts ey
Grove Medi ca l Centre
Church Roa d
Egha m
Surrey
TW20 9QJ
Cherts ey
Hea thcot Medi ca l Pra cti ce
Hea ths i de Roa d
Woki ng
Surrey
GU22 7XL
Cherts ey
Hi l l vi ew Medi ca l Centre
3 Hea ths i de Roa d
Woki ng
Surrey
GU22 7QP
Cherts ey
Lynch Medi ca l Centre
Ma dei ra Roa d
Wes t Byfl eet
Surrey
KT14 6DH
Cherts ey
Pa ri s hes Bri dge Pra cti ce
The Hea l th Centre
Ma dei ra Roa d
Wes t Byfl eet, Surrey KT14 6DH
Cherts ey
Runnymede Medi ca l Pra cti ce
Bond Street
Engl efi el d Green
Surrey
TW20 0PF
Cherts ey
Shepperton Medi ca l Pra cti ce
La l eha m Roa d
Shepperton
Mi ddl es ex
TW17 8EJ
Cherts ey
Sunny Meed Surgery
15/17 Hea ths i de Roa d Woki ng
Surrey
GU22 7EY
Cherts ey
Wey Fa mi l y Pra cti ce
Ma dei ra Roa d
Surrey
KT14 6DH
Wes t Byfl eet
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Training Practices in the CRESH GP Training Programme Area
Progra mme Area Surgery
Addres s
Town
Town
Pos t Code
Pl ea s e note: Some Pra cti ces deta i l s a ppea r i n more tha n one progra mme a s Tra i ners ma y a ttend di fferent Tra i ner Groups
CRESH
Bi rchwood Medi ca l Pra cti ce
Ki ngs Roa d
Horl ey
Surrey
RH6 7DG
CRESH
Bri dge Medi ca l Centre
Wa s s a nd Cl os e
Three Bri dges
Wes t Sus s ex
RH10 1LL
CRESH
Brockwood Medi ca l Pra cti ce
Ta nners Mea dow
Brockha m
Surrey
RH3 7NJ
CRESH
Ca terha m Va l l ey Medi ca l Centre
Eothen Hous e
Eothen Cl os e
Surrey
CR3 6JU
CRESH
Coa chma ns Medi ca l Centre
La ns bury Roa d
Cra wl ey
Surrey
RH11 9JA
CRESH
Dorki ng Medi ca l Pra cti ce
142A South Street
Dorki ng
Surrey
RH4 2QR
CRESH
El i za beth Hous e Medi ca l Pra cti ce
515 Li mps fi el d Roa d
Wa rl i ngha m
Surrey
CR3 5XL
CRESH
Furna ce Green Surgery
50 The Gl a de
Furna ce Green
Surrey
RH10 6JH
CRESH
Greys tone Hous e
99 Sta ti on Roa d
Redhi l l
Surrey
RH1 1EB
CRESH
Hol mhurs t Medi ca l Centre
13 Thornton Si de
Redhi l l
Surrey
RH1 2NP
CRESH
Ifi el d Medi ca l Pra cti ce
La dy Ma rga ret Dri ve
Ifi el d, Cra wl ey
Surrey
RH11 0BF
CRESH
La ngl ey Corner
Ifi el d Green
Ifi el d
Surrey
RH11 0NF
CRESH
Lea croft Medi ca l Pra cti ce
117 Ifi el d Roa d
Cra wl ey
Wes t Sus s ex
RH11 7BS
CRESH
Medwyn Surgery
Rei ga te Roa d
Dorki ng
Surrey
RH4 1SD
CRESH
Moa t Hous e Surgery
Wors ted Green
Mers tha m
Surrey
RH1 3PN
CRESH
Sa xonbrook Medi ca l Centre
Ma i denbower Squa re
Ma i denbower
Surrey
RH10 7QH
CRESH
Sma l l fi el d Surgery
Wheel ers La ne
Sma l l fi el d
Surrey
RH6 9PT
CRESH
Southga te Medi ca l Group
137 Bri ghton Roa d
Cra wl ey
Surrey
RH10 6TE
CRESH
Ta dworth Medi ca l Centre
1 Troy Cl os e
Ta dworth
Surrey
KT20 5JE
CRESH
The Lei th Hi l l Pra cti ce
168 The Street
Ca pel
Surrey
RH5 5EN
CRESH
Townhi l l Medi ca l Pra cti ce
Gua rds Avenue
Ca terha m
Surrey
CR3 5XL
CRESH
Wa l l Hous e Surgery
Yorke Roa d
Rei ga te
Surrey
RH2 9HG
CRESH
Wa rl i ngha m Green Medi ca l Pra cti ce
1 Church Roa d
Wa rl i ngha m
Surrey
CR6 9NW
CRESH
Woodl a nds & Cl erkl a nds Pa rtners hi p
Ti l ga te Wa y
Ti l ga te
Surrey
RH10 5BS
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Training Practices in the Epsom GP Training Programme Area
Programme Area
Surgery
Address
Town
Town
Post Code
Epsom
Ashlea Medical Practice
Gilbert House
39 Woodfield Lane
Ashtead, Surrey
KT21 2BQ
Epsom
Ashlea Medical Practice
Linden House
30 Upper Fairfiled
Road
Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 7HH
Epsom
Ashley Centre Surgery
Ashley Square
Epsom
Surrey
KT18 5DD
Epsom
Derby Medical Centre
8 The Derby Square
Epsom
Surrey
KT19 8AG
Epsom
Eastwick Park Medical Practice
Eastwick Park Avenue
Bookham
Surrey
KT23 3ND
Epsom
Fairfield Medical Centre
Lower Road
Great Bookham
Surrey
KT23 4DH
Epsom
Fitznells Manor Surgery
2 Chessington Road
Ewell
Surrey
KT17 1TF
Epsom
Glenlyn Medical Centre
115 Molesey Park Road
East Molesey
West Sussex
KT8 0JX
Epsom
Heathcote Medical Centre
Heathcote
Tadworth
Surrey
KT20 5TH
Epsom
Oxshott Medical Centre
Holtwood Road
Oxshott
Surrey
KT22 0QL
Epsom
The Old Cottage Hospital
Alexandra Road
Epsom
Surrey
KT17 4BL
Training Practices in the Frimley GP Training Programme Area
Programme Area
Surgery
Address
Town
Town
Post Code
Frimley
Camberley Health Centre
159 Frimley Road
Frimley
Downing Street Surgery
4 Downing Street
Frimley
Farnham Dene Medical Practice
Lodge Hill Road
Frimley
Fleet Medical Centre
Frimley
Frimley Green Medical Centre
Frimley
Surrey
GU15 2QA
Surrey
GU9 7PA
Lower Bourne
Surrey
GU10 3RB
Church Road
Fleet
Surrey
GU51 4PE
1 Beech Road
Camberley
Hampshire
GU16 6QQ
Giffard Drive Surgery
68 Giffard Drive
Cove
Surrey
GU14 8QB
Frimley
Hartley Corner Medical Partnership
51 Frogmore Road
Blackwater
Surrey
GU17 0DB
Frimley
Holly Tree Surgery
42 Boundstone Road
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 4TG
Frimley
Lightwater Surgery
All Saints Road
Lightwater
Hampshire
GU18 5SQ
Frimley
Mayfield Medical Centre
Croyde Close
64 Pembury Road
Farnborough, Hants
GU14 8UE
Frimley
Monteagle Surgery
Monteagle Park
Tesimond Drive
Yateley, Surrey
GU46 6FE
Frimley
Nork Clinic
63 Nork Way
Banstead
SM7 1HL
Frimley
Park Road Surgery
143 Park Road
Camberley
GU15 2NN
Frimley
Princes Gardens Surgery
2a High Street
Aldershot
GU11 1BJ
Frimley
Sandhurst Group Practice
72 Yorktown Road
Frimley
Sandhurst Group Practice
1 Cambridge Road
Frimley
Southlea Group Practice
276 Lower Farnham Road Aldershot
GU11 3RB
Frimley
Upper Gordon Road Surgery
37 Upper Gordon Road
Camberley
GU19 5HJ
Frimley
Yateley Medical Centre
Oaklands
Yateley
GU46 7LS
Camberley
GU47 9BT
Owlsmoor
Sandhurst, Surrey
GU47 0UB
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Training Practices in the Guildford GP Training Programme Area
Programme Area
Surgery
Address
Town
Town
Post Code
Guildford
Binscombe Medical Centre
106 Binscombe
Godalming
Surrey
GU7 3PR
Guildford
Chiddingfold Surgery
Ridgley Road
Chiddingfold
Surrey
GU8 4QP
Guildford
Cranleigh Medical Practice
18 High Street
Cranleigh
Surrey
RH15 9XN
Guildford
Crossroads Surgery
Church Road
Milford
Surrey
GU8 5JD
Guildford
Dapdune House Surgery
Wharf Road
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 4RP
Guildford
Fairlands Medical Centre
Fairlands Avenue
Worplesdon
Surrey
GU3 3NA
Guildford
Grayshott Surgery
Boundary Road
Hindhead
Surrey
GU26 6TY
Guildford
Guildowns Group Practice
2 Stoughton Road
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 1LL
Guildford
Haslemere Health Centre
Church Lane
Haslemere
Surrey
GU27 2BQ
Guildford
Merrow Park Surgery
Kingfisher Drive
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 1UU
Guildford
Shere Surgery
Gomshall Lane
Shere
Surrey
GU5 9DR
Guildford
St Luke's Surgery
Warren Road
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 3JH
Guildford
The Mill Medical Practice
Catteshall Mill
Catteshall Road
Godalming. Surrey
GU7 1JW
Guildford
The Villages Medical Centre
Send Barns Lane
Send
Surrey
GU23 7BP
Guildford
The Wonersh Surgery
The Street
Wonersh
Guildford, Surrey
GU5 0PE
Guildford
Witley Surgery
Wheeler Lane
Witley
Surrey
GU8 5QR
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SUSSEX
ABOUT SUSSEX
Sussex is centrally located on the coast of
southern England, and has large areas of
green and pleasant countryside, vibrant
and varied cities and towns plus miles of
south facing sunny seaside.
The city of Brighton offers a mix of history
and culture, sophisticated shopping, buzzy
restaurants and glittering nightlife – with the
laid-back charms of the seaside. 14 miles of
coastline, including the award-winning
beaches of Bognor Regis and Littlehampton,
make Sussex by the sea a popular spot for
families. The town of Worthing also has lots
to offer with its theatres, restaurants and
shopping.
A few miles inland is photogenic Arundel
with its castle and antique shops, and the
beautiful South Downs. The Roman city of
Chichester has an imposing cathedral, a
major art gallery and the renowned
Chichester Festival Theatre, plus the wildliferich inlets and bays of Chichester Harbour
and the beaches of West Wittering and East
Head.
To the east is 1066 Country, with the site of
the Battle of Hastings, and on the coast, the
old Cinque Port of Rye, bohemian Hastings,
nearby Bexhill and pretty countryside inland.
Along the coast is Eastbourne, a seaside
resort with award-winning beaches and a
grand promenade leading to the iconic
white chalk cliffs of Beachy Head and the
Seven Sisters. This area offers lovely scenic
walks along the coast and through
picturesque villages, with great views over
the Channel.
Mid-Sussex contains charming villages,
windmills and the spectacular Balcombe
viaduct. There is also Ashdown Forest,
where you can visit “pooh sticks bridge”. If
you spend your time throwing sticks
upstream of the bridge, you’ll be enacting
the famous game associated with Winniethe-Pooh!
Sussex is easily accessible from the rest of
the country and overseas, with good rail
links via London and direct services from
Scotland, the North West, Midlands and
South Wales. Sussex also has two airports
and a ferry port - Gatwick Airport in the
north of the county, Shoreham Airport to
the west and Newhaven ferry port in the
east. From the M25 London orbital, several
roads head south into Sussex and the coast,
including the A21 to Hastings and Battle, the
M23/A23 to Brighton and the A286 to
Chichester.
Administratively, Sussex is split into two
Patches, East Sussex and West Sussex each
with a Patch Associate GP Dean, Dr MaryRose Shears for East Sussex and Dr Glyn
Williams for West Sussex and supported by
the Sussex Patch Manager, Sue Smith, who
is based full-time at the HEKSS Office at
Crawley Hospital.
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EAST SUSSEX
BRIGHTON
ABOUT BRIGHTON
ABOUT THE BRIGHTON GP TRAINING PROGRAMME
Brighton is often called “London-on-Sea”. It
is one the busiest most diverse cities in the
South East, and has beaches, a busy city
centre, the chic and unique lifestyle shops
of The Lanes, a selection of galleries and
theatres, a vibrant and thriving cultural
scene and of course the famous attractions
of the Pier and Pavilion. Brighton is wellconnected to London and the rest of the
South East, with a good public transport
network operating in Brighton and along
the South Coast.
In Brighton we operate a shared training
programme working closely with MidSussex, so that during your training you will
be working at different sites throughout
both Brighton and Mid Sussex hospitals and
GP Practices. At the start of your training,
you are allocated to a GP Trainer who will
remain as your Educational Supervisor for
the duration of your training. You will have
an opportunity to meet with them regularly
throughout the year to discuss your
educational needs, development and plans.
In either ST1 or ST2 years you will spend 4
months working in a General Practice
placement culminating with a final 12 month
placement in the ST3 year.
The majority of your hospital attachments
will be based at the Brighton and Sussex
University Hospitals (BSUH) NHS Trust,
which incorporate The Royal Sussex County,
Brighton General and Sussex Eye Hospitals in
Brighton and Princess Royal Hospital in
Haywards Heath. The psychiatry placements
are with the Sussex Partnership Trust which
has several units throughout the area. You
can access further information via our GP
training Website www.brightongpvts.org.uk
We have a rolling GP Educational
Programme on Thursday mornings which
provides an opportunity for trainees to meet
each other and the Programme Directors.
This is an informal forum where we address
difficulties trainees may be facing, as well as
focusing on some of the more challenging
aspects of General Practice. The formal part
of the morning focuses on GP relevant
education and involves a mix of small group
work, trainee-led sessions and consultant
lectures. We also have sessions focusing on
preparation for the MRCGP membership
exams and life after training.
The formal component of the education
programme is based at the Audrey Emerton
Medical Education Centre which is the
administrative base for the Specialty
Training Programme and the main training
facility on the Royal Sussex County Hospital
campus. It is one of the many new
developments within the Trust and provides
state of the art facilities for training as well
as a restaurant with sea views on the top
floor. Some group workshops and locality
learning sets take place in training practices
locally and, for our overnight residential
teaching program, we hire country hotels in
the area.
In the Thursday teaching sessions we cover a
mix of formal topics based on the GP
curriculum as well as broader topics such as
communication skills, ethics and GP related
management.
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THE EAST SUSSEX PATCH CONTAINS 3 GP TRAINING
PROGRAMME AREAS: BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX AND
.
MID-SUSSEX AND INCLUDES THE
TOWNS OF
BRIGHTON, HASTINGS, EASTBOURNE, BEXHILL AND
INCLUSE RURAL AREAS OF EAST AND MID SUSSEX
In addition to this we arrange several full
day GP training workshops which are run by
local GP Trainers. This is a formal education
programme which provides an opportunity
to meet the local trainers in your area. Three
times per year you will meet in your locality
in small group ‘learning sets’ with GP
Trainers and focus on locally agreed
educational topics. Twice a year, in
conjunction with our colleagues in MidSussex we try to arrange a 2 day overnight
‘Residential’ event often in a country hotel
when we focus on group work to tackle
broader and more challenging topics in
relaxing surroundings. This is a unique
opportunity to get to know your fellow
trainees, relax, have some fun and learn
without external pressures. In addition to all
of this we will organise occasional one-off
sessions for trainees in hospital posts. These
can be a mix of social and formal education
events which again give you an opportunity
to meet up with one another. Finally it is
worth mentioning that most trainees form
small study groups especially in the run up
to exams. These groups often continue after
qualification and are a useful support
network for newly qualified GPs.
As well as our standard GP posts we also
offer a few Innovative Training Posts (ITP)
when you are based in General Practice, but
spend 2 days per week in hospital working
within certain specialties. Currently we offer
these posts in Genito-Urinary Medicine,
A&E, Dermatology, Ophthalmology and
Palliative Care.
Due to the popularity of Brighton as a VTS
scheme some GP placements in ST1 and 2
may take place in practices in Mid-Sussex,
Crawley or Worthing.
Throughout the year we also try and plan
social events for everyone such as evening
meals or barbeques. Our trainees also
organise social events and have formed a
group on Facebook. (Brighton and MidSussex VTS)
Both during your placements in general
practice, and in the hospital posts, the
culturally diverse population of Brighton will
provide a unique exposure to a wide range
of clinical settings and patient groups from
all social classes. In addition to the core
specialties we offer attachments in HIV
Medicine, Substance Misuse and Learning
Difficulties. We believe this wide exposure
will help equip you in the process of
becoming a competent, well rounded and
motivated GP who is comfortable working in
any GP environment.
We have three Programme Directors in
Brighton who are involved with the
recruitment of GPStRs and allocation of
posts on the rotation. They also organise,
oversee and run the GP Training Programme
for all three years. Drs David Supple, Win
Phag-udom and Caroline Smith adopt an
‘open door’ policy and are happy to help
with any queries or concerns that you may
have.
THE PROGRAMME
DIRECTORS IN THE
MEDWAY GP TRAINING
PROGRAMME AREA
Dr Caroline Smith
Caroline commenced as a Programme
Director for Brighton in 2015.
Dr Win Phag-Udom
Win commenced as a Programme Director in
January 2011.
Dr David Supple
David is a GP and trainer near Preston Park
in Brighton. He commenced as a Programme
Director in July 2010.
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EAST SUSSEX
EASTBOURNE & HASTINGS
(FUNCTION TOGETHER AS THE EAST SUSSEX GP TRAINING PROGRAMME)
ABOUT EAST SUSSEX
If you’re seeking an outdoor lifestyle,
culture and history as well as convenient
access to London, East Sussex has it all –
including significantly more hours of
sunshine than elsewhere on the mainland
of Britain! Stretching along the exciting and
extraordinary south coast from Seaford, the
county takes in Eastbourne, Bexhill,
Hastings (one of the Cinque Ports) and the
ancient town of Rye. Inland you’ll find
historic Battle, the market towns of
Uckfield and many picturesque villages.
The seaside resort of Eastbourne is a grand
Victorian beauty, set in South Downs
countryside and surrounded by 1066
heritage. The resort has Blue Flag beaches,
national beauty spot Beachy Head, and
summer night concerts on the seafront
bandstand.
Eastbourne hosts the International Open
tennis championship, held at the Devonshire
Park. Attracting top tennis players from
around the world, it is regarded as the preWimbledon main event.
Eastbourne seafront is the venue for the
popular Airbourne air show attracting
visitors nationwide. Eastbourne has 5 miles
of promenade, five theatres, a pier and a
thriving night life.
On the other site, Hastings has a history as a
thriving fishing village, and the wooden netdrying huts along the beachfront are worldfamous. It is also the heart of “1066
country” with Hastings and Pevensey being
excellent examples of Norman castles, and
Battle Abbey marking the site of the Battle
of Hastings. Hastings also has a rich history
as a smuggling port, and has several
museums, and Hastings still has its working
funicular railways from its time as a
Victorian resort, one at East Hill and the
other, West Hill, which is the oldest working
railway of its type in England.
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ABOUT THE EAST SUSSEX GP TRAINING PROGRAMME
Our main aims remain the provision of a
package of educational and personal
support to enable our scheme members to
develop into competent and confident GPs.
Our GPST programme offers a three-year
programme – consisting of six posts in
hospital and one year in general practice.
Commencing in August, each term is four
months’ long.
We also offer four integrated training posts
(ITPs) – GP position with 3 - 4 sessions in a
complementary community speciality (e./g.
CCG ,Palliative Medicine or Memory
assessment clinic).
Our more than 20 enthusiastic trainers meet
regularly with our GP trainees to discuss
their progress and personal development
plans and the programme is run by our
excellent administration staff.
Hospital Posts
Integrated Training Posts
All our hospital posts involve four months
based in either or both Eastbourne District
General and Conquest hospitals. Here you
will gain comprehensive experience in the
following specialties:
Accident and Emergency
General Medicine (including the elderly)
Orthopaedics
Paediatrics
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Psychiatry (both general and elderly)
Integrated Training Posts (ITPs) are GP
positions with four sessions per week in a
hospital, enabling you to gain additional
experience in other specialties which will
complement your individual learning and
training programme like Palliative
medicine,Clinical commissioning and
community psychiatry, based at the local GP
led memory assessment clinic. (Some,
however, will spend the time purely in
general practice.)
GP Training Practice
Day release (Teaching Programme)
We offer trainees a good geographic spread
and range of training practices in the main
towns, coastal and rural locations
throughout East Sussex.
Each term GP trainees take part in five full
days of teaching, split between Eastbourne
and Conquest hospitals and headed up by
Programme Directors. As part of the
programme, trainees arrange for outside
speakers, specialist nurses, GPs and
consultants (both from within and outside
the hospitals) to address trainees and take
part in discussions on specialist subjects.
This programme greatly adds to our
trainees’ knowledge base and also helps in
their organisational and leadership skill
development.
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Out of hours (OOH) experience
All GP trainees need to perform OOH clinical
work and training. GP ST1 and ST2 (if they
are doing a GP post) must undertake six
hours/month i.e. 24 hours in total. ST3s
must undertake 72 hours OOH during their
final year of training. Since 1996, IC24 has
provided OOH services across East Sussex,
enabling trainees to acquire experience in a
supervised capacity.
Residential Courses
Once a year we run a two-day residential
course. In recent years, a favourite location
has been in Berkshire at Cumberland Lodge
in the middle of stunning Windsor Great
Park.
Over the two days you will gain experience
and confidence in non-clinical and sensitive
aspects of being a good GP, such as
communications skills (including delivering
bad news), time management, ethics,
professionalism and handling dilemmas.
Workshops and role-play are a key part of
the sessions, at the end of which registrars
have usually forged close bonds and
friendships that will sustain them
throughout their GP careers.
Not surprisingly, the RCGP assessments are
discussed frequently. We have held specific
CSA practice sessions to prepare the scheme
members for the CSA, with visiting
examiners, Programme directors and
trainers. We consider peer support an
important part of the scheme – and many
friendships are made in these continuing
group learning sets.
Finally, our social events occur at least three
times a year and include meals out, bowling
and walking on the Downs. GP training in
East Sussex has a very good reputation
locally. All our GPStRs who want to stay
locally find jobs both as partners and
salaried doctors. Our scheme prepares
doctors well for “life after GP training”.
Please visit our website on:
http://www.gptrainingeastsussex.co.uk/theprogramme
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THE PROGRAMME DIRECTORS IN THE EAST SUSSEX
GP TRAINING PROGRAMME AREA
Dr Raya Al-Jawaheri
Raya finished the Eastbourne GP Scheme in
2005 and is a partner at the Grove Road
Surgery. She works as the clinical director
for the local walk in centre in Eastbourne
She was appointed Programme Director in
November 2008. She is a GP registrar
trainer.
Dr Andrew Stewart
Andrew has been a GP Trainer since August
2003. He comes from a Practice with a
strong heritage in training – the Lighthouse
Medical Practice has had three partners over
the years who have been Programme
Directors and seven partners who have been
GP Trainers and three who have been FY2
Clinical Supervisors. He became a
Programme Director in 2005 and has helped
develop the new “East Sussex” VTS.
Andrew believes strongly in supporting the
GPStRs to develop their own learning rather
than didactic teaching: he believes the
Programme Directors in East Sussex
have a broad educational experience to
cater for most learning styles.
Andrew sees the benefits of a strong VTS to
the local health community: not least his
own practice who benefit from former
trainees working with in as salaried doctors
and partners!
Dr Karen Skinner
Karen has been a Programme Director since
2007. She is a part time GP in the area and is
actively involved in the Out of Hours
scheme. She also has MRCOphth and has a
keen interest to set up community clinic in
the future. She strongly believes in the
group environment being a great asset to
becoming a GP and encourages this in the
GP training programme. She is now a GP
appraiser and so is actively involved in the
ongoing education of qualified GPs. She has
obtained her PGCert and recently been
appointed by the Royal College of General
Practitioners to be a CSA examiner, a role
she hopes will become very useful in her
local VTS to help prepare for these exams.
Dr Mark Jones
I started as Programme Director in February
2015. I moved to Arlington Road Medical
Practice Dec 2009 directly from my training
scheme in Norwich. It is a busy surgery, with
a 12,000 patient list, which remains a
vibrant place to work with excellent staff.
My personal hobbies revolve around
badminton, music and family life.
Dr Nicola Beck
Nicola started as Programme Director in
2015.
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MID-SUSSEX
MID-SUSSEX
ABOUT MID-SUSSEX
ABOUT THE MID-SUSSEX GP TRAINING PROGRAMME
The Mid-Sussex GP Specialty Training
Scheme is based at the Princess Royal
Hospital in Haywards Heath and the
scheme is closely linked with the Brighton
Programme. Application is to ‘Brighton &
Mid-Sussex’ and you can be allocated to
either scheme with currently Mid-Sussex
having more trainers.
Mid-Sussex is midway between London and
Brighton and over 60% of the district is
designated an area of outstanding natural
beauty which includes the South Downs.
The Mid-Sussex GP training scheme
includes practices in the market towns of
Burgess Hill, East Grinstead, Haywards
Heath and Horsham with a good selection
of shops, restaurants and facilities; as well
as the local villages of Cuckfield, Forest Row
and Newick. The area is served well by
strong rail links.
Mid-Sussex combines the attractions of a
rural setting with natural beauty and local
attractions such as the South Downs Way,
Glyndebourne and the Bluebell railway,
with busy towns and easy access to either
the coast or London.
We currently have 25 trainers. Some new,
The Scheme is based at the Euan Keat
Education Centre in the Princess Royal
. some more experienced, but all enthusiastic
about both training and general practice. At
Hospital in Haywards Heath, which is a
the start of ST1 you will be allocated an
friendly district general hospital within
Educational Supervisor who will oversee
Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals Trust.
your training for the three years and with
We have a good variety of hospital posts in
whom you will spend your ST3 year.
our rotations which include; O&G,
The first two years will be spent doing six,
Paediatrics, Medicine, Care of the Elderly,
four month posts, one of which will be in a
Psychiatry; including substance misuse,
GP practice which can be within either the
learning disabilities and paediatric, ENT, and
Brighton or Mid-Sussex areas.
Accident & Emergency. Currently Integrated
The training scheme meets for 30 sessions
training posts are being offered in GUM,
per year, divided into three terms, usually
Palliative Care (Hospice), CCG and both
on Thursday mornings. The medical centre is
hospital and community Dermatology.
friendly with pleasant and helpful staff, good
Both Mid-Sussex and Brighton schemes
facilities; rooms and a simulation suite. We
share hospital posts within the local
have a rota for coffee and cake and
hospitals of the Royal Sussex County,
currently end with a cooked lunch together.
Brighton General and Royal Alex Paediatric
Parking is available on the hospital site (for a
Hospital in Brighton and the Princess Royal
fee) or free if you fancy a walk.
Hospital, Haywards Heath.
Psychiatry posts are within Sussex
Partnership with centres in Brighton,
Crawley and Haywards Heath.
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THE PROGRAMME
DIRECTORS IN THE MIDSUSSEX GP TRAINING
PROGRAMME AREA
We have two residential’s a year which are
joint with the Brighton scheme.
All trainees attend the training scheme while
in general practice and are encouraged to
apply for study leave to attend while in
hospital posts.
Special sessions are also provided on a
limited number of Thursday afternoons for
ST1’s and ST2’s in hospital to try and attend.
There is also a local buddy scheme and
registrar organised social events to
encourage the friendly, supportive scheme
ethos further.
The training scheme follows the GP
curriculum and stated needs of the trainees
and we have our share of our local excellent
consultants to give talks. However we also
feel that the scheme is an opportunity to
focus on aspects of the curriculum specific
to general practice with regards to
communication and communication skills,
professionalism and the wonderful privilege
of being a GP. Group sessions are frequent
and opportunity is given for discussion and
advice.
There is always an opportunity to chat, catch
up with friends or make new ones, with
programme directors and faculty staff
available for advice.
Feedback from the scheme is very positive
and we have a high success rate with our
trainees passing nMRCGP. Trainees really
value the Thursday sessions and wish it was
allowed to run every week of the year. After
qualifying, many of our trainees stay in the
area.
We aim to provide an excellent GP training
program, based in a beautiful area with the
diversity and merit of both rural and urban
areas, and supported and facilitated by
enthusiastic GP educators and our trainees.
Dr Mandy Claiden
Mandy is an experienced GP Trainer who is
passionate about General Practice and
training but best known for wearing flip
flops all year round!
Dr Lara Belle
Lara is a GP Trainer who has a special
interest in Dermatology. She (fairly)
recently graduated from the Mid Sussex
VTS and loved it too much to leave!
Dr Liz Norris
I am a ¾ time Partner and GP trainer in Ship
Street Surgery, in East Grinstead, where I
have worked (mostly) since 2001. I am
enthusiastic about GP education and enjoy
time spent in this role both with the
registrars and trainers.
I am married with two daughters, four cats
and a dog. My hobbies include being a
chocolate cake connoisseur, lying in the
sun doing nothing and walking my dog
Honey in the Ashdown Forest.
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WESTERN SUSSEX
THE
WEST SUSSEX PATCH CONTAINS TWO GP
.
TRAINING PROGRAMME AREAS: CHICHESTER AND
WORTHING. THE PATCH EXTENDS ALONG THE
COAST TO INCLUDE TOWNS SUCH AS BOGNOR
REGIS AND LITTLEHAMPTON AND INLAND TO
TOWNS INCLUDING BILLINGSHURST, HENFIELD AND
PULBOROUGH.
THIS IS A JOINT SCHEME RUN ON TWO SITES. YOU WILL BE BASED PREDOMINANTLY
ON ONE SITE. TRAINEES MAY BE OFFERED A HOSPITAL OR GP POST ON EITHER SITE
DEPENDING ON AVAILABILITY OF POSTS AT THE TIME.
A COMPREHENSIVE GPST3 HALF DAY RELEASE COURSE IS HELD ON THURSDAYS
DURING TERM TIME. THE PROGRAMME COVERS MANY AREAS OF GENERAL
PRACTICE AND INCLUDES CSA WORKSHOPS WITH SIMULATION AND EXAMINERS,
TEACHING SESSIONS ON CLINICAL TOPICS AND THOSE IMPORTANT AREAS SUCH AS
“LIFE AFTER VTS” DELIVERED BY OUR RECENTLY QUALIFIED TRAINEES. THE
PROGRAMME IS LEARNER-LED AND PROVIDES AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MUTUAL
AND PEER SUPPORT. THERE IS A STRONG EMPHASIS ON DEVELOPING
COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND ST3 TRAINEES ARE ENCOURAGED TO DESIGN AND
DELIVER SESSIONS FOR THE ST1/2S, PREPARING THEM FOR LIFELONG LEARNING.
WE RUN A JOINT GPST1/2 TEACHING PROGRAMME FOR TRAINEES ON BOTH SITES
WHICH IS ATTENDED BY TRAINEES ON PLACEMENT IN GP PRACTICE. THIS ALLOWS
FOSTERING OF BONDS BETWEEN THE TWO TRAINEE GROUPS, AS WELL AS GIVING US
ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY SPEAKERS FROM BOTH HOSPITALS. WE ENCOURAGE
TRAINEES IN HOSPITAL POSTS TO ATTEND AS MANY SESSIONS AS POSSIBLE USING
THEIR STUDY LEAVE ALLOCATION.
ABOUT CHICHESTER
Chichester is a fantastic place to live. It’s
one of the largest inland harbours in the
country and is an area of outstanding
natural beauty. There are ample
opportunities for sailing, windsurfing, kiting
and other water sports on the amazing
beaches. It is a beautiful Cathedral City set
on the edge of the South Downs National
Park which is superb for walking and
mountain biking. There are numerous big
events including Goodwood Festival of
Speed, the Revival, and Glorious
Goodwood etc. Chichester has its own
yearly festival, a fabulous gallery and an
excellent theatre. Chichester also has great
shops (high street to boutiques), bars and
restaurants – so there are plenty of things
to do on your days off! There are direct
trains to London and Brighton - but why
would you want to commute – live in
Chichester!
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ABOUT THE CHICHESTER GP TRAINING PROGRAMME
The three year Chichester training scheme is
very well regarded, with positive outcomes
for trainees in terms of exam success. The
Programme Directors are enthusiastic,
experienced and supportive and our aim is
to prepare you not only for your
assessments, but also for life as a GP. Each
GPST rotation consists of six 4- month posts
as an ST1/2 including one job in General
Practice, and hospital posts across a range of
specialties. We are very proud of our close
working relationships with our hospital
colleagues and work in partnership to
ensure that your training programme is well
planned and you receive the right level of
support. Your ST3 year will be spent in one
of our Practices, either in rural parts of the
South Downs or in one of the coastal towns
around Chichester.
ST1/2 trainees go out to their Educational
Supervisor’s Practice for one day every four
months; as well as for their formal review.
This also allows discussion about the various
learning opportunities we can offer and the
course itself and helps to strengthen the
trainee/trainer relationship.
In Chichester we organise three locality
groups for GPStRs and GP Trainers that meet
for one afternoon every two months at a GP
Training Practice. These groups are well
evaluated and those in hospital posts enjoy
catching up with other trainees and their
Trainers.
Chichester Medical Education Centre (CMEC)
provides excellent educational support
facilities, including Wifi access, a Clinical
Skills Suite and a comprehensive library with
extended opening hours.
We organise two ST3 trainee residential
workshops each year, a Christmas Party and
a Summer Barbecue. The hospital also has a
thriving Doctors’ mess that organises a
range of popular social events and beach
days.
From a former trainee: "I just wanted to tell
you how remarkable the VTS was at
Chichester. I am still referring to the
consultation modules I practised. I think it
was an excellent scheme and there was a
brilliant support structure. It is one of the
best schemes without a shadow of doubt.”
THE PROGRAMME
DIRECTORS IN THE
CHICHESTER GP
TRAINING PROGRAMME
AREA
Dr Joanna Nash, Dr David Pullan, Dr Jo
Galbraith and Dr Alison Parrish
Who are all local GPs who trained locally
(and couldn’t leave!) We love the sea and
the Downs and in our free time are likely to
be found on a boat, kitesurfing or cycling to
a pub. We all work in Training Practices and
have a strong interest in GP Education.
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WESTERN SUSSEX
ABOUT WORTHING
ABOUT THE WORTHING GP TRAINING PROGRAMME
Just along the coast from Brighton,
Worthing provides a fantastic GPStR
experience with a new, tailored
programme focusing on both theoretical
and practical General Practice in an
enthusiastic, lively atmosphere.
The Worthing GP training programme is a
learner-centred course, responding to
GPStRs’ needs and preparing doctors not
just to pass the required assessments but
also to become lifelong independent
learners and, importantly, to enjoy their
chosen profession.
The GP Programme Directors provide a
friendly, supportive environment where the
GPStRs can gain a valuable perspective on
being a GP. Of course there is the
opportunity to share best practice but the
sessions also provide an enjoyable
environment to offload their difficulties!
Worthing has a well-respected training
programme delivered by motivated
experienced GP Trainers and enthusiastic
Programme Directors. Most of our trainees
choose to stay in the South Coast area and
those trained here are highly regarded by
their peers and the hospital consultants.
There are three terms of weekly Programme
Director and GPStR meetings at the
Worthing Health Education Centre, which
provide a lively and engaging forum for the
exchange of ideas and experiences. The
sessions are led and facilitated by the
Programme Directors with outside speakers
providing expertise on topics ranging from
Orthopaedics to Motivational Interviewing.
Worthing is a large seaside town, which
has grown from its origins as a Stone-age
settlement, later becoming a fishing
village and then a popular holiday
destination in the Regency period, in
which many of the town’s fine buildings
were built. However, a note of advice,
whilst we certainly welcome applications
from trainees across the country, in our
experience, commuting from as far afield
as London does place a considerable strain
on trainees despite direct train links.
Please bear Worthing’s location in mind
when applying!
ST1/2s have separate teaching sessions from
the ST3s to allow for a more learner specific
approach.
It is a real challenge, but an exciting and
stimulating process, to build up the
knowledge base required for general
practice. We take a broad ranging approach,
integrating medical knowledge and
consultation techniques within a holistic
paradigm to give you the best grounding for
your training.
We appreciate that each group is different
and thus the education is learner-focused
and tailored to group needs around a
consistent backbone including Hot Topics,
Consultation Theory, CSA training and,
importantly, pastoral care. The latter is
something we take very seriously here, as
the jump from hospital medicine to GP is a
real change of gear and even the most
flexible GPStR can struggle initially.
ST1/2 Trainees will have 6 half-day locality
meetings per year with their Educational
Supervisor. The GP Programme Directors
work very closely with the Medical
Educational Managers who will also provide
you with extensive information and support.
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THE PROGRAMME DIRECTORS IN THE WORTHING
GP TRAINING PROGRAMME AREA
The trainees will have a four month post in
general practice in ST1 or ST2, then a
continuous 12 months in the ST3. Hospital
posts offered in the training programme
are all recognised RCGP training posts. A
typical training programme encompasses
posts such as paediatrics, A&E and
psychiatry. The vast majority of
programmes would involve two, if not
three, of these posts. Please be aware that
departments such as A & E, Paediatrics and
Medicine operate a system of fixed leave.
We liaise with Clinical and Educational
Supervisors and our GPStRs on a regular
basis to ensure needs are met and all
GPStRs are getting the support that is
required. The GPStRs gain not only a broad
understanding of General Practice but the
basic tools to move on from the training
year into the real world.
Time is specifically spent on discussing
‘How to Become a Locum’; ‘Negotiating a
GP Contract’ and ‘Life after GP Training’
amongst other topics relevant to the post
training GP world, so that GPStRs are not
left feeling adrift on completing the ST3
year.
In short – a great place to train!
Dr Bilal Ali
Bilal qualified with the MRCGP in 2008, and
is currently a GP Partner in Crawley. Having
taught at Brighton and Sussex Medical
School he has an excellent understanding of
Medical Education which he mixes with
enthusiasm and an infectious laugh. Bilal
took up his post as Programme Director in
June 2009. He spends his spare time singing
in a choir, and lying on the beach!
Dr Tanya Lawson (Interim)
Dr Anand Patel
Anand is no longer a relatively new GP.
However, having undertaken MRCGP five
years ago, he has a good understanding of
what it is to be a GPStR. Interests include
music, cocktails and education.
Dr Isla Cox
Dr Cox qualified with the MRCGP in 2007.
She is a partner in Shoreham and has
worked as a Programme Director in Brighton
prior to taking on the role in Worthing. Her
interests include cycling, climbing, hiking
and comedy.
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SUSSEX LOCAL
EDUCATION PROVIDERS
THE LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS IN SUSSEX ARE:
Providers (e.g. Acute NHS Hospital Trusts,
NHS Psychiatric Trusts) in Sussex that
provide placements for trainees in the
HEKSS GP School. Placements in hospital
posts are currently of 4 months duration.
BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS
TRUST (BSUH)
SUSSEX PARTNERSHIP NHS
FOUNDATION TRUST
(PSYCHIATRIC)
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Please refer to Trust page
Royal Sussex County Hospital
Princess Royal University Hospital
EAST SUSSEX HEALTHCARE
NHS TRUST
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Eastbourne District General Hospital
Conquest Hospital
ST BARNABAS HOUSE
HOSPICE
WESTERN SUSSEX NHS
TRUST
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Bognor War Memorial Hospital
St Richard’s Hospital
Worthing Hospital
The range of hospital posts included in the
programmes:
Accident and Emergency, Paediatrics,
Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Palliative Care,
Trauma and Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology,
Rheumatology, Psychiatry and General
Medicine There are also rotations in more
specialised medical rotations including
Endocrinology/Diabetes, Cardiology,
Respiratory Medicine, Gastroenterology and
Stroke Care.
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BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX
NHS TRUST
Royal Sussex County Hospital & Princess Royal
University Hospital, Haywards Heath
GP Training Programme Area: Brighton and Mid-Sussex
Address
RSCH
Eastern Road
Brighton
East Sussex, BN2 5BE
PRH
Lewes Road
Haywards Heath
West Sussex, RH16 4EX
Switchboard
Telephone Number
The Trust has two main hospital sites named
the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) which
includes Hurstwood Park Neurological
Centre in Haywards Heath, and the Royal
Sussex County Hospital which includes the
Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital in
Brighton. You will be based at one of these
hospitals during your rotation. Both
hospitals are in easy reach of London with
frequent trains to London Bridge and
Victoria stations. We are fortunate in that
both Haywards Heath and Brighton enjoy
close proximity to the beautiful countryside
of the South Downs and a free bus service
runs hourly between each hospital site.
RSCH: 01273 696955
PRH: 01444 441881
Website
KEY INDIVIDUALS
www.bsuh.nhs.uk
Varadarajan Kalidasan
Clinical Tutor
Jeremy Tibble (RSCH) and Andrew Elkins
(PRH)
Nora Tester
Medical HR Manager
Clare Stankiewicz
GP Administrators
Martine Ratcliffe
Linda Palmer
The Trust works in partnership with the
Brighton and Sussex Medical School which is
one of four new medical schools created as
part of the government’s strategy to
increase the number of qualified doctors
from the UK working in the NHS. Brighton &
Sussex Medical School has become one of
the most popular choices for medical
students in the UK. Therefore you can
expect to work within a stimulating
environment.
The Director of Medical Education is the
academic lead for postgraduate training
within the Trust. Postgraduate Departments
are based on both hospital sites with
dedicated administrative staff to support
you.
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The Euan Keat Education Centre, based at
the Princess Royal Hospital and The Sussex
Medical Education Centre based within the
Audrey Emerton Building, Brighton provide
professional expertise and support for
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medical and dental trainees working within
the Trust and the wider community. The
Centres ensure competence and
performance of trainees is assessed
effectively and Tutors are available for
careers information, advice and counselling.
The Audrey Emerton Building, is located
opposite the main entrance to the Royal
Sussex County Hospital and is a combined
education facility for the Trust and Brighton
& Sussex Medical School.
It provides state of the art facilities with 16
teaching rooms, 2 lecture theatres and a
clinical skills lab. It also enjoys a restaurant
facility on the top floor with stunning views
across to the sea.
The Education Centre at the Princess Royal
Hospital is located on the second floor
opposite the Library. The centre has two
lecture theatres, one which seats 150 (and is
divisible into two separate seminar rooms
each fully equipped with state of the art
audio visual facilities) and an 80 seat lecture
theatre. Each Lecture theatre has a live link
to the operating theatres. In addition there
are two further seminar rooms, and a newly
completed Simulation Suite.
Library and e-learning Resources
There are multi-professional libraries on
both sites adjacent to the Education
Centres.
They have a superb range of educational
resources for you to access on a 24-hour
basis. These include printed and electronic
resources covering a wide range of books,
journals and exam questions. The staff in the
libraries are extremely knowledgeable and
will help you access training material which
if not available on site can be obtained
online or through the system of inter-library
loans and literature searches.
Computers with internet access are available
in both departments and there is access to a
wide range of relevant databases such as
Embase and Medline. SPSS is available on
one computer at both sites.
Library Services also offer a training
programme which covers literature
searching, finding evidence based resources
and critical appraisal. Full details of the
library opening times and services can be
found on the library’s website at:
www.bsuh.nhs.uk/library
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EAST SUSSEX
HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST
Eastbourne District General Hospital and
Conquest Hospital
GP Training Programme Area: Eastbourne and Hastings
Address
Eastbourne District General Hospital
Kings Drive
Eastbourne
East Sussex, BN21 2UD
Conquest Hospital
The Ridge
St Leonards-on-Sea
East Sussex, TN37 7RD
Switchboard
Telephone Number
Eastbourne: (01323) 417400
Conquest: 01424 755255
Website
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust was
established on 1 April 2011 following the
merger of East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trusts
and East Sussex Community Health Services.
The Trust aims to provide high quality
hospital, clinical and community services for
the people of East Sussex.
There is a combination of urban and rural
development with areas of outstanding
natural beauty and of considerable historic
interest. There are excellent recreational
and sporting facilities in the area and good
rail links to London and Brighton and to
Europe via the Channel Tunnel and Eurostar
and to international airports. The Trust is
keen to develop its staff and postgraduate
and undergraduate medical and nursing
training that takes place at Eastbourne
District General and Conquest Hospitals.
There are libraries and IT suites on both
hospital sites including education centres,
clinical skills rooms and simulation suites.
The Library provides access to traditional
services and resources (textbooks, journals,
search skills training, document delivery
etc.) as well as internet-based resources (ejournals, e-books on-line exam support).
Both libraries have dedicated pcs and
internet access 24/7. The hospitals are
friendly and supportive places to work. The
towns of Eastbourne and Hastings are lively,
with nightclubs, concerts, sailing, cycling and
other activities. Both hospitals have an onsite nursery and a social club/bar.
Eastbourne DGH has a gym and an (outdoor,
but heated) swimming pool on-site, for
which a small fee is charged. There is also a
Doctors’ Mess on each site.
www.esht.nhs.uk/medicaleducation/
KEY INDIVIDUALS
Mr Salim Shubber
Mike Dickens
Postgraduate Administrators
Tina Scott
EASTBOURNE
Clinical Tutor
Dr Mark Whitehead
CONQUEST HOSPITAL
Clinical Tutor
Dr Mark Whitehead
Programme Directors
Dr Andrew Stewart
Dr Raya Al-Jawaheri
Dr Ben Sturgess
Programme Directors
Dr Nicola Beck
Dr Karen Skinner
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ST BARNABAS HOUSE
HOSPICE
GP Training Programme Area: Worthing
ABOUT THE ST BARNABAS HOUSE HOSPICE
Address
St Barnabas House
Titnore Lane
Worthing
West Sussex, BN12 6NZ
Telephone Number
01903 706300
St Barnabas House is a local independent
charitable hospice, first opened in 1973 by a
local GP Dr Francis Gusterson.
Our service includes:
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An 18 bed inpatient ward
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Day Hospice
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Community Team
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Family Services Team
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Education Department
The hospice team consists of nurses,
doctors, social workers, counsellors,
chaplain, physiotherapists, complementary
therapists, artist-in-residence and
volunteers.
Staff will discuss the patients care with
them, giving them the opportunity to
express their wishes and address their
concerns. Those working at the hospice
understand that this is a difficult time for the
patient and their family and that there are
some things that are difficult to talk about.
The aim is to be as sensitive and supportive
in conversations as possible, respecting
individual beliefs, lifestyle and culture.
“Patients may be referred to the service
for:
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Management of physical symptoms
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Emotional support, which may include
counselling
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Day Hospice
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Admission to the ward for symptom
management, respite care, or care in
the last days of life”
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SUSSEX PARTNERSHIP
(PSYCHIATRIC)
GP Training Programme Area: Brighton, Chichester, Bognor Regis, Crawley,
Horsham, Eastbourne and Hastings, Mid-Sussex and Worthing
ABOUT THE TRUST
Address (Trust HQ)
Sussex Partnership
Swandean
Arundel Road
Worthing
West Sussex, BN13 3EP
Switchboard
Telephone Number
01903 843000
Website
http://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.
uk/welcome/
KEY INDIVIDUALS
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
provides specialist mental health, substance
misuse and learning disability services. We
are an integral part of the health and social
care network for the people of Sussex.
There is no health without mental health.
The Trust was established as Sussex
Partnership NHS Trust in April 2006. We
became an NHS Foundation Trust with
teaching status in August 2008.
Being a Foundation Trust brings us closer to
our local communities.
Our teaching trust status recognises our
work in research and development: we aim
to be a leading teaching mental health trust.
Our vision is to ensure that the people who
use our services, their carers and staff have
the best possible experience of receiving
help or working within our services.
At Sussex Partnership our vision is to ensure
that the people who use our services, their
carers and staff have the best possible
experience of receiving help or working
within our services.
Dr Panos Argiriu
Sam Vaughan
[email protected]
Clinical Tutor
Dr Chris Aldridge – Brighton & Hove
College Tutors
Dr Al Amaladoss – Chichester
Dr Arun Kishore – Worthing
Dr Glen Berelowitz – Crawley & Mid Sussex
Dr Radha Bhat – Eastbourne & Hastings
Our commitment is to everyone who uses
our services:
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To welcome you
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To hear you
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To be hopeful for you
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To work with you
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To be helpful.
Our values are:
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To challenge stigma and discrimination
whilst promoting equality and positive
attitudes
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Work in new ways and develop new
services
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Put the human rights of the people who
use our services at the centre of
everything we do
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Work in partnership with others,
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Be a creative force and lead by example
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GP TRAINING SITES
BRIGHTON AND HOVE
Adult Mental Health & Older Peoples
Mental Health Services
Assessment Treatment Centre
Brighton General Hospital
Elm Grove,
Brighton BN2 3EW
Tel: 01273 621984
Adult Mental Health & Older Peoples
Mental Health Services
Acute Inpatient Service
Mill View Hospital
Nevill Avenue,
Hove BN3 7HZ
Tel: 01273 621984
Adult Mental Health Services
West Access Team
Hove Pollyclinic
Nevill Avenue
Hove BN3 7HZ
Tel: 01273 242218
Learning Disability
Hove Community Learning Disability
86 Denmark Villa’s
Hove BN3 3TY
Tel: 01273 295550
Substance Misuse
26 Ditchling Road
Brighton BN1 4SE
Tel: 01273 242172
CHICHESTER/ BOGNOR
Adult Mental Health & Learning
Disabilities
Chichester Community Mental
Health Team
Chapel Street
Chichester
West Sussex PO19 1BX
Tel: 01243 623400
Older Peoples Mental Health
Service (OPMHS)
Acute Inpatient Services
Harold Kidd Unit
Bloomfield Drive
Chichester PO19 6FX
Tel: 01243 791833
Adult Mental Health & Older
Peoples Mental Health Services
(satellite)
Bedale Centre
1 Glencathara Road
Bognor Regis PO21 2SF
Tel: 01243 841041
CRAWLEY / HORSHAM
Acute Inpatient Services
Langley Green Hospital
Martyrs Avenue
Crawley RH13 7EJ
Tel: 01293 590400
New Park House
North Street
Horsham
Tel: 01403 223240
WAMHS
218 Ifield Road
Ifiled
West Sussex RH11 0EP
Tel: 01293 652300
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SUSSEX PARTNERSHIP
NHS FOUNDATION
TRUST (PSYCHIATRIC)
MID SUSSEX (HAYWARD’S HEATH)
Older Peoples Mental Health
Services
Summerfold CMHT
152 Leylands Road,
Burgess Hill RH15 8JE
Tel: 01444 462830
Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Unit (CAMHS)
Chalkhill
Lewis Road
Haywards Heath RH16 4EX
Tel: 01444 472670
Springvale
72-74 Moat Road,
East Grinstead RH19 3OH
Tel: 01342 326928
EASTBOURNE / HASTINGS
St Mary’s House
52 St Leonards Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex BN21 3U0
Tel: 01323 747221
Department of Psychiatry
Eastbourne DGH
Kings Drive
Eastbourne BN21 2UD
Tel: 01323 414943
Hastings Community Health Team
Cavendish House
Breeds Place
Hastings
East Sussex
TN34 3AA
Tel: 01424 726600
Woodlands
729 The Ridge
Conquest Hospital
St Leonards-On-Sea
Tel: 01424 755255
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WORTHING
Chanctonbury
Swandean
Arundel Road
Worthing
West Sussex BN13 3EP
Tel: 01903 843888
Meadowfield
Swandean
Arundel Road
Worthing
West Sussex
BN13 3EP
Tel: 01903 843220
Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Unit (CAMHS)
Community Children’s Unit
Worthing and Southlands Hospital
Worthing
Tel: 01903 286756
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WESTERN SUSSEX
HOSPITALS
St Richard’s Hospital & Worthing Hospital
GP Training Programme Area: Western Sussex
Address
St Richard’s Hospital
Spitalfield Lane
Chichester
West Sussex, PO19 2SE
Worthing Hospital
Lyndhurst Road
Worthing
West Sussex, BN11 2DH
Switchboard
Telephone Number
St Richard’s: 01243 788122
Worthing: 01903 205111
Websites
Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation
Trust was created in 2009 through the
merger of St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester
and Worthing and Southlands Hospitals.
The Trust serves a population of 450,000,
providing high quality care for our patients.
Every year the Trust’s 6,500 staff care for
120,000 inpatients, 480,000 outpatients and
carry out 75,000 operations. Around
132,000 patients visit our Emergency
Department and we deliver 5,500 babies.
Our size and breadth of services enables us
to offer you a range of teaching and learning
opportunities to enable you to meet your
career goals.
We work across 4 clinical divisions, led by a
Consultant Chief of Service, Director of
Nursing and an Operational Director:
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Surgery
Medicine
Women and Child Health
Core Services
St Richard’s: www.cmec.info
Worthing: www.whec.info
Trust Website
www.westernsussexhospitals.nhs.uk
WE LISTEN – WE CARE
WSHT cares passionately about providing
the best quality care for our local
population; this is what drives us as an
organisation. We want to improve our
services, achieve the best experience and
outcomes for our patients and respond
positively to their feedback.
We have:
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been recognised as one of the Top
10 Hospitals by our patients
been rated in the top 25% of
Trusts whose employees would
recommend us to their family and
friends as a place to be treated
received a “Highly Commended”
award from Dr Foster
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EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
CLINICAL SKILLS AND SIMULATION
We have a wide range of facilities to support
and enhance your training and continue to
invest each year to ensure we maintain a
first class teaching environment. We have
two excellent education centres:
Our Simulation Suites have been designed
and equipped to provide a simulated clinical
learning environment in order to deliver
high quality education and training for
health care professionals. The Simulation
Centres are purpose built facilities and form
an important part of the Postgraduate
Medical Education Centres.
Chichester Medical Education Centre:
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9 seminar/tutorial rooms
2 lecture theatres
Conference room seating 250 delegates
Central exhibition space
18 station IT training room
“Doctors’ Orders” Catering facility
Large library including IT stations and
study space
Comprehensive AV facilities, including
state of the art videoconferencing
equipment
Worthing Health Education Centre:
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4 seminar/tutorial rooms
2 lecture theatres
“Food for Thought” Catering facility
Large library including IT stations and
study space
Comprehensive AV facilities, including
state of the art videoconferencing
equipment
The centres enable the delivery of a wide
range of clinical skills. We are also able to
provide sessions that look at teamwork,
leadership and communication skills in a
variety of formats. High fidelity simulation
scenarios can be run which enables
candidates to develop these important skills.
Simulation sessions cover cognitive or
‘thinking’ skills such as clinical reasoning and
decision making, non-technical skills such as
team working and communication and
technical skills such as clinical examination
and invasive procedures.
Clinical skills learning at the Clinical
Simulation Suite includes:
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Ward simulations
Simulation sessions
Communication training sessions
Procedural training
Simulation resources available to enhance
learning and practice include:
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Simulated ward area
Simulated patients and actors
Debriefing room
Recording Facilities
Part task trainers
COURSES AND TEACHING PROGRAMMES
In addition to regular teaching programmes,
tutorials and seminars we also provide a
wide range of educational courses,
including:
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MRCP PACES
ALS/ILS/ATLS
MOET
BSS
GP AND DENTAL CPD COURSES
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GP SPECIALTY TRAINING PROGRAMME
SUMMARY
GP Trainees are recruited to a joint scheme
but you will be based predominantly on one
site.
Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation
Trust is dedicated to supporting your
learning and development and can offer
you:
A comprehensive GPST3 half day release
course is held on Thursdays during term
time. The programme covers all areas of
general practice, including CSA workshops
with simulated patients and examiners. In
addition to regular clinical teaching, we also
cover important areas such as “Life after
VTS”, delivered in conjunction with our
recently qualified trainees. The programme
is learner-led and provides ample
opportunity for mutual and peer support.
There is a strong emphasis on developing
sound communication skills and trainees are
encouraged to design and deliver sessions
for ST1 & 2 trainees, preparing them for the
world of lifelong learning.
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A broad range of hands-on experience
Regular educational supervision and
assessments
A comprehensive teaching programme
Great educational facilities and
resources
The support of a dedicated medical
staffing and postgraduate education
team
We run a joint GPST1/2 teaching programme
for trainees on both sites. This allows us to
foster bonds between the two trainee
groups and gives us access to a wide range
of specialist in-house and external speakers.
All trainees are invited to attend these
sessions, using study leave when working in
hospital posts.
KEY INDIVIDUALS
Mr David Beattie
Clinical Tutor
Dr Christopher Smith
Strategic Medical Education Manager
Mrs Bebba Smithers
Mrs Sam Vaughan
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GP Training Programme Area: Chichester
ABOUT THE ST WILFRID’S HOSPICE
Address
Grosvenor Road
Chichester
West Sussex, PO19 8FP
Telephone Number
01243 775302
KEY INDIVIDUALS
Medical Director
Dr Brendan Amesbury
St Wilfrid’s Hospice has been in Chichester
since 1987 and over the years has grown in
size developing the services provided. We
are now a 14 bed (with en-suites) inpatient
unit with day care facilities, an education
unit, a hospice at home service, and nurse
specialist based in the community. We rely
on the generosity and support of volunteers
and donors alike with only 15% of our
income coming from the NHS.
The other 85% of our income is generated
from fundraising and retail. St Wilfrid’s has 8
shops and a donations centre in a number of
towns in the local area. There are over 400
volunteers who help out by generously
giving their time both in the hospice and in
our shops.
Our excellent members of staff behind the
scenes support the wide range of services
we deliver and our Board of Trustees ensure
we are governed to high standards.
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Training Practices in the Brighton & Mid-Sussex GP Training Programme
Area
Programme Area
Surgery
Address
Town
Town
Post Code
Brighton/Mid Sussex
Ashdown Forest Health Centre
Lewes Road
Forest Row
East Sussex
RH18 5AQ
Brighton/Mid Sussex
Beaconsfield Medical Practice
175 Preston Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 6AG
Brighton/Mid Sussex
Brighton Health & Wellbeing Centre
18-19 Western Road
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 1AE
Brighton/Mid Sussex
Brow Medical Centre
The Brow
Burgess Hill
West Sussex
RH15 9BS
Brighton/Mid Sussex
Buxted Medical Centre
Framfield Road
Buxted
East Sussex
TN22 5FD
Brighton/Mid Sussex
Chapel Street Surgery
Newhaven
East Sussex
BN9 9PW
Brighton/Mid Sussex
Charter Medical Centre
88 Davigdor Road
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 1RF
Brighton/Mid Sussex
Cuckfield Medical Centre
Glebe Road
Cuckfield
West Sussex
RH17 5BQ
Brighton/Mid Sussex
Holbrook Surgery
Bartholomew Way
Horsham
West Sussex
RH12 5JL
Brighton/Mid Sussex
Hove Medical Centre
West Way
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 8LD
Brighton/Mid Sussex
Judges Close Surgery
East Grinstead
West Sussex
West Sussex
RH19 3AA
Brighton/Mid Sussex
Meadows Surgery
Temple Grove
Gatehouse Lane
West Sussex
GU6 8AE
Brighton/Mid Sussex
Meridian Surgery
Meridian Way
Peacehaven
East Sussex
BN10 8NF
Brighton/Mid Sussex
Mid Downs Medical Practice
Marbles Road
Newick
East Sussex
BN8 4LR
Brighton/Mid Sussex
Mid Sussex Health Care
Windmill Avenue
Hassocks
West Sussex
BN6 8LY
Brighton/Mid Sussex
Newtons Practice
The Health Centre
Heath Road
West Sussex
RH16 3BB
Brighton/Mid Sussex
Northlands Wood Surgery
7 Walnut Park
Haywards Heath
RH16 3TG
Brighton/Mid Sussex
Orchard Surgery
Lower Tanbridge Way
Horsham
RH12 1PJ
Brighton/Mid Sussex
Ouse Valley Practice
Dumbledore Primary Care Centre
London Road
West Sussex
RH17 6HB
Brighton/Mid Sussex
Portslade Health Centre
Church Road
Portslade
East Sussex
BN41 1LX
Brighton/Mid Sussex
Preston Park Surgery
2a Florence Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 6DJ
Brighton/Mid Sussex
River Lodge Surgery
30 Anchor Field
Ringmer
East Sussex
B8 5QN
Brighton/Mid Sussex
Rowe Avenue Surgery
17 Rowe Avenue
Peacehaven
East Sussex
BN10 7PE
Brighton/Mid Sussex
Sackville Medical Centre
20 Sackville Road
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 3FF
Brighton/Mid Sussex
School Hill Medical Practice
33 High Street
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 2LU
Brighton/Mid Sussex
Ship Street Surgery
Ship Street
East Grinstead
Brighton/Mid Sussex
St Andrew's Surgery
Southover Road
Lewes
West Sussex
BN7 1US
Brighton/Mid Sussex
Stanford Medical Centre
175 Preston Road
Brighton
West Sussex
BN1 6AG
Brighton/Mid Sussex
Wish Park Surgery
191 Portland Road
Hove
West Sussex
BN3 5JA
RH19 4EE
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Training Practices in the East Sussex GP Training Programme Area
Programme Area
Surgery
Address
Town
Town
Post Code
East Sussex
Arlington Road Surgery
1 Arlington Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 1DH
East Sussex
Bird-In-Eye Surgery
Uckfield Community Hospital
Framfield Road
East Sussex
TN22 5AW
East Sussex
Bolton House
10 Bolton Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 3JY
East Sussex
Bridgeside Surgery
1 Western road
Hailsham
East Sussex
BN27 3DG
East Sussex
TN37 6BG
East Sussex
TN38 9QU
19-21 Warrior
Square
St Leonards On
Sea
East Sussex
Carisbrooke Surgery
Marlborough House
East Sussex
Churchwood Medical Practice
Tilebarn Road
East Sussex
Collington Surgery
23 Terminus Road
Bexhill on Sea
East Sussex
TN39 3LR
East Sussex
Enys Road Surgery
5-7 Enys Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 2DQ
East Sussex
Grove Road Surgery
59-63 Grove Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 4TX
East Sussex
Heathfield Surgery
96-98 High Street
Heathfield
East Sussex
TN21 8JD
East Sussex
Little Common
82 Cooden Sea Road
Bexhill on Sea
East Sussex
TN39 4SP
East Sussex
Northiam Surgery
Main Street
Northiam
East Sussex
TN31 6ND
East Sussex
Old School Surgery
Church Street
Seaford
East Sussex
BN25 1HH
East Sussex
Park Practice
Broadwater Way
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN22 9PQ
East Sussex
Pebsham Surgery
119 Seabourne Road
Bexhill on Sea
East Sussex
TN40 2SD
East Sussex
Rye Medical Centre
Kiln Drive
Rye Foreign
East Sussex
TN31 7SQ
East Sussex
Seaford Medical Practice
Dane Road
Seaford
East Sussex
BN25 1DH
East Sussex
Seaside Medical Centre
18 Sheen Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN22 8DR
East Sussex
Sidley Surgery
44 Turkey Road
Bexhill on Sea
East Sussex
TN39 5HE
East Sussex
Sovereign Practice
Wartling Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN22 7PG
East Sussex
Stone Cross Surgery
Mimram Road
Stone Cross
West Sussex
BN1 4QP
East Sussex
The Lighthouse Practice
6 College Road
Eastbourne
West Sussex
BN21 4HY
East Sussex
The Lighthouse Practice
Milfoil Drive
Langney
West Sussex
BN21 4HY
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Training Practices in the Western Sussex GP Training Programme Area
Programme Area
Surgery
Address
Town
Town
Post Code
Chichester
Bersted Green Surgery
32 Durlston Drive
North Bersted
West Sussex
PO22 9TD
Chichester
Cathedral Medical Group
The Medical Centre
Cawley Road
West Sussex
PO19 1XT
Chichester
Flansham Park Health Centre
109 Flansham Park
Felpham
West Sussex
PO22 6DH
Chichester
Grove House Surgery
80 Pryors Lane
Bognor Regis
West Sussex
PO21 4JB
Chichester
Langley House
27 West Street
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 1RW
Chichester
Loxwood Surgery
Farm Close
Loxwood
West Sussex
RH14 0UT
Chichester
Maywood Healthcare Centre
225 Hawthorn Road
Bognor Regis
West Sussex
PO21 2UW
Chichester
Parklands Surgery
4 Parklands Road
Chichester
PO19 3DT
Chichester
Petworth Surgery
Grove Street
Petworth
GU28 0LP
Chichester
Pulborough Medical Group
Spiro Place
Pulborough
RH20 1FG
Chichester
Riverbank Medical Centre
Dodsley Lane
Midhurst
GU29 9AW
Chichester
Selsey Medical Practice
High Street
Selsey
PO20 0QG
Chichester
Southbourne Surgery
337 Main Road
Southbourne
Chichester
West Meads Surgery
2-8 The Precinct
Bognor Regis
Chichester
Witterings Health Centre
Cakeham Road
East Wittering
West Sussex
PO20 8BH
Worthing
Adur Medical Group
Shoreman Health Centre
Pond Road
West Sussex
BN43 5US
Worthing
Arun Medical Group
18-20 East Street
Littlehampton
West Sussex
BN17 6AW
Worthing
Ball Tree Surgery
Western Road North
Sompting
West Sussex
BN15 9UX
Worthing
Billingshurst Surgery
Roman Way
Billingshurst
West Sussex
RH14 9QZ
Worthing
Church View Surgery
Shoreman Health Centre
Pond Road
West Sussex
BN43 5US
Worthing
Henfield Medical Centre
Deer Park
Henfield
West Sussex
BN5 9JQ
Worthing
Lime Tree Surgery
Lime Tree Avenue
Findon Valley
West Sussex
BN14 0DL
Worthing
Mayflower Surgery
Durrington Lane
Worthing
West Sussex
BN13 2RX
Worthing
Northbourne Medical Centre
193A Upper Shoreham Road
Shoreham by Sea West Sussex
BN43 6BT
Worthing
Park Surgery
St Flora's Road
Littlehampton
BN17 6BF
Worthing
St Lawrence Surgery
79 St Lawrence Avenue
Worthing
BN14 7JL
Worthing
Steyning Health Centre
Tanyard Lane
Steyning
BN44 3RJ
Worthing
The Manor Practice
20 Southwick Street
Southwick
BN42 4TA
Worthing
The Orchard Surgery
Penstone Park
Lancing
West Sussex
BN15 9AG
Worthing
The Strand Surgery
2 The Strand
Goring-by-Sea
West Sussex
BN12 6DN
Worthing
Westcourt Medical Centre
12 The Street
Rustington
Worthing
Willow Green Surgery
Station Road
East Preston
Emsworth,
Hants
PO10 8JH
PO21 5SB
BN16 3NX
West Sussex
BN16 3AH
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GP TRAINING POSTS
AVAILABLE AUGUST 2016
The following table gives the indicative number of individual 3 year GP Specialty
training programmes, starting at ST1, available from August 2016, broken down by
GP Training Programme area.
IMPORTANT - These are indicative numbers and are subject to change.
Training Programme
Post numbers for August 2016
Brighton & Mid Sussex
36
Chertsey
15
Dartford
13
East Kent
38
East Surrey
26
East Sussex
18
Epsom
10
Frimley
15
Guildford
16
Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells
23
Medway
18
Western Sussex (Chichester & Worthing)
28
Total
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The HEKSS GP School Dean Team would like to thank the members of the school,
both Educators and GPStRs who supplied some of the photographs used to
illustrate this prospectus.
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HEKSS POST-CERTIFICATION
GP SCHOOL
GP Training is very well supported by the GP
Specialty School within HEKSS but learning
and professional development do not cease
with the celebration of the arrival of one’s
Certificate of Completion of Training.
HEKSS has always promoted good quality
CPD (Continuing Professional Development)
for GPs in Kent, Surrey and Sussex, and the
arrival of Revalidation and Clinical
Commissioning has made us even more
aware of the need to support all GPs with
lifelong learning and help them meet the
requirements of the NHS annual appraisal
system.
The Post-Certification GP School works in
collaboration with NHS England South
(South-East) to ensure GPs are prepared for
Revalidation and receive the support they
need for high quality professional
development.
We aim to help GPs manage the transition
from well-supported trainee to independent
practitioner and self-directed learner!
The Post-Certification School is increasingly
expanding its role to support other workers
within primary care. GPs are primary care
team members and their development
should be fully integrated with the
developmental needs of the whole team,
individually and collectively. General Practice
Tutors therefore increasingly coordinate
learning opportunities for nurses, managers
and other healthcare support workers, often
ensuring these learning programmes respond
to developments within local Commissioning
Groups.
Community Education Provider Networks
have been introduced through a
collaborative arrangement between HEKSS,
CCGs and local Universities to increase nurse
training within general practice and these
CEPNs will develop opportunities for both
student nurses and postgraduate nurses to
learn and develop their skills within the
primary care environment. Primary Care
Workforce Tutors will coordinate these
placements within each CEPN.
THE POST-CERTIFICATION GP
SCHOOL PROVIDES THE
FOLLOWING SERVICES WITHIN
ITS SUPPORT PROGRAMME
FOR APPRAISAL,
REVALIDATION AND
COMMISSIONING (SPARC)
•
•
•
Appraisal Support Programme: Working
in partnership with the Area Teams, the
School delivers Appraiser Development
Centre Leadership Days which provide
training and updating for new and
existing appraisers and Area Team
personnel, ensuring they work to the
quality standards required for Appraisal
and Revalidation.
Support for appraisers: In addition to
the Appraiser Development Centres the
School trains Senior Appraisers to
support their colleagues.
General Practice Tutors also facilitate
protected learning time for GPs and
practice staff, working with local Clinical
Commissioning Groups, and will ensure
GPs in their area are fully informed
about the Revalidation process. They act
as a focus for educational activity and
support in their localities, including
support for local commissioning
initiatives.
The School also recognises the
developmental needs of GPs and others
engaging with Clinical Commissioning and
has produced a number of learning and
support systems to help GPs understand
commissioning and contribute to the work of
their Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs).
OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES
AVAILABLE THROUGH THE
SCHOOL
•
•
•
•
The School also collaborates with Area
Team on the development of local
support and performance improvement
training for GPs identified through
appraisal or other performance review
mechanisms as needing local
remediation or rehabilitation. This
includes HEKSS support for the National
Induction and Refresher Training
Scheme, which enables GPs to return to
work after a career break and also
helps GPs from overseas become
familiar with NHS standards and
working practices.
The School is also responsible for the
organisation and development of the
HEKSS Mentoring Scheme and Career
Support Programme which offers
additional support for GPs through a
one to one, confidential relationship
with a respected GP peer. This service
is available to all GPs in HEKSS and can
help with career planning and personal
development as well as supporting GPs
with individual or practice-based
concerns and is particularly helpful for
new GP’s starting out in practice after
completing their training.
The School supports the GP Retainer
Programme, a scheme whereby GPs
can work part-time in a practice,
perhaps whilst raising a young family or
when committed to other
responsibilities, in an approved practice
with good educational support, and so
avoiding a break in that doctor’s career.
The Post-Certification GP School also
responds to the needs of GPs who may
have been identified as causing
concerns and can coordinate local
remediation work for such individuals.
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CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
SUPPORTING SESSIONAL
DOCTORS
•
Helping to ensure Sessional Doctors (SDs) are
not forgotten we have a network of 26 SD
groups supported and funded by HEKSS.
These groups are locally run by sessional
doctors for sessional doctors and are selfdirected groups. We are always keen to help
new groups start up. These groups are
supported locally by the General Practice
Tutors. We also run 2 workshops a year to
help the group leads and group members
develop their skills and knowledge further.
The HEKSS Sessional Doctor webpage also
has useful CPD information.
http://kssdeanery.ac.uk/gp-sessional-doctors
•
•
•
•
•
CPD is a continuing learning process that
supports GPs to stay up to date and
maintain and improve their standards
across all areas of their practice and at all
times of their career development.
CPD encourages and supports specific
changes in the quality and delivery of a
doctor’s practice from professional,
patient and service requirement
perspectives.
CPD includes any educational or
professional activity directed towards
developing the knowledge, skills,
attitudes and personal effectiveness
necessary to improve practice.
Professional expertise demands a
continuing awareness of new concepts,
values and technologies.
It is important for doctors to update
themselves not only on the evidence
base, but also on opinion and consensus.
Equally they must be aware of local
needs.
The ultimate aim of CPD is to support
doctors to improve the care they provide
to patients through their own personal
development.
The HEKSS CPD strategy will adhere to
the ten principles of good practice in CPD
evolved by the Academy of Medical Royal
Colleges (AMRC) and RCGP CPD Strategy.
SUPPORTING NEW GPS AND
NEW PRACTICE NURSES
There are two Primary Care Transition
Support Groups in each county which bring
together GPs and Practice Nurses who have
recently completed their training. The groups
provide mutual support and CPD for
members for their first two years in role.
APPRAISALS
GP trainees undergo annual appraisal and in
their last year their educational supervisor
ensures they experience the NHS appraisal
process that they will experience every year
thereafter.
•
For new GPs the NHS appraisal process
is the first educational initiative
following the completion of their eportfolios. HEKSS supports the Area
Teams in the development of the
appraisal process.
•
Working with NHSES South-East, the
Post-Certification GP School tries to
ensure that every GP in Kent, Surrey
and Sussex has a productive and
appropriate annual NHS appraisal that
looks at the needs of patients, the
needs of the individual GP, the needs of
the practice, and the needs of their
locality.
•
It also supports individual GPs and
Practices in enhancing care through
developing and achieving their learning
plans.
Development as a GP in the year
immediately after certification is likely to be
focused on needs driven by patient care,
personal enthusiasm and service
imperatives, the five “P” paradigm:
•
•
•
•
•
Personal wants or needs driving
learning
Patient need driving learning
Practice need driving learning
Population need (the local CCG
population’s needs)
Political need (the need for quality and
innovation within the NHS)
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GENERAL PRACTICE TUTORS
ABOUT US
Following completion of training you lose the
services of your educational supervisor and
your local programme directors; you become
an independent self-directing learner. This is
quite a jump for most doctors but your local
General Practice Tutor can help this transition
by providing advice and by sign-posting
learning resources for you.
You can find a lot more information about
the Post-Certification School and its activities
through the HEKSS website
http://kssdeanery.ac.uk/general-practice by
looking at the CPD section
http://kssdeanery.ac.uk/gp-cpd.
It provides more information on Revalidation
and Appraisal and has a number of useful
downloads and web-links.
•
•
•
•
•
•
General Practice Tutors are important
members of the Post-Certification GP
School workforce and facilitate the
Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) of all GPs working in their area.
They work to facilitate appropriate
learning activity that answers the needs
of the local GPs as identified by the
appraisal process and by the collation of
clinical governance data.
They are developing relationships with
local Clinical Commissioning Groups,
helping them identify the professional
learning needs generated by new
services arising in their localities and
responding to those needs appropriately.
In many areas these needs are being
answered by events supported by CCG’s
through Protected Learning Time
arrangements, either as local educational
meetings or as multi-professional
learning events in individual practices.
General Practice Tutors also have a vital
role in preparing GPs for Revalidation.
They usually act as leaders of their local
Appraiser Learning Sets and also help
raise awareness of the requirements for
revalidation amongst the local GP
workforce.
They act as local resource directories for
individual GPs looking for primary care
knowledge and skills training and work
closely with the staff in local
Postgraduate Medical Education Centres.
The work of the Post-Certification School is
often collaborative and we maintain strong
links with our Area Teams, Local Medical
Committees, Postgraduate Education Centres
and Royal College Faculties.
Helping us achieve our lifelong learning
objectives are 22 GP Tutors, 3 County
Associate Deans and 43 Mentors together
with almost 200 GP Appraisers and 26
Sessional Doctor Groups spread across the
HEKSS area.
Their work on behalf of the School is
coordinated by a central team:
Dr Hilary Diack
Head of Primary and Community Care
Education
Dr Mohan Kanagasundaram
Associate GP Dean and Lead on Simulation
Sandra Forster
Steve Scudder
Lifelong Learning Advisor
Dawn O'Grady
CPD Manager
Vacant
CPD Administrator
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DEPARTMENT OF POSTGRADUATE GP
EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
TEAM PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE
POST CERTIFICATION GP SCHOOL
The Post-Certification GP School has three
Associate Deans for Commissioning. Tony
Jones, Hamish Whittaker and Lisa Argent
have taken on this role for Kent, Surrey and
Sussex respectively. All three are very
experienced General Practice Tutors working
within those counties and have a great
understanding of the need to promote
‘commissioning awareness’ within continuing
professional development (CPD) for GPs and
amongst trainees and supervisors.
The Associate Deans support other General
Practice Tutors in their counties as they
network with clinical commissioning groups
(CCGs) ensuring educational provision and
CPD for GPs reflects the commissioning
priorities in their localities. They also help
General Practice Tutors provide leadership
for GP Appraisers in their areas, again
ensuring that appraisal discussions and
outcomes reflect local commissioning
priorities as well as meeting the national
revalidation requirements.
The Associate Deans also help Educational
and Clinical Supervisors as they encourage
doctors in training to recognise learning
opportunities relevant to commissioning and
understand how this new learning may be
assessed.
These are innovative posts and reflect HEKSS
commitment to ‘lifelong learning’ and the
recognition that doctors need educational
support throughout their working life:
professional development does not finish
with the certificate of completion of training!
DAWN O'GRADY
CPD Manager
Dawn works closely with the Head of Primary and
Community Care Education, Primary Care Business
Manager and HEKSS Leadership Collaborative on
the Primary Care Workforce Planning &
Development strategy.
Supports the Head of Post-Certification GP School
and Lifelong Learning Advisor, primary contact is
with GP’s in Kent, Surrey and Sussex, responsible
for planning, organising and managing CPD training
events:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Appraiser Development Centres (Leadership
Days & Learning Sets)
Budgets: monitoring CPD Events & Primary
Care Development
Collaborative Commissioning Conferences
General Practice Tutors
Mentoring Scheme
RCGP Revalidation Support
Sessional GP’s
Service Level Agreements with Area Teams &
CCGs
Simulations & Simulators
Dawn can be emailed at:
[email protected]
122
SANDRA FORSTER
MR STEPHEN SCUDDER
Lifelong Learning Adviser
Sandra’s role includes:
•
Providing leadership of the GP department
ensuring the planning and implementation of
the business plan, policy and strategic
objectives including improving and
developing systems
•
Providing leadership to the management of
recruitment of GP Specialty trainees and
their ARCP and revalidation
•
Financial management of the GP
departmental budget
•
Responsibility for GP data and information
management
•
Providing leadership on the administrative
processes for the Post Certification GP School
processes
•
Participates in the Senior Management
Forum to support HEKSS wide business and
operational issues
Responsible for the continued implementation of
the Primary Care strategy, supporting the Patch
and specialist project Associate Deans. Steve
works with both the HEKSS Pre CCT School and
Post CCT (CPD) Schools supporting and promoting
the concept of lifelong learning and development
of opportunity for learning for all staff within
primary care.
Whilst the other members of the team will help
you with your day to day issues, you may contact
Sandra if you are looking for further clarification
on HEKSS processes.
Sandra can be contacted by email at
[email protected] or telephone 0207 415
3484
For the Pre CCT School side, Steve is responsible
for management and coordination of the Primary
Care Educators pathway for GPs wanting to
become Medical Educators, Foundation
Supervisors and GP Trainers. He carries out initial
practice accreditation visits and revisits to all nontraining practices as part of the HEKSS quality
assure process for both new practices and new
educators.
For the Post CCT School Steve works closely with
the Head of the School dealing with all aspects of
CPD support for post qualified GPs. This includes
Appraisal & Revalidation training and awareness of
Commissioning programmes, the HEKSS mentoring
programme and the Induction & Refresher (I&R)
programme. With specific responsibility for
supporting the 28 Sessional Doctor groups across
HEKSS, the 6 new Primary Care Transition Support
Groups (PCTSG), and the 24 General Practice
Tutors who are aligned to the CCGs and the newly
appointed Primary Care Workforce Tutors (PCWTs)
across the three counties of Kent, Surrey and
Sussex.
[email protected]
07595086226
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DR NATHAN NATHAN
VACANT
Associate Dean HEKSS GP School
CPD Administrator
Nathan’s role includes:
•
Organising training programmes for General
Practitioners referred to the Deanery for
development of performance where
concerns have been identified
•
Responsible for facilitating practitioners to
meet their action plans recommended by
GMC/NCAS or PCT following assessment of
their performance
•
Supporting PCT’s in managing concerns
relating to Practitioner performance by
working with PAG Groups
Working with the CPD Manager to support the
Head of Post-Certification GP School and Lifelong
Learning Advisor, primary contact is with
Simulators, Programme Directors and PostCertification GP's in Kent, Surrey and Sussex,
responsible for the administration of CPD events
i.e.: •
•
•
•
•
Appraiser Development Centres – Leadership
Days and Learning Sets
Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA) Workshops
Mentoring Scheme allocations/invoice
processing/annual declaration
monitoring/PDP monitoring
Simulations bookings/allocations/invoice
processing
Induction and refresher scheme applications
For any queries, please e-mail:
[email protected]
“The HEKSS GP School hopes that you will find this
prospectus useful. General Practice has always been
one of the best jobs in the world, and now with the
significant changes to the way healthcare is delivered
by the NHS, it will provide one of the most exciting and
challenging careers as a doctor. The training will give
you maximum support for working in this stimulating
and changing environment. The HEKSS GP School looks
forward to working with you to achieve your aims.”
Hilary Diack, Head of Primary and Community Care Education, HEKSS
THE KENT, SURREY AND SUSSEX GP SCHOOL:
HEKSS GP DEPARTMENT
rd
3 Floor | Stewart House | 32 Russell Square | London | WC1B 5DN
For queries, please e-mail: [email protected]
DD

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