FULL-DAY SESSIONS FOR ST1, 2 AND 3 START AT 1000
Teaching will be delivered predominantly remotely for the foreseeable future.
Links to sessions will be sent out on the day of the session
ST1 & 2 SMALL GROUP SESSIONS RUN 1000 – 1200. These sessions will all be delivered remotely
If an RCGP Clinical/Lifestages Topic Guide is available to support a session, it has been linked in the timetable – to get the most from the session, it would be worth reading in advance
| 05 Aug 2020 | No session | No session | No session | AM – Team meeting CF – A/L |
| 12 Aug 2020 | No session | No session | No session | |
| 19 Aug 2020 | No session | No session | No session | SW/DH A/L SA A/L all week TPDs virtual DET |
26 Aug 2020 | 1PM START – ST1 intro – click for info | No session | No session | SWB A/L Remote |
| 02 Sept 2020 | ST1/2 Small Group for those in GP – remote | ST1/2 Small Group for those in GP – remote | ST3 Full day – am Intro to ST3 + small grp (all) PM – Intro to RCA & time management (CF) | Schools back 03/09 Remote |
| 09 Sept 2020 | No session 1215 – 1300 – small group session for hospital ST1/2s This is not a formal session – please drop in if you are able to take a short break from your day | ST2 full day AM – respiratory + small groups (SW/?BW) PM – Comms skills x 4 actors (CF) 1215 – 1300 – small group session for hospital ST1/2s This is not a formal session – please drop in if you are able to take a short break from your day | No session | Set pre-learning in advance NB Medical – Respiratory pages 504-529; Most important – asthma 507-513, cold 520-523, Chronic cough 526, OSA 531 Remote HEv observing PM |
| 16 Sept 2020 | ST1 – Away Day @ Home | No session | No session | Remote No CF MH – am only |
| 23 Sept 2020 | ST1/2 Small Group for those in GP – remote | ST1/2 Small Group for those in GP – remote | ST3 Full day AM – Diab – DG PM – Sports medicine/MSK – MH | No DH DG confirmed 19/08/2020 MH confirmed 28/08/2020 SW to E Cornwall TrGr 1300 – 1400 |
| 30 Sept 2020 | No session | No session | No session | DET ML – AM only |
| 07 Oct 2020 | ST1/2 Small Group for those in GP – remote | ST1/2 Small Group for those in GP – remote | ST3 Full day AM -Prescribing dilemmas/DSH – TC/MMF PM – Comms skills x 3 actors | TC/MMF confirmed 27/08/2020 ML – all day Locality Grps 1300-1400 HEv observing PM |
| 14 Oct 2020 | ST1 Full day * Cardiology – SW/ML * Contraception – TPDs 1215 – 1300 – small group session for hospital ST1/2s This is not a formal session – please drop in if you are able to take a short break from your day | No session 1215 – 1300 – small group session for hospital ST1/2s This is not a formal session – please drop in if you are able to take a short break from your day | No session | ML – am only |
| 21 Oct 2020 | ST1/2 Small Group for those in GP – remote | ST1/2 Small Group for those in GP – remote | ST3 full day AM: Child protection – RJ PM: Palliative care – ME | 22/10 am – DH Joint PESC ML – am only MH – am only RJ confirmed 07/08/2020 ME confirmed 10/08/2020 |
| 28 Oct 2020 | Half term – no teaching | Half term – no teaching | Half term – no teaching | AKT exam sitting SW A/LSA A/L all week No ML |
| 04 Nov 2020 | No session 1215 – 1300 – small group session for hospital ST1/2s This is not a formal session – please drop in if you are able to take a short break from your day | ST2 Full day * Health inequalities – RA * Cardiology – TPDs 1215 – 1300 – small group session for hospital ST1/2s This is not a formal session – please drop in if you are able to take a short break from your day | No session | 04/11 am – DH Joint PESC No ML RA confirmed 29/07/2020 |
| 11 Nov 2020 | ST1/2 Small Group for those in GP – remote | ST1/2 Small Group for those in GP – remote | ST3 Full day AM – Telephone triage skills – ML PM – Comms skills x 4 actors | ML – all day |
| 18 Nov 2020 | ST1 Full day * Men’s Health (see also here) + small groups SWB * Active Bystander training & Small group work (TPDs) 1215 – 1300 – small group session for hospital ST1/2s This is not a formal session – please drop in if you are able to take a short break from your day | No session 1215 – 1300 – small group session for hospital ST1/2s This is not a formal session – please drop in if you are able to take a short break from your day | No session | Set pre-learning in advance No ML NB Medical – Men’s Health pages 198-219; Most important LUTS 198, Prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain 202, 206, 209 PSA and prostate cancer 212, 214, ED and prem ejaculation 219 |
| 25 Nov 2020 | ST1/2 Small Group for those in GP – remote | ST1/2 Small Group for those in GP – remote | ST3 Full day * FI – SWB * Comms skills TBC | Poss no CF ML – all day |
| 02 Dec 2020 | No session 1215 – 1300 – small group session for hospital ST1/2s This is not a formal session – please drop in if you are able to take a short break from your day | ST2 Full day AM – Top tips for early cancer diagnosis – ME * Evidence based medicine – EJ 1215 – 1300 – small group session for hospital ST1/2s This is not a formal session – please drop in if you are able to take a short break from your day | No session | Poss no CF No ML ME confirmed 10/08/2020 EJ confirmed 24/08/2020 |
| 09 Dec 2020 | ST1/2 Small Group for those in GP – remote | ST1/2 Small Group for those in GP – remote | ST3 Full day AM: Pain – TD * Local psychological resources – DS | ML – am only TD confirmed 03/08/2020 DS confirmed 14/08/2020 |
| 16 Dec 2020 | ST1 Full day AM – Comms skills x 4 actors * Common paediatric problems (BW & TPDs) 1215 – 1300 – small group session for hospital ST1/2s This is not a formal session – please drop in if you are able to take a short break from your day | No session 1215 – 1300 – small group session for hospital ST1/2s This is not a formal session – please drop in if you are able to take a short break from your day | No session | ML – all day Set pre-learning in advance |
| 17 weeks | 3 + intro & induction day | 3 | 7 or 8 | |
| Backups: | Social prescribing DRSS FI |
What should I do when there’s no VTS?
The following paragraph is taken from the Peninsula PGME GP Specialty Trainee FAQs page:
What should trainees do when there is no VTS teaching?
The VTS teaching session on Wednesday is classed as study leave, so when it is not running the trainee should be working in the practice as part of their agreed contracted hours. An alternative is to use the time created as formal study leave and explore an aspect of general practice. It is also possible to use the time created as in lieu in order to experience Saturday morning extended hours. Many trainees form learning sets and usefully continue to work towards MRCGP. There is no rule and practices will differ but remember this is working time and we have to justify what we are paying for to the public.