ALL TEACHING IS FACE-TO-FACE UNLESS YOU ARE ADVISED OTHERWISE IN ADVANCE
VTS TEACHING IS HELD AT:
THE WOOLWELL CENTRE, PL6 7TR
LOCATION MAP
FULL-DAY SESSIONS FOR ST1, 2 AND 3:
AM – 09:30 start
PM – 13:30 start
This is a working day and you are paid to be present for the whole day. Please ensure you arrive on time and be prepared to stay for the full day.
You are expected to attend at least 80% of teaching sessions (pro rata for LTFT). Attendance is monitored, and will be recorded on your e-po at the end of each term. Please make sure you sign the register for each and every session
Unless you are specifically advised otherwise, ST2 Small Group sessions will start at 10:00 and finish approx 12:00
| DATE | ST1 | ST2 | ST3 | NOTES |
| 21/08/2024 | Full day at Woolwell Centre PLEASE ARRIVE AT 08:45 FOR 9AM START AM – Regional Induction PM – Local Induction | No Session | No Session | DH, ML and SWB away |
| 28/08/2024 | No Session | Small Groups (For DiTs in ITP only) | AM: Intro To ST3 & SCA PM: Duty Dilemmas- Piyush | MA away |
| 04/09/2024 | Team Building Day | No Session | Near Peer mentoring with Y3 medical students- Dr Tamsin Douglas | MA away |
| 11/09/2024 | No Session | Small Groups (For DiTs in Pure GP only) | AM – Functional Illness: Steve PM – extended small groups | SW EESC MA away swb meet N swanborough 1pm |
| 18/09/2024 | No Session | AM: AKT – Mel PM: Cons Skills | No Session | |
| 25/09/2024 | No Session | No Session | SCA Day (All day) This is all on MS teams -Don’t come to Woolwell Centre! | IMG -Regional Welcome for ST1 swb- meet R Byng & S Harvey – MH teaching 12:15 MST |
| 02/10/2024 | AM: Cons Skills PM: Heart Failure & other cardiology- Dr Ben Sieniewicz | Small Groups (For DiTs in ITP only) | No Session | |
| 09/10/2024 | No Session | Small Groups (For DiTs in Pure GP only) | AM:Child Protection. Dr Rachael Jameson PM:Devon Referral Support Service (DRSS). Dr Nick Keysall & Dr Gaye Dickinson | |
| 16/10/2024 | No Session | AM: Evidence-based medicine. Dr Edmund Jack PM: Diabetes. Dr Paddy English. | No Session | DET- TPDs away |
| 23/10/2024 | No Session | Small Groups (For DiTs in ITP only) | AM:Topic Explanation for SCA -Steve PM: SCA Videos Peer review | MA away, PS Away |
| 30/10/2024 | HALF TERM | HALF TERM | HALF TERM | HEFT regional study day: Thurs 31/10/24 09:30-16:00, Taunton PS away |
| 06/11/2024 | AM: Epo Revisited- MA (?NL) PM:Active Bystander- SW | Small Groups (For DiTs in Pure GP only) | No Session | PS away |
| 13/11/2024 | No Session | Small Groups (For DiTs in ITP only) | AM:Practical Physio: An Approach to MSK problems in GP. Catherine Faulkner. (Please bring/where suitable clothing -see email) PM: Balint/SCA small groups | PS away |
| 20/11/2024 | No Session | AM-Acute Paeds PM-Chronic Paeds ML & HW | No Session | PS away SWB & SW spex tpd day taunton |
| 27/11/2024 | No Session | NO SMALL GROUP SESSION THIS WEEK | AM: CGA- DA PM:Substance Misuse. Dr Danny Fay. **AT THE HARBOUR CENTRE, Hyde Park house, 74 Mutley Plain, PL4 6LF | Plymouth GP trainers symposium |
| 04/12/2024 | AM:De-prescribing in Geriatrics. Dr Peter Burbridge PM: Community Orientation. Piyush and Steve | Small Groups (For DiTs in ITP only) | No Session | SW MMSC |
| 11/12/2024 | No Session | Small Groups (For DiTs in Pure GP only) | AM:Diabetes/Endocrinology. Dr Paddy English PM:Holistic GP and staying well. Dr Tony Golding-Cook | SWB – RCGP SCA course observer (online) |
| 18/12/2024 | No Session | No Session | No Session | TPD meeting and planning |