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General Practice placements are usually undertaken during your ST2 and ST3 training years.  Your working week (based on a full time trainee) consists of 40 hours with a 7:3 ratio of clinical to educational time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Self-directed learning can include work on your Work Place Based Assessment, sitting in on clinics, joint surgeries, attendance on courses or completion of e-learning. Trainees can access a study budget <\/a>but only for specific GP related courses and applications must be made prior to the course using the correct form which can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duties and activities suited to clinical sessions<\/strong><\/h3>
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  1. Supervised or supported consultations within the practice. Including time at the end of any consulting period to allow a trainee to debrief with the supervising GP.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Supervised or supported home visits, nursing home visits, community hospital duties including time for debriefing, and travelling.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Administrative work that directly and indirectly supports clinical care, which includes: reviewing investigations and results, writing referral letters, acting upon clinical letters, preparing reports, general administration.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Clinical activities that may be considered educational<\/strong><\/h3>
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    1. Induction into post<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Time spent in activities relating to work-placed based assessment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Time spent analysing video recordings of consultations, for educational development purposes outside of WPBA<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Time spent in specialist clinics; especially where these are arranged to gain exposure to patient groups and illnesses not covered elsewhere in a trainee’s programme, e.g. family planning clinics, joint injection clinics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Participation in clinics run by other GPs \u2013 such as minor surgery lists, especially where direct supervision is required in the process to get formal verification of procedural competences.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

      Non-clinical activities suited to educational sessions<\/strong><\/h3>
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      1. VTS teaching<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Structured and planned educational activities, such as tutorials delivered in the GP practice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Primary care team meetings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. Educational supervisor meetings and other educational reviews.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. Audit and research in general practice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      6. Independent study or revision.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

        Educational Supervision – Protected time for Trainers<\/strong><\/h3>
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        It is important that Educational supervisors have a full 4 hours protected time (minimum) for training in the working week. This is needed to cover:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        1. The Supervised Learning Events<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Tutorials<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Meetings with the trainee to review progress<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        4. Time spent advising on research and audit<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        5. Advising on action plans for further learning<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        6. Time spent relating to the eportfolio as well as writing Clinical Supervisor Reports<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        7. Preparation time for the above<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        8. Meetings with the wider educational team to support learners<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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