KSS Deanery Prospectus 2015

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THE HEALTH EDUCATION KENT, SURREY AND SUSSEX GP SCHOOL PROSPECTUS Programmes commencing August 2015

Dartford Chertsey medway

Epsom

frimley

WEST KENT

EAST SURREY

Guildford

maidstone

Ashford

Haywards Heath

WEST SUSSEX Chichester

EAST KENT

Tunbridge Wells

East Surrey

WEST SURREY

margate Canterbury

Worthing

EAST SUSSEX, BRIGHTON & HOvE Hastings brighton

Eastbourne

Published October 2014

Health Education Kent Surrey and Sussex

02 CONTENTS

THE HEKSS GP SCHOOL

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GP training in the UK

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What is a GP School?

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HEKSS in brief

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How do I apply to undertake GP training In HEKSS?

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What is our aim?

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What things do we value?

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Some facts and figures

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THE STRUCTURE OF THE SCHOOL

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MEMBERS OF THE GP SCHOOL TEAM IN THE GP SCHOOL

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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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Hospital placements

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GP placements

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Educational support

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Induction

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E-Learning Resources

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Learning sets

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Study leave

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Experiential learning for the Clinical Skills Assessment

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Quality management in the HEKSS GP School

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Trainee involvement in the GP School

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What if training does not go as smoothly as anticipated?

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Information sharing

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Emplyment

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Additional financial support

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Deferment

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Less than full-time training (LTFT)

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Sickness Absence

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Transfers

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Out of programme experience

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THE GP CURRICULUM

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The ePortfolio

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The MRCGP

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Assessment methods in WPBA

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GLOSSARY

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KENT

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EASTern and coastal KENT

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MEDWAY

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West Kent, Dartford

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West Kent, Maidstone & Royal Tunbridge Wells

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03 Training Practices in the Crawley and East Surrey (CRESH) GP Training Programme Area

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Training Practices in the Epsom GP Training Programme Area

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Training Practices in the Frimley GP Training Programme Area

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Training Practices in the Guildford GP Training Programme Area

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SUSSEX

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EAST SUSSEX, Brighton

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East sussex, Eastbourne Site

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East sussex, Hastings Site

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mid sussex, Mid-Sussex

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Medway NHS Foundation Trust Medway Maritime Hospital

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WEST sussex, Chichester

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The Lions Hospice

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WEST sussex, Worthing

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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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Training Practices in the East Kent GP Training Programme Area

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Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust Royal Sussex County Hospital & Princess Royal University Hospital, Haywards Heath

Training Practices in the Medway GP Training Programme Area

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Training Practices in the Dartford GP Training Programme Area

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East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Eastbourne District General Hospital and Conquest Hospital

Training Practices in the Maidstone GP Training Programme Area

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St Barnabas Hospice

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Training Practices in the Tunbridge Wells GP Training Programme Area

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Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (Psychiatric)

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SURREY

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WestERN Sussex NHS Foundation Trust St Richard’s Hospital

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EAST SURREY, Crawley and East Surrey (CRESH)

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East Surrey, Epsom

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WestERN Sussex NHS foundation Trust Worthing and Southlands Hospitals

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WEST SURREY, Chertsey

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St Wilfrid’s Hospice

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WEST SURREY, Frimley

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Training Practices in Sussex

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WEST SURREY, Guildford

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114

SURREY LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS

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Training Practices in the Brighton & Mid-Sussex GP Training Programme Area (Brighton)

Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Trust St Peter’s Hospital

Training Practices in the East Sussex GP Training Programme Area

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Training Practices in the Chichester GP Training Programme Area

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Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust Epsom General Hospital

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Training Practices in the Brighton & Mid-Sussex GP Training Programme Area (Mid-Sussex)

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FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Frimley Park Hospital

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Training Practices in the Worthing GP Training Programme Area

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the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice

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GP Training Posts available august 2015

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Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS foundation Trust Royal Surrey County Hospital

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THE HEKSS POST-CERTIFICATION GP SCHOOL

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St Catherine’s Hospice

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Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS FOUNDATION Trust

DEPARTMENT OF POSTGRADUATE GP EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION TEAM PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE POST CERTIFICATION GP SCHOOL

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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS trust East Surrey Hospital

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Training Practices in SURREY

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Training Practices in the Chertsey GP Training Programme Area

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KENT LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS

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DARTFORD & GRAVESHAM NHS TRUST Darent Valley Hospital

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EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Kent & Canterbury Hospital

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EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST William Harvey Hospital

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EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital

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MAIDSTONE & TUNBRIDGE WELLS NHS TRUST Maidstone Hospital

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Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT)

04 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.

GP training in the UK

“WHAT IS A GP SCHOOL?”

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. Most GP Registrars will have at least 16 months experience in a GP placement.

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.

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.

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.

HEKSS Vision: ‘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: • • • • •

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) www.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 www.kssdeanery.org/gp 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 and 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.

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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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Dartford Chertsey medway

Epsom

frimley

EAST SURREY

Guildford

Canterbury maidstone

East Surrey

WEST SURREY

margate

WEST KENT

EAST KENT

Tunbridge Wells Ashford

Haywards Heath

WEST SUSSEX Chichester

EAST SUSSEX, BRIGHTON & HOvE Hastings

Worthing

brighton

Eastbourne

Some facts and figures HEKSS covers a population of around 4.5 million people and has 12 major Acute Hospital Trusts covering a number of general hospitals, 2 Local Area Teams, 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 14 GP Training Programme locations, based around the main Acute Trusts.

That means at maximum capacity the School will have around 800 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 14 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.

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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 Bermondsey Street, near London Bridge Station.

09 Dean Postgraduate GP Education

Associate GP Dean Mary Davis

Professor Abdol Tavabie

frimley gp Training Programme

Associate Dean for curriculum and assessment

Head Of gp school

Guildford GP Training Programme

Hilary Diack

Susan Bodgener

ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR COMMUNICATION AND SIMULATION

Patch Associate GP Dean west surrey Bob Ward

Mohan Kanagasundaram

chertsey gp Training Programme

Tunbridge Wells GP Training Programme Epsom gp Training Programme

Crawley and east surrey (CRESH) GP Training Programme

Interim head of school & Associate GP Dean East surrey Chris Warwick

Patch Associate GP Dean west KEnt Debbie Taylor

Maidstone GP Training Programme

dartford GP Training Programme

Chichester GP Training Programme Patch Associate GP Dean west Sussex Glyn Williams

Worthing GP Training Programme

MID Sussex GP Training Programme

brighton GP Training Programme Patch Associate GP Dean east sussex Mary-Rose Shears

EAST SUSSEX GP TRAINING PROGRAMME

Patch Associate GP Dean east KEnt & Medway Kim Stillman

east Kent GP Training Programme

medway GP Training Programme

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MEMBERS OF THE TEAM IN THE GP

DR HILARY DIACK

DR SUSAN BODGENER

Interim Deputy GP Dean and Head of GP School

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 other Specialty School Heads and the GP Dean. 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.

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. Email: sbodgener@kss.hee.nhs.uk

Email: hdiack@kss.hee.nhs.uk

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 ongoing development of GP Trainers and appraisal and support of Programme Directors 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.

Dr Bob Ward has now had patch responsibility for West Surrey for the last 18 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.

Email: dtaylor@kss.hee.nhs.uk

Email: bward@kss.hee.nhs.uk

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SCHOOL

Dr MOHAN KANAGASUNDARAM

Dr MARY-ROSE SHEARS

DR KIM STILLMAN

Associate Dean for Communication and Simulation

Associate GP Dean - East Sussex

Associate GP Dean – East Kent

Dr Mohan Kanagasundaram is jointly involved in supporting HEKSS for trainee training in preparation for the CSA. With his additional experience as an examiner for the CSA he also runs focused training for trainees who need additional support. He is responsible for Simulator recruitment and training. In addition, he supports the Post Certification GP School with workshops for trainers and works with the CPD school with the Appraisal Development Centres (ADCs).

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 a pilot programme for doctor’s undecided on their career choice and provides an opportunity to develop integrated care across specialties.

Dr Kim Stillman is responsible for the training programmes in East Kent which includes an innovative placement in association with CCGs in the locality. In addition to this she supports the recruitment and training of GPs to become GP Trainers.

Email: mkanag@kss.hee.nhs.uk

Email: mshears@kss.hee.nhs.uk

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 GP Dean 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.

Email: cwarwick@kss.hee.nhs.uk

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.

Email: gwilliams@kss.hee.nhs.uk

Email: kstillman@kss.hee.nhs.uk

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DEPARTMENT OF POSTGRADUATE PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE GP David Buckle

DANIEL DENNIS

GP Training Officer

GP Training Placements Administrator

David’s role includes:

Daniel’s role includes:

• M onitoring all trainees’ ePortfolios and their progress of MRCGP training, chasing for completion of outstanding assessments, and notifying trainees when their ARCPs are due • Responsible for setting up and maintaining the ePortfolio records for all trainees.

• Responsible for the administration and organisation of Annual Review of Competence Progression panels for all trainees • Responsible for the organisation and administration of induction and training days for trainees • Handling queries from trainees, Educational Supervisors and Trust faculty staff in relation to the MRCGP process, ePortfolio, ARCP and certification • Key contact for the RCGP Certification Unit David is a key contact for GP trainees and can be emailed on dbuckle@kss.hee.nhs.uk

• To provide a comprehensive administrative service to support the Head of GP Speciality School and the GP speciality training recruitment team • Supporting the GP Training Manager and Officer with the administration process of Annual Review of competency progression (ARCP) • Supporting the GP Training Recruitment Officer with the administration of FPGR1 (register payment) and SEGPR forms • Assisting the GP Training Recruitment Manager and Officer with all the administrative processes for the selection and appointment of GPStRs • Supporting the process for induction and training of GPStRs • Administration of the Single Employer Acute Trust processes, including verification of data received from trusts relating to Single Employer finance returns • 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 • 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 • Working as a member of the GP Website Team uploading web content Daniel can be contacted at ddennis@kss.hee.nhs.uk

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GP EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION TEAM SCHOOL Sandra Forster

Vacant

Elena Gonzalez

Primary Care Business Manager

GP Training Assessment Administrator

GP Training & Recruitment Manager

Sandra’s role includes:

• P roviding 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 Rs 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

Elena’s role includes:

• P roviding 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 • Providing leadership to the management of recruitment of GP Specialty trainees, 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 • Providing high level support for business management to the Dental department • P articipates in the Senior Management Forum to support HEKSS wide business and operational issues 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 GP School processes.

Sandra can be contacted by email at sforster@kss.hee.nhs.uk or telephone 0207 415 3484

SHEKE GOLDE PA to the GP Deans Office Sheke’s role includes: • Assisting the GP Dean, 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 Contact is primarily with external stakeholders Sheke’s contact is primarily with external stakeholders and can be contacted at sgolde@kss.hee.nhs.uk

• M anaging the recruitment process for trainees in HEKSS via the online application system, long listing and selection assessment centre • Co-ordinating and managing the Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP) in liaison with the GP Training Officer • Key contact for trainees, training practices and Programme Directors relating to recruitment and placement issues • Managing the Paramedic Practitioner Placement process • Orgainisation of the annual GPST3 Graduation Celebration 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 egonzalez@kss.hee.nhs.uk

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lizzie hall

Julie MALVERMI

Interim GP Educator Pathway Manager

Kent Patch Manager

Lizzie’s role includes:

Julie’s role includes:

• Managing and organising the modular training (educational pathway) courses and progression for Clinical Supervisors and Community Teachers and potential GP Trainers. this includes the co-ordination of the University submissions of the PG Certificate in Strategic Leadership & Medical Education.

• Managing the pathway through the Postgraduate Certificate and Diploma for current GP Trainers and GP Programme Directors.

• Working with Associate Deans and Life Long Learning advisor to plan the expansion of the training placements to support primary care training placements.

• Managing FY2 trainee placements and the funding for Clinical Supervisors and their service level agreements.

Lizzie’s contact is primarily with qualified GPs to support them on the Educator Pathway and with Clinical Supervisors and Community Teachers with regards to FY2 placements.

Lizzie can be contacted on lhall@kss.hee.nhs.uk

• P roviding PA Support to Associate GP Deans for Kent and organising of patch events and appraisals for Kent Programme Directors • 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 Doctor’s with Performance Concerns project 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 jmalvermi@kss.hee.nhs.uk

Sharon Norton GP Patch Management Administrator Sharon’s role includes: • S upporting the Patch Managers with the organisation of training practice accreditation visits and local education provider visits • Assisting with organising workshops and conferences • 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 snorton@kss.hee.nhs.uk

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Sultana Parvez

Sue Smith

sarah swan

GP Training Recruitment Officer

GP Office Manager and Sussex Patch Manager

Surrey Patch Manager

Sue’s 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.

• Part of the GP Website Team Sarah’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. Sarah can be emailed at: sswan@kss.hee.nhs.uk

Sultana’s role includes:

• A ssisting the GP Training Recruitment Manager with all administrative processes for the selection and appointment of trainees • S upporting the organisation of training events and Selection Assessment Centre • R esponsible for administration of maternity/sick leave and FPGR1/SEGPR forms • R esponsible for administration of Less Than Full Time training in GP post • H andling general queries in relation to recruitment process and GP training • M anagement of in house database, ensuring post details are correct • A ssist in verification of medical indemnity for HEEKSS trainees • Management of Service Level Agreements Sultana’s contact is primarily with applicants for GP Training. She can be contacted on sparvez@kss.hee.nhs.uk

Shirelee Rebeiro GP Payments & Office Administrator Shirelee’s role includes: • P ayment Administrator duties include the checking of and processing of claims for Stage 3 of the recruitment process, any courses attended by GP Registrars, Doctor Retainer Scheme, CPD Funding for GP Trainers and Educational Supervisor payments.

• Processing GP Trainer grants relating to Single Lead Employer processes including overlap payments • Checking and coding invoices on the system to make sure we have been charged correctly, answering any queries related to invoices/claims.

• Raising of purchase orders, checking and submitting staff claims for payment • Liaising with payment provider regarding payment queries Shirelee’s contact is primarily with GP trainees, Training Practice Managers and Trainers and other GP claimants. Shirelee can be contacted at srebeiro@kss.hee.nhs.uk

• S upporting and deputising for the Primary Care Business Manager • GP Patch Management Team Leader, including managing, training and development of staff • Co-ordinating the Trainer Selection Committee 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 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 ssmith@kss.hee.nhs.uk

Nina Tafa GP Training Manager Nina’s role includes: • W orking closely with the Associate Dean for Assessment and managing the administration of monitoring the assessment processes for GP trainees throughout the training programmes, providing up to date guidance and information • Managing the ePortfolios for trainees, populating the placement data and linking the trainees ePortfolio to the Educational Supervisors • Organising induction and training days for GP trainees • Co-ordinating and managing the Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP) Nina will support you during your GP training programme, including the induction and training days. Nina can be contacted via email ntafa@kss.heenhs.uk

Sarah’s role includes:

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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.

The Kent Surrey and Sussex GP School Prospectus | Programmes commencing August 2015

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 Training Scheme).

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 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 150 of our GP Trainers have either obtained or are currently undertaking the PG Certificate and some of the first cohort are progressing through the Diploma

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ACADEMIC TRAINING PROGRAMME OPPORTUNTIES The NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowships Programme is a national initiative offering entry-level (ST1) specialist training to those who have Foundation competences in medicine and can demonstrate that they have outstanding potential for development as a clinical academic.

Programmes are for 4 years of which about 75% is clinical and 25% academic overall but the split usually varies with more emphasis on academic activities in the third and fourth years. Our posts are developed in association with Brighton and Sussex Medical School.

The Purpose of the GP Academic Programme is: • A route into an academic GP career starting in GP Specialty Training • T he development of academic skills early in a GP career • T o undertake training and research in the Postgraduate and Undergraduate Departments of HEKSS alongside the final part of GP specialty clinical training • P reparation to begin a PhD if subsequently recruited to a GP Academic Fellowship programme More guidance including the person specification can be found on the National Recruitment Office website.

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INDUCTION

STUDY LEAVE

Induction is a very important part of working in any new job, or context.

The HEKSS GP School aims to maximize the study potential of its trainees 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 HEKSS there are a range of induction processes including corporate induction to your employing Trust, departmental induction for each placement and 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.

E-LEARNING RESOURCES HEKSS has developed a number of e-learning modules to support GPStR’s in their training. The modules currently include an Introduction to GP Training, several modules related to the MRCGP and workplace based assessments and an audit training module. HEKSS trainees will have free access to all these modules.

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 trainees in ST1 and ST2 posts that meets at a frequency appropriate for the individuals and the locality. These sets aim to support trainees 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.

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 study leave guidelines for all trainees which can be found on the HEKSS website.

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOR THE CLINICAL SKILLS ASSESSMENT The HEKSS GP 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. 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 36 GP trainees to undertake an Enhanced ST3 year with the aim of offering an opportunity to increase the breadth of learning opportunities: 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 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.

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 fedback the value of this opportunity which is one way to fulfil the leadership part of the GP curriculum.

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trainee INVOLVEMENT IN THE GP SCHOOL Trainee involvement in the GP School is encouraged and supported. There is a GPStR Committee that is chaired by a trainee and has trainee representatives from every training programme in HEKSS. The chair is a member of the GP School Board. The Board meetings which take place quarterly provide an opportunity for trainees 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 trainee 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 trainee input to the visits to the GP Faculties at the Training Programme areas as very important, and every visiting team includes a trainee. The 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 GP Dean 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 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. In addition, we have an electronic newsletter 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 of Epsom and St. Helier) 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 the Defence Union.

When undertaking the GP placements, you have the responsibility for organising your own medical Indemnity, although the HEKSS GP School has organised a discretionary pre-purchased medical indemnity package for trainees employed under the SEAT arrangement 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.

The HEKSS GP School welcomes and supports applications from doctors who wish to train less than full-time.

You may be also eligible for relocation expenses as a result of needing to move to your new training post. As a trainee your new employer will be the single employer Acute Trust, and HEKSS has reciprocal arrangements with the HE London Shared Services and their office will manage this on our behalf.

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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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 HEKSS GP Training Recruitment Manager and the HEKSS 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 (slotshares) with a colleague also training LTFT, or 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 trainees 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.

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SICKNESS ABSENCE

TRANSFERS

Although the need to take prolonged sickness absence is rare for our trainees, 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 selfcertificate.

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/ inter-deanery-transfers/. For information regarding transfers within HEKSS further information including an application form can be found at http://kssdeanery.ac.uk/ general-practice/trainees/gp-specialtytraining/transfers.

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 14 working days (including weekends on-call) in any one year.

The employing Trust and HEKSS 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 trainee 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 trainee who would benefit from this.

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. There is a description of the structure and expected methods of learning, teaching, feedback and supervision and 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 protection Level 1 and 2 must be included annually in your Log, any Out of Hours that you do while in General practice rotations 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:

• Applied Knowledge Test (AKT),

• Primary care Management

Case Based Discussion (CBD)

• Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA)

• Person centered care

• Workplace-Based Assessment (WPBA)

• Specific problem solving skills

Each of these are 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.

• A comprehensive approach

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.

The AKT can be taken at any time, although most trainees choose to take this at the end of their 2nd 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 4 attempts each.

WPBAs will span the full 3 year programme.

• 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 The GP Consultation in Practice 2.2 Patient Safety and Quality of Care 2.3 The GP & the Wider Professional Environment 2.4 Enhancing Professional Knowledge

3: The Clinical Examples 3.01 Healthy People, Promoting Health & Preventing Disease 3.02 Genetics in Primary Care 3.03 Care of Acutely Ill People 3.04 Care of Children and Young People 3.05 Care of Older Adults 3.06 Women’s Health 3.07 Men’s Health 3.08 Sexual Health 3.09 End-of-Life Care 3.10 Care of People with Mental Health Problems

ASSESSMENT METHODS IN WPBA

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 6 Case Based Discussions per year. You will select 2 cases one 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.

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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.

Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS) DOPS is designed to provide feedback on procedural skills essential to the provision of good clinical care. The mandatory procedures chosen have been selected as sufficiently important and/ or technically demanding to warrant specific assessment. GPStRs will be asked to undertake observed encounters during the three years with a different observer for each encounter. Each DOPS should represent a different procedure. 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.

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There are 8 mandatory procedures to be covered: Some of these procedures may be combined e.g. prostate and rectal examinations.

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.

Breast examination

Male genital examination

Female genital examination

Rectal examination

Prostate examination

Cervical cytology

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.

Simple Dressings

Blood glucose

The RCGP has strict rules on how an MSF must be carried out.

DOPS can only be assessed by a senior clinician or consultant not by a fellow peer.

An important component of DOPS is also your own self rating of your performance ahead of a formal DOPS assessment.

DOPS are In the process of being integrated into learning logs and other assessments and this will hopefully start to happen within the next year.

Via your ePortfolio, you produce a ticket code and web address which you give to 5 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, 5 clinicians complete both questions as before, but also 5 nonclinicians. The 5 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.

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

Explanation

AKT

Applied Knowledge Test - part of the MRCGP.

ARCP

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.

Associate GP Dean

A member of the main GP School 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.

CCG

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

CCT

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.

CEGPR

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.

Clinical Supervisor

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.

CSA

Clinical Skills Assessment - part of the MRCPG.

Educational Supervisor

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.

GMC

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).

GPStR

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 a 6 hour shift every month.

PDP

Personal Development Plan

Programme Director

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.

RCGP

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.

ST1/ST2/ST3

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.

WPBA

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 Coulson, who is currently based full-time at the HEKSS Office in London Bridge.

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 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.

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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Charles Dickens is closely associated with the 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 health education KENT SURREY AND SUSSEX. AS A RESULT, IT IS DIVERSE, INNOVATIVE AND PROVIDES A LARGE VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES. East Kent is a ABOUT THE EAST KENT GP TRAINING PROGRAMME beautiful part of the The East Kent Vocational Training Scheme occasionally a full day). This is usually based at Canterbury. is based around the three local hospitals country. the Kent and Canterbury Hospital (K&CH)

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.

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.

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.

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 training takes place in General Practices based within the whole East Kent area.

Teaching and training

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

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, mindfullness and multidisciplinary teaching with other healthcare professionals.

Innovation Within the East Kent training scheme we have developed some innovative teaching and communiation 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.

CLIC We also have an innovative Clinical Leadership in Commissioning rotation which has been running since July 2009

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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 1. A Facebook page – East Kent GP VTS 2. A closed Facebook group – EK GP Training Group 3. 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’s been in higher education for four years and has a Master’s in Public Health. She was seconded into the 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. She leads the CLIC rotation and jointly leads the Canterbury GP Trainers Group and works with the other Programme Directors to support the education programme for the ST3 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 program 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. 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 PD team he has responsibility for the Ashford Trainers Group. He is completing his Distance Learning Certificate in Medical Education with Dundee University.

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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.

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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 !!!!!!!”

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 he is 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 pre-registration 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 our newly appointed PD. She 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.

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We have 3 ITP posts: Palliative care/GP (based at Lions Hospice, Northfleet), Orthopaedics/GP (based at DVH), 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 Area Are: 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 trainer since 2012. 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 and started his role as Programme Director in 2013.

Interests outside medicine include playing Badminton, Cricket and hiking.

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West Kent About Maidstone ABOUT THE MAIDSTONE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS and royal tunbridge GP TRAINING PROGRAMME wells The Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells Learning Set meetings approximately 9 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 wasy reach too by road or rail (about 50-60 minutes). Both towns have a Theatre, cinema and vibrant arts and cultural scene and som excellent Pubs and places to eat and drink coffee. If you are a Foodie, there are plenty of Restaurants and Wine Bars. There are tinnis clubs, cricket clubs and lively cycling cluncs 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 Noth Kent and take the Euro Tunnel experience from Folkestone. There are frequent Ferry crossings from Dover about an hour’s drive away.

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 multiprofessional 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

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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 hsopitla 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

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strives to help Trainees prepare for the competitive job-market with sessions on CVs and interview skills.

The programme includes topics chosen

by GPStRs and these are often presented by them too. We have consultants who present their chosen specialities 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 complimented by our website www.tunbridgewellsvts.org.uk 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 HEKSS Prizegiving Graduation Ceremony which has proved to be a popular and lively event. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LYM rAf9XwE&feature=youtu.be

The Programme Directors in the Maidstone GP Training Area Are: 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 15 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.

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The Programme Directors in the TUNBRIDGE WELLS GP Training Area Are: Ms Siobhan Atherley

Dr Richard Estall

Siobhan is a Senior Lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University and has a background in Specialist Public Health Nursing. She has been involved in Health Professional Education for a number of years working as a Senior Lecturer in Brighton University and as an Open University Tutor. She became a GP PD in 2010 as part of the KSS Strategic Plan to facilitate Inter-Professional Development and Working. She trained at St. Thomas’s Hospital, undertook Midwifery training in Bromley School of Midwifery and her PGCEA at Surrey University. Siobhan has an interest in Health Promotion and has The Certificate in Health Education.

Siobhan has a first degree in Social Science and a Master’s in Health and Public Policy. Siobhan also graduated from South Bank with the Higher Diploma in Health Visiting. Siobhan is an enthusiastic tennis player and cycles and walks to keep fit. She enjoys travel, history and reading. She is currently involved in research identifying books, articles, poems, plays or films that have been most influential upon the development of caring and compassionate health or social care professionals .Her top of the list of things to do in Summer 2014 is to go to Ibiza and safely cycle her road bike using cycle shoes and cleats instead of pedals.

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 does Out of Hours sessional work. 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!

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Dr Michael Morris Michael qualified from St Georges in 1990.

He trained for General Practice in Tunbridge Wells and liked it so much that he chose a local partnership. He has now been a GP principal for 16 years, and a trainer for 10 years. He found his GP training an immensely enriching and enlightening time, full of challenge, but definitely good fun, and would like to facilitate a similar experience for doctors on the local scheme. Michael enjoys travelling with his family, music, theatre, gardening and running with his dog.

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KENT LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS

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.

The Local Education Providers in Kent are:

MAIDSTONE & Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust TUNBRIDGE WELLS NHS • Darent Valley Hospital TRUST • Maidstone Hospital

East Kent HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST: • K ent and Canterbury Hospital Canterbury • Q ueen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital Margate • William Harvey Hospital Ashford

Kent and Medway NHS & SOCIAL CARE Partnership Trust (Psychiatry) The Lions Hospice, Gravesend (Hospice)

• Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury

Medway NHS Foundation Trust • 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 Darent Valley Hospital GP Training Programme area: Dartford

Overview of Training at the Trust Address Darent Valley Hospital 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

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mentioned is our close proximity to Bluewater Shopping Centre.

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.

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.

45 EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS Foundation TRUST Kent & Canterbury Hospital GP Training Programme area: East Kent

Overview of Training at the Trust 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-of-the-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. A purpose-built endovascular theatre, believed to be the

Key Individuals Director of Medical Education Dr Prathibha Bandipalyam Clinical Tutor Dr Martin Mayall Medical Education Manager Mrs June Toms Mr Rags Subramaniam

first of its kind in England, was opened at Kent & Canterbury Hospital. The stateof-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.

46 EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS Foundation TRUST William Harvey Hospital GP Training Programme area: East Kent

Overview of Training at the Trust 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

Key Individuals Director of Medical Education Dr Bandipalyam Prathibha Clinical Tutor Dr Sarah Birks Medical Education Manager Mr Rags Subramaniam Mrs June Toms

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Microbiology Department is based here. 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

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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. 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 GP Training Programme area: East Kent

Overview of Training at the Trust 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. At the end of last year it named EKHUT as the best performing Trust in the country.

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 Director of Medical Education Dr Prathibha Bandipalyam Clinical Tutor Miss Elizabeth Sharp Medical Education Manager Mr Rags Subramaniam Mrs June Toms

The hospital is also home to a state-ofthe-art 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,

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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 jet-skiing. The new multimillion 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 and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital, Pembury & GP Training Practices in the localities of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Addresses

GP Training Programme area: Maidstone Hospital & Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury

Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury Tonbridge Road Pembury Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4QJ

Overview of Training at Trust

Maidstone Hospital Hermitage Lane Maidstone Kent ME16 9QQ

Switchboard Telephone Number 0845 155 1000

Website www.mtw.nhs.uk

Key Individuals Director of Medical Education Dr Garth Sommerville Clinical Tutors Dr Paul Reynolds (Tunbridge Wells Hospital) Dr Bet Mishra (Maidstone Hospital) Strategic Medical Education Manager Mrs Chris White Deputy Medical Education Manager Mrs Samantha Hazlewood Maidstone Academic Centre Manager Mrs Anita Mann

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 new PFI Hospital at Pembury near Tunbridge Wells, 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.

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 spcialities 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 512 bed Hospital at Pembury 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.

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 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.

Outside of work there is a vibrant social life, including Pay Day themed outings

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and regular Mess nights, a Winter and Summer Ball, Christmas Revue and annual cricket match against the consultants.

Hospitals Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury Tonbridge Road Pembury Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4QJ

Maidstone Hospital Hermitage Lane Maidstone Kent ME16 9QQ

Switchboard Telephone Number 0845 155 1000 Education Centres Education & Training Centre Level -2 Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury Tonbridge Road Pembury Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4QJ

Robert Hardwick Postgraduate Centre Maidstone Hospital Hermitage Lane Maidstone Kent ME16 9QQ

Tel: 01892 635757

Tel: 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 Aamer Sarfraz Locality Tutors: Dr Clive Stanton (Pembury/Maidstone) Dr Tony Beirne (Dartford) Dr Malliaka Sundaram (Medway) Dr Maria Agundez (Canterbury) Interim Medical Education Manager Ms Angela Pendleton GP Administrator for Psychiatry Suz Laker

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust were formed on 1 April 2006 after East Kent NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust and West Kent NHS and Social Care Trust merged.

We provide mental health, learning disability, substance misuse and other specialist services for 1.6 million people across Kent and Medway.

We pride ourselves in providing high quality clinical services, innovation and partnership working.

Mental health The demand for mental health services is increasing at a higher rate than that of the general population. It is currently estimated that 1 in 100 people suffer from a severe mental illness, but it may be rising. There has been a huge increase in the number of patients suffering from mental health problems over recent years and by 2016 there will be over 1700 extra people known to us with a severe mental illness.

We are committed to delivering integrated, community-based health and social care services and our strategy is underpinned by a ‘recovery and wellbeing model’ delivered in partnership with service users, their families and a wide range of organisational stakeholders.

Trust Services KMPT provides a number of different mental health services to people of all ages living in Kent and Medway. Most of the mental health services are provided through: • Inpatient units • Outpatient units • Community teams Community services, inpatient and outpatient units are generally split into services for adults and services for older people over local areas. KMPT have a specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service for children in west Kent. In addition to the community and inpatient and outpatient services, KMPT also provide a number of specialist services across the county and some learning disability services.

KMPT as a Local Education Provider offers a variety of GP training posts as part of the secondary care training progammes 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 the Medical Education Manager.

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MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Medway Maritime Hospital GP Training Programme area: East Kent

Overview of Training at the Trust Address Windmill Road Gillingham Kent ME7 5NY

Switchboard Telephone Number 01634 830000

Website www.medway.nhs.uk

Key Individuals Director of Medical Education Dr Tariq Hussain and Mr Jeremy Davisi

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 offers an exceedingly good work/life balance.

Medway Maritime Hospital is the largest single site hospital in Kent. It employs over 4,000 staff and serves an increasing population, seeing over 410,000 patients each year. The Trust has, at present, has an acting Chief Executive who has many years’ experience in the healthcare and social needs of the local population.

Within his team is a dedicated Director of Medical Education who is committed to the training and support of doctors and medics whilst putting patient safety at the heart of the service. Trainees can expect a supportive, stimulating and nurturing learning environment in all specialties.

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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

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.

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 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. Patients stay on

average for two weeks. Because of the need for our services we cannot offer long term nursing care in the Hospice.

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.

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.

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Pilgrims Hospice GP Training Programme area: East Kent

About The pilgrims hospice Address 56 London Road Canterbury Kent CT2 8JA

Telephone Number 01227 459700

The Pilgrims Hospices are 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 life-threatening illness. These services are extended to the families and carers of the patients in our care. The MultiProfessional 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.

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Refurbished in 2003, it has an in-patient 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 Ashford & Dover

Balmoral Surgery

Canada Road

Walmer

Deal

CT14 7EQ

Thanet

Birchington Medical Centre

Minnis Road

Birchington

Kent

CT7 9HQ

Canterbury

Bridge Health Centre

Patrixbourne Road

Bridge

Canterbury

CT4 5BL

Canterbury

Canterbury Health Centre

26 Old Dover Road

Canterbury

Kent

CT1 3JB

Ashford & Dover

Charing Surgery

Hither Field

Charing

Ashford

TN27 0HZ

Canterbury

Chartham Surgery

Parish Road

Chartham

Canterbury

CT4 7JU

Canterbury

Cossington House Surgery

51 Cossington Road

Canterbury

Kent

CT1 3HX

Ashford & Dover

Crane Surgery

Rectory Fields

Cranbrook

Kent

TN17 3JB

Thanet

East Cliff Medical Practice

Dumpton Park Drive

Ramsgate

Kent

CT11 8AD

Canterbury

Estuary View Medical Centre

Estuary View Business Park

Boorman Way

Whitstable

CT5 3SE

Canterbury

Faversham Health Centre

Bank Street

Faversham

Kent

ME13 8QR

Ashford & Dover

Hamstreet Surgery

Ruckinge Road

Hamstreet

Kent

TN26 2NJ

Ashford & Dover

Ivy Court Surgery

Recreation Ground Road

Tenterden

Kent

TN30 6RB

Ashford & Dover

Kingsnorth Medical Practice

Ashford Road

Kingsnorth

Ashford

TN23 3ED

Canterbury

Minster Surgery

75 HighStreet

Minster

Nr Ramsgate

CT12 4AB

Canterbury

New Dover Road Surgery

10 New Dover Road

Canterbury

Kent

CT1 3AP

Ashford & Dover

New Hayesbank Surgery

Bybrook

Kennington

Nr Ashford

TN24 9JZ

Thanet

Newington Road Surgery

100 Newington Road

Ramsgate

Kent

CT12 6EW

Canterbury

Newton Place Surgery

Newton Place

Newton Road

Faversham

ME13 8FM

Canterbury

Northgate Medical Practice

1 Northgate

Canterbury

Kent

CT1 1WL

Ashford & Dover

Oaklands Health Centre

Stade Street

Hythe

Kent

CT21 6BD

Ashford & Dover

Sandgate Road Surgery

180 Sandgate Road

Folkestone

Kent

CT20 2HN

Ashford & Dover

Sellinge Surgery

Main Road

Sellindge

Ashford

TN25 6JX

Canterbury

St Anne's Group Practice

161 Station Road

Herne Bay

Kent

CT6 5NF

Canterbury

Sturry Surgery (Branch of Canterbury HC 1)

53 Island Road

Sturry

Canterbury

CT2 0EF

Ashford & Dover

Sydenham House Medical Centre

Mill Court

Ashford

Kent

TN24 8DN

Thanet

The Grange Practice

The Montefiore Medical Cntr

Dumpton Park Drive

Ramsgate

CT11 8AD

Canterbury

The New Surgery

128 Canterbury Road

Folkestone

Kent

CT19 5SR

Canterbury

The Park Surgery

116 Kings Road

Herne Bay

Kent

CT6 5RE

Thanet

Union Row Surgery

Union Row

Margate

Kent

CT9 1PP

Canterbury

University Medical Centre

Giles Lane

Canterbury

Kent

CT2 7PB

Canterbury

Whitstable Health Centre

Harbour Street

Whitstable

Kent

CT5 1BZ

Ashford & Dover

Willesborough Health Centre

Bentley Road

Willesborough

Ashford

TN24 0HZ

Canterbury

Wye Surgery

Oxenturn Road

Wye

Ashford

TN25 5AY

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Surgery

Address

Town

Town

Post Code

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Downs Way Medical Practice

Worcester Close

Istead Rise

Gravesend

DA13 9LB

Medway

Highcliffe Surgery

Hermitage Road

Higham

Rochester

ME3 7DB

Medway

Lordswood Health Centre

Sultan Road

Lordswood

Chatham

ME5 8TJ

Medway

Memorial Medical Centre

Bell Road

Sittingbourne

Kent

ME10 4XX

Medway

Riverside Medical Practice

Halling Medical Ctr

Ferry Road

Halling

ME2 1NP

Medway

St George's Medical Centre

55 St George's Avenue

Sheerness

Kent

ME12 1QU

Medway

St Mary's Medical Centre

Vicarage Road

Strood

Rochester

ME2 4DG

Medway

St Werburgh Medical Practice

98 Bell's Lane

Hoo

Rochester

ME3 9HU

Medway

The Churchill Clinic

94 Churchill Avenue

Chatham

Kent

ME5 0DL

Medway

The Parks Medical Practice

Parkside Surgery

Cliffe Wood

Rochester

ME3 8HX

Medway

Thorndike Surgery

Longley Road

Rochester

Kent

ME1 2TH

Medway

Walderslade Village Surgery

62a Robin Hood Lane

Walderslade

Chatham

ME5 9LD

Medway

Woodlands Family Practice

Gillingham Medical Centre

Woodlands Road

Gillingham

ME7 2BU

Training Practices in the Dartford GP Training Programme Area Programme Area

Surgery

Address

Town

Town

Post Code

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Dartford East Health Centre

Pilgrims Way

Dartford

Kent

DA1 1QY

Dartford

Downs Way Medical Practice

Worcester Close

Istead Rise

Gravesend

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

Kent House Surgery

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

Gravesend

Dartford

Pelham Medical Practice

17 Pelham Road

Dartford

Redwood Practice

Dartford West Health Centre Tower Road

Kent

DA11 0HN

West Kent

DA1 2HA

Dartford

Swanscombe Health Centre

Southfleet Road

Swanscombe

Kent

DA10 0BF

Dartford

The Oak Partnership

Nightingale Way

Swanley

Kent

BR8 7UP

Dartford

The Orchard Practice

Dartford West Health Centre Tower Road

Dartford

DA1 2HA

Dartford

White Horse Surgery & Walk-in Centre

Vale Road

Kent

DA11 8BZ

Northfleet

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Training Practices in the Maidstone GP Training Programme Area Programme Area

Surgery

Address

Town

Town

Post Code

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Bearsted Medical Practice

Yeoman Lane

Bearsted

Maidstone

ME14 4DS

Maidstone

Blackthorn Medical Centre

St Andrew's Road

Maidstone

Kent

ME16 9AN

Maidstone

College Practice

50/52 College Road

Maidstone

Kent

ME15 6SB

Maidstone

Headcorn Surgery

Clerk's Field

Headcorn

Ashford

TN27 9QL

Maidstone

Len Valley Practice

Groom Way

Lenham

Kent

ME17 2QF

Maidstone

Mote Medical Practice

St Saviour's Road

Maidstone

Kent

ME15 9FL

Maidstone

Snodland Medical Practice

Catts Alley

Malling Road

Snodland

ME6 5SN

Maidstone

Stockett Lane Surgery

3 Stockett Lane

Coxheath

Maidstone

ME17 4PS

Maidstone

The Medical Centre

10a Northumberland Court

Maidstone

Kent

ME15 7LN

Maidstone

The Vine Medical Centre (1)

166 Tonbridge Road

Maidstone

Kent

ME16 8SS

Maidstone

Thornhills Medical Group

Larkfield Health Centre, Martin Square

Larkfield

Aylesford

ME20 6QJ

Maidstone

West Malling Group Practice

116 High Street

West Malling

ME19 6NE

Training Practices in the Tunbridge Wells 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 Tunbridge Wells

Amherst Medical Centre

21 St Botolph's Road

Sevenoaks

Kent

TN13 3AG

Tunbridge Wells

Belmont Surgery

Wadhurst

East Sussex

Kent

TN5 6BJ

Tunbridge Wells

Borough Green Medical Practice

Quarry Hill Road

Borough Green

Kent

TN15 8RQ

Tunbridge Wells

Church House Surgery

Church Lane

Tonbridge

Kent

TN9 1DA

Tunbridge Wells

Dunorlan Medical Group

64 Pembury Road

Tonbridge

Kent

TN9 2JG

Tunbridge Wells

Groombridge and Hartfield Medical Group

The Nook,Withyham Road

Groombridge

Tunbridge Wells

TN3 9QP

Tunbridge Wells

Grosvenor Medical Centre

23 Upper Grosvenor Road

Tunbridge Wells

Kent

TN1 2DX

Tunbridge Wells

Hildenborough Medical Group

Westwood

Tonbridge Road

Hildenborough

TN11 9HL

Tunbridge Wells

Lonsdale Medical Centre

1 Clanricarde Gardens

Tunbridge Wells

Kent

TN1 1PE

Tunbridge Wells

Marden Medical Centre

Church Green

Marden

Kent

TN12 9HP

Tunbridge Wells

Rusthall Medical Centre

Nellington Road

Rusthall

Tunbridge Wells

TN4 8UW

Tunbridge Wells

The Kingswood Surgery (1 of 2)

Kingswood Road

Tunbridge Wells

Kent

TN2 4UJ

Tunbridge Wells

Warders Medical Centre

East Street

Tunbridge Wells

Kent

TN2 1LA

Tunbridge Wells

Waterfield Surgery

186 Henwood Green Road

Pembury

Kent

TN2 2DD

Tunbridge Wells

Winterton Surgery

Market Square

Westerham

Kent

TN16 1RB

Tunbridge Wells

Woodlands Health Centre

Allington Road

Paddock Wood

Tonbridge

TN12 6AX

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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.

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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.

The West Surrey patch contains 3 GP Training Programme areas: Chertsey, Frimley and Guildford.

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, breathtaking views, attractive market towns and villages and much more.

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.

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 the GP HEKSS. They, and the GP Programme Directors and GP Trainers are administratively supported by the Surrey Patch Manager who is currently based full-time at the HEKSS office in London Bridge.

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 AND EAST SURREY (CRESH)

GP Training in East Surrey

The Crawley and East Surrey Training Programme

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 GP Specialty training programme is commonly known as CRESH. The CRESH training programme is one of the larger programmes in the HEKSS HEKSS 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. The sessions are held in the East Surrey Hospital (Redhill) Medical Education Centre and all GPStRs in hospital posts are encouraged to attend.

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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: 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.

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, 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 and Bournemouth as well as the delightful surroundings of Cisswood House near Horsham in recent times. The trainees arrange social evenings together, and group evenings (e.g. tenpin bowling) take place.

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.

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 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.

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. 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 Practise 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 GP Training area are: 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 Mark Halloran Mark is a GP Partner based in Shorehamby-Sea. He has worked closely with HEKSS through the Trainees Committee and School Board. In 2009 he helped set-up the RCGP faculty ‘Finding Jobs in General Practice’ AIT day. He is also passionate about music and is a lazy gardener.

Dr James Steinhardt Dr James Steinhardt is a Partner at a large local training practice in Leatherhead and has been a PD for over 5 years now. He is also a trainer and has recently attained his Post grad certificate of medical education.

He was a trainee on the Epsom scheme and has experienced the CSA and AKT first hand. He lives in Epsom with his 5year old

son, 2 year old daughter and wife who is also a GP. His interests include education and general medicine. In his free time he likes to DJ and go to the park with his children. He also has a slot on the hospital radio station playing everything from Vera Lynn to Pharrell!

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.

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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 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.

include mock exam practice with external simulated patients, as recommended by examiners for the CSA.

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.

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.

The Programme is based on the RCGP curriculum with an emphasis on the Skills and Attitudes that are so key to developing the art form that is good general practice.

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.

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 seven-arched 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.

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

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Most importantly the ethos of the GP Training Programme is to be learner centered with planned input from learners, Programme Directors, Clinical and Educational Supervisors.

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 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.

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 London.

I went straight into my chosen career path as a GP on the Oxford rotation based in Windsor. The bulk of this training was at Wexham and Heatherwood hospitals, with a final year in Ascot.

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.

I have recently completed an MSc in Primary Care Education which has helped to support my ongoing work to develop the Chertsey training scheme. I have been a Regular Locum in the Surrey area, since 2006, and I have been given the opportunity to become a Programme Director since the summer of 2009. I have also been involved in the development of Child Protection and Domestic Abuse Training since 2005.

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.

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.

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

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.

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WEST SURREY FRIMLEY

About Frimley If you do not know the SurreyHampshire 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-to-roam”). 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.

About the Frimley GP Training 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.

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.

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.

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The Programme Directors in the FRIMLEY GP Programme area are:

raining Programme 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, 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.

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 halfday 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

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 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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

Training Practices are located in and around the centre of Guildford and the surrounding villages including Grayshott, Send, Binscombe, Woodbridge Hill, Godalming, Haslemere, Cranleigh, Wonersh, Shere, Chiddingfold and Milford. 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.

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.

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.

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Posts offered include: Paediatrics, ENT, Obs & Gynae, Rheumatology, Geriatrics, Oncology, A&E, Palliative Care, Psychiatry, ITP Paediatrics, ITP Obs & Gynae, ITP Geriatrics, ITP Dermatology, ITP CAMHS, ITP Neurology.

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. The ITP group have 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 for study groups to work independently. We have an excellent track record of CSA success within the 12 months VTS.

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Programme directors in Guildford: We aim 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 Great Windsor Park and have a social once a term which takes a variety of forms.

GP Clinical Updates take place at lunchtime for the GPST1, 2 & 3s and Trainers. Topics covered include relevant clinical issues linked to the competences of the RCGP Curriculum. Each Training Practice has the opportunity to lead an update in turn.

We work very hard to provide teaching that equips you for a lifelong career in General Practice. We have excellent facilities at the Education Centre and always aim to adapt what we do to the needs of the group.

For more information about the Guildford scheme please visit: www.guildfordvts.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 program directing for a year now. 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

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SURREY LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS

There are a number of Local Education Providers in the Surrey patch participating in the HEKSS GP School GPST programme. Rotations in hospital are currently of a four-month duration.

The Local Education Providers in Surrey are:

Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS FOUNDATION Trust • St Peter’s Hospital

Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust • Epsom General Hospital

Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation trust • Frimley Park Hospital

Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL NHS TRUST • Royal Surrey County Hospital

ST CATHERINE’S HOSPICE

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SURREY AND BORDERS PARTNERSHIP NHS foundation TRUST SURREY AND SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST • East Surrey Hospital

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Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals NHS FOUNDATION Trust St Peter’s Hospital GP Training Programme area: Chertsey

Overview of Training at the Trust Address St Peter’s Hospital Guildford Road Chertsey Surrey KT16 0PZ

Switchboard Telephone Number 01932 722000

Website www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk

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 600 beds.

Specialist Services

Key Individuals Director of Medical Education Dr Peter Martin Medical Education Manager Mrs Angela Langwith-Green GP Programme Directors Dr Layth Delaimy Dr Saba Khan Dr Christine Candy

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.

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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 Innovate 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 University Hospitals NHS Trust Epsom General Hospital GP Training Programme area: Epsom

Overview of Training at the Trust Address Epsom General Hospital Dorking Road Epsom Surrey KT18 7EG

Switchboard Telephone Number 01372 735735

Website www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is a large 700+ bed acute Trust serving South West London and Surrey. It comprises one acute hospital in Carshalton and a district general hospital in Epsom, a dedicated children’s hospital (Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children) the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC), one supporting hospital at Sutton and one private patient unit and provides services from a number of support hospitals. The Trust works closely with two primary care Trusts, Sutton and Merton PCT and Surrey PCT and provides services to local communities including the entire London Borough of Sutton, part of the London Borough of Merton, the Surrey boroughs of Epsom and Ewell, Reigate and Banstead and Elmbridge, plus part of the district council of Mole Valley. Within this area the Trust provides care for approximately 500,000 people. It also provides medical care

Key Individuals Director of Medical Education Mr Ashraf Raja Interim Medical Education Manager Maryanne Aitken

for a wider population particularly for certain specialist services, including Renal, Paediatrics, Pathology and Orthopaedics.

The Trust has a good reputation for undergraduate and postgraduate education. There is a well equipped Medical Education Centre and library on each main hospital site.

For more information about the Trust see the website www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk.

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FRIMLEY health NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Frimley Park Hospital GP Training Programme area: Frimley

Overview of Training at the Trust Address Portsmouth Road Frimley Surrey GU16 7UJ

Switchboard Telephone Number 01276 604604

Website www.frimleypark.nhs.uk

Frimley Park is a 700 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 ÂŁ22 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 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.

Key Individuals Director of Clinical Education Mrs Geeta Menon Quality & Business Manager - Education Mrs Lynn Moran Primary Care Education Manager Mrs Tracey Franklin GP Training Programme Administrator Mrs Claire Sergison

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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 cafĂŠ style space.

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The Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice GP Training Programme area: Guildford

About the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Address The Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Waverley Lane Farnham Surrey GU9 8BL

Switchboard Telephone Number 01252 729400

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 4-bed bay for female patients. The ward has four times the average nursepatient 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.

Key Individuals Medical Director Dr Cate Seton-Jones

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 inpatients, 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 Patch: Guildford

Overview of Training at the Trust Address Egerton Road Guildford Surrey GU2 7XX

Switchboard Telephone Number 01483 571122 Ext 4926

Website www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk www.guildfordvts.org

Royal Surrey County Hospital is a district general hospital with a few differences. It has a tertiary referral cancer centre (St.Luke’s) 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.

Key Individuals Director of Medical Education Dr Jane Tilley (Consultant Anaesthetist) Interim Medical Education Manager Ms Tracey Cookman GP Programme Directors Dr Martin Brunet Dr Leslie Campbell Dr Fiona Groom GP Manager Miss Donna Stevens

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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

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.

• W e help people retain their independence, mobility and sense of control by providing practical help, equipment and advice

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.

• W e 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

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.

• T hrough expert assessment and regular monitoring we aim to relieve pain, symptoms and side-effects of illness • W e 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

• W e give patients and their loved ones opportunities to discuss their thoughts and feelings which can relieve fears and anxieties • W e help people plan for the future so that they can enjoy life as fully as possible • W here possible we support patients’ carers by providing respite care, giving people a much needed break from their caring role • W e provide open and honest explanation to questions, enabling people to make informed choices and have greater control throughout the dying process • W e support people as their condition deteriorates, helping families, carers and friends to prepare for bereavement • W e 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, Walton on Thames, Ashford), 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 Trust Headquarters 8 Mole Business Park Leatherhead Surrey KT22 7AD

Switchboard Telephone Number 01372 216000

Key Individuals Director of Medical Education Dr Martin Schmidt Core Psychiatric Training Programme Director Dr Philip Hall Locality Tutors Dr Amanda Redvers North West Surrey

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.

Dr Charles Shuttleworth South West Surrey Dr Jeremy Mudunkotuwe East & Mid Surrey Medical Education Managers June Blaine (Interim) South West Surrey Amir Khaki (Interim) East and Mid Surrey Maggie Reynolds North West Surrey

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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 who 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: • C ommunity and hospital mental health services for adults and older adults with severe and/or complex illnesses • C ommunity mental health services for children and adolescents • C ommunity and hospital drug and alcohol services for adults in Surrey and Portsmouth area • C ommunity and residential learning disability health care services in Surrey for people of all ages • A ssisted living and residential learning disability social care services for people in Surrey, Hampshire and Croydon • C ommunity eating disorder services for young people and adults in Surrey • Prison mental health services in Surrey • C ommunity forensic mental health services in Surrey • F etal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder clinic, national referral service • Other specialist services in Surrey

South West Surrey Ridgewood Centre......................... Frimley Aldershot Centre for Health....... Aldershot Berkeley House.........................Godalming Farnham Road Hospital ............. Guildford Buryfields Clinic.......................... Guildford Abraham Cowley Unit................. Chertsey North West Surrey Abraham Cowley Unit................. Chertsey St Peters Hospital......................... Chertsey Lake House.................................. Chertsey Napier House................Walton on Thames The Cedar Unit..............................Ashford Bridgewell House...........................Woking 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 areas: Guildford, Crawley and East Surrey

Overview of Training at the Trust 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 J8 of the M25 motorway 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, theatres and cinemas in Redhill, Reigate and Crawley.

Key Individuals Director of Medical Education Dr Sarah Rafferty Medical Education Manager Tina Suttle-Smith Postgraduate Administrator (GP) Iain Buchanan GP Programme Directors Dr Terry Conaty Mr Graham Carr Dr Heidi Fahy Dr Pippa Woolner Dr Mike Waldron

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The Trust provides training opportunities for all staff within the Trust. There is a newly refurbished 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 ÂŁ10.00 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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Surgery

Address

Town

Town

Post Code

Please note: Some Practices details appear in more than one programme as Trainers may attend different Trainer Groups Chertsey

Ashley Medical Practice

1A Crutchfield Lane

Walton on Thames

Surrey

KT12 2QY

Chertsey

Chobham Surgery

16 Windsor Road

Chobham

Surrey

GU24 8NA

Chertsey

Church Street Practice

22 Church Street

Weybridge

Surrey

KT13 8DW

Chertsey

Crouch Oak Family Practice

Addlestone Health Centre

45 Station Road

Addlestone

KT15 2BH

Chertsey

Goldsworth Medical Centre

Goldsworth Parth Health Center

Denton Way

Woking

GU21 3LQ

Chertsey

Heathcot Medical Practice

York House Medical Centre

Heathside Road

Woking

GU22 7XL

Chertsey

Hillview Medical Centre

3 Heathside Road

Woking

Surrey

GU22 7QP

Chertsey

Parishes Bridge Practice

The Health Centre

Madeira Road

West Byfleet

KT14 6DH

Chertsey

Runnymede Medical Practice

The Health Centre

Bond Street

Englefield Green

TW20 0PF

Chertsey

Shepperton Health Centre

Laleham Road

Shepperton

Middlesex

TW17 8EJ

Chertsey

Studholme Medical Centre

50 Church Road

Ashford

Middlesex

TW15 2TU

Chertsey

Sunny Meed Surgery

15/17 Heathside Road

Woking

Surrey

GU22 7EY

Chertsey

The Abbey Practice

Chertsey Family Health Centre

Stepgates

Chertsey

KT16 8HZ

Chertsey

The Bridge Practice

Chertsey Family Health Centre

Stepgates

Chertsey

KT16 8HZ

Chertsey

Wey Family Practice

Madeira Road

West Byfleet

Surrey

KT14 6DH

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Surgery

Address

Town

Town

Post Code

Please note: Some Practices details appear in more than one programme as Trainers may attend different Trainer Groups CRESH

Birchwood Medical Practice

The Health Centre

Kings Road

Horley

RH6 7DG

CRESH

Bridge Medical Centre

Wassand Close

Three Bridges

Crawley

RH10 1LL

CRESH

Brockwood Medical Practice

Tanners Meadow

Brockham

Betchworth

RH3 7NJ

CRESH

Caterham Valley Medical Centre

Eothen House

Eothen Close

Caterham

CR3 6JU

CRESH

Coachmans Medical Centre

Coachman's Drive

Broadfield

Crawley

RH11 9YZ

CRESH

Elizabeth House Practice

515 Limpsfield Road

Warlingham

Surrey

CR6 9LF

CRESH

Furnace Green Surgery

50 The Glade

Furnace Green

Crawley

RH10 6JH

CRESH

Greystone House

99 Station Road

Redhill

Surrey

RH1 1EB

CRESH

Holmhurst Medical Centre

13 Thornton Side

Redhill

Surrey

RH1 2NP

CRESH

Ifield Medical Practice

218 Ifield Drive

Ifield

Crawley

RH11 0EP

CRESH

Langley Corner

Ifield Green

Ifield

Crawley

RH11 0NF

CRESH

Leacroft Medical Practice

117 Ifield Road

Crawley

West Sussex

RH11 7BS

CRESH

Leith Hill Practice

Warwick Road

South Holmwood

Surrey

RH5 4NE

CRESH

Medwyn Surgery

Reigate Road

DORKING

Surrey

RH4 1SD

CRESH

Moat House Surgery

Worsted Green

Merstham

Surrey

RH1 3PN

CRESH

Saxonbrook Medical Centre

Maidenbower Square

Maidenbower

Crawley

RH10 7QH

CRESH

Smallfield Surgery

Wheelers Lane

Smallfield

Surrey

RH6 9PT

CRESH

Tadworth Medical Centre

1 Troy Close

Tadworth

Surrey

KT20 5JE

CRESH

Tanners Meadow Surgery

Tanners Meadow

Brockham

Betchworth

RH3 7NJ

CRESH

The Wall House Surgery

Yorke Road

Reigate

Surrey

RH2 9HG

CRESH

Townhill Medical Practice

Guards Avenue

Caterham

Surrey

CR3 5XL

CRESH

Woodlands & Clerklands

Tilgate Way

Tilgate

Crawley

RH10 5BS

Training Practices in the Epsom 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 Epsom

Ashlea Medical Practice (1)

Gilbert House

39 Woodfield Lane

Ashtead

KT21 2BQ

Epsom

Ashley Centre Surgery

Ashley Square

Epsom

Surrey

KT18 8DD

Epsom

Eastwick Park Medical Practice

Eastwick Park Avenue

Bookham

Surrey

KT23 3ND

Epsom

Fairfield Medical Centre

Lower Road

Great Bookham

Surrey

KT23 4DH

Epsom

Glenlyn Medical Centre

115 Molesey Park Road

East Molesey

KT8 0JX

Epsom

Heathcote Medical Centre

Heathcote

Tadworth

KT20 5TH

Epsom

Oxshott Medical Centre

Holtwood Road

Oxshott

Surrey

KT22 0QL

Epsom

The Integrated Health Partnership

The Old Cottage Hospital

Alexandra Road

Epsom

KT17 4BL

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Surgery

Address

Town

Town

Post Code

Please note: Some Practices details appear in more than one programme as Trainers may attend different Trainer Groups Frimley

Camberley Health Centre

159 Frimley Road

Frimley

Downing Street Group Practice

4 Downing Street

Camberley

Surrey

GU15 2QA

Farnham

GU9 7PA

Frimley

Farnham Dene Medical Practice

Lodge Hill Road

Lower Bourne

Farnham

GU10 3RB

Frimley

Fleet Medical Centre

Church Road

Fleet

Hants

GU51 4PE

Frimley

Frimley Green Medical Centre

1 Beech Road

Camberley

Surrey

GU16 6QQ

Frimley

Giffard Drive Surgery

68 Giffard Drive

Cove

Farnborough

GU14 8QB

Frimley

Hartley Corner

51 Frogmore Road

Blackwater

Camberley

GU17 0DB

Frimley

Holly Tree Surgery

42 Boundstone Road

Farnham

Surrey

GU9 4TG

Frimley

Lightwater Surgery

All Saints Road

Lightwater

Surrey

GU18 5SQ

Frimley

Mayfield Medical Centre

Croyde Close

Farnborough

Hants

GU14 8UE

Frimley

Monteagle Park Surgery

Monteagle Park

Tesimond Drive

Yateley

GU46 6FE

Frimley

Park Road Surgery

143 Park Road

Camberley

Surrey

GU15 2NN

Frimley

Princes Gardens Surgery

2a High Street

Aldershot

Hampshire

GU11 1BJ

Frimley

Sandhurst Group Practice (2)

1 Cambridge Road

Owlsmoor

Sandhurst

GU47 0UB

Frimley

Southlea Group Practice

276 Lower Farnham Road

Aldershot

Hants

GU11 3RB

Frimley

The Ferns Medical Practice

Farnham Centre for Health

Hale Road

Farnham

GU9 9QS

Frimley

Upper Gordon Road Surgery

37 Upper Gordon Road

Camberley

Surrey

GU19 5HJ

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85 Training Practices in the Guildford 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 Guildford

Binscombe Medical Centre

106 Binscombe

Godalming

Surrey

GU7 3PR

Guildford

Chiddingfold Surgery

Ridgley Road

Chiddingfold

Surrey

GU8 4QP

Guildford

Cranleigh Health Centre

18 High Street

Cranleigh

Surrey

GU6 8AE

Guildford

Dapdune House Surgery

Wharf Road

Guildford

Surrey

GU1 4RP

Guildford

Fairlands Medical Centre

Fairlands Avenue

Worplesdon

Guildford

GU3 3NA

Guildford

Grayshott Surgery

Boundary Road

Hindhead

Surrey

GU26 6TY

Guildford

Guildowns Group Practice

91-93 Wodeland Avenue

Guildford

Surrey

GU2 4YP

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

GU7 1JW

Guildford

The Villages Medical Practice

Send Barnes Lane

Send

Surrey

GU23 7BP

Guildford

Witley Surgery

Wheeler Lane

Witley

Surrey

GU8 5QR

Guildford

The Wonersh Surgery

The Street

Wonersh

Guildford

GU5 0PE

Guildford

Woodbridge Hill Surgery

Deerbarn Road

Guildford

Surrey

GU2 8YB

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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 wildlife-rich 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

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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!

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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 Mary-Rose 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 Deanery Office in London Bridge.

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EAST SUSSEX Brighton

About Brighton

About the Brighton GP Training Programme

Brighton is often called “Londonon-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 well-connected 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.

Our term timetable is posted on our Website http://www.brightongpvts.org.uk/timetable

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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 The Programme Directors in the Brighton GP Training Programme Area are: 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.

Dr Asmara Goodwin Asmara has been a Programme Director since July 2013.

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).

Dr Win Phag-Udom Win commenced as a Programme Director in January 2011.

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, Learning Difficulties and Ophthalmology.

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. Dr’s David Supple, Win Phag-udom and Asmara Goodwin all adopt an ‘open door’ policy and are happy to help with any queries or concerns that you may have.

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 The Eastbourne and Hastings GP programmes function together as the East Sussex GP Training Programme

About Eastbourne 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 pre-Wimbledon 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.

About the EAST SUSSEX (EASTBOURNE SITE) GP Training Programme Trainees are encouraged and supported in this stimulating environment. Their experience of a wide range of medicine in both hospital and community settings is broad. This practical experience is carefully supervised by dynamic teachers. Our scheme develops the skills and enthusiasm of Eastbourne’s future general practitioners.

In 2014 we will be offering 10 individual 3 year training programmes based in Eastbourne area (which ranges from Seaford in the west to Uckfield in the north to Eastbourne) as part of the East Sussex VTS (there are also 8 rotations based in the Hastings area). All hospital posts are on a four-month rotation. The rotations include hospital jobs selected from: accident and emergency, general medicine, orthopaedics, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology and psychiatry - both general and elderly.

In 2010, we piloted trainee self-selection of their rotations: it was not possible for everyone to have their first choice, but the general feedback was positive as a way of trainee empowerment. We actively encourage members of the scheme to be Reps to the local academic boards, the GP School GPStR subcommittee and the very important role of social rep.

Eastbourne has embraced the ITPs (Integrated Training Posts), starting with two (Ophthalmology and ENT) in 2008. In 2009, we extended the range to include Dermatology and GU Medicine. Most of our trainees spend 4 months in an ITP during their ST1 or ST2 year. During the ITP, the trainee spends part of their time in a training

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Practice and the other part in a specialty which will complement their individual learning and training programme (though some will spend the time purely in general practice).

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. We usually meet at either Eastbourne DGH or Hastings Conquest Hospital medical education centre, and episodically we meet at a community venue, such as the hospice or a local practice, on Thursdays - we are currently doing a trial of full-day sessions. We encourage ST1s and ST2s to apply for study leave for these sessions. Those in general practice attend on each occasion as it is a protected teaching session for them.

Those in general practice attend each week as it is a protected teaching session for them.

The sessions cover a very broad spectrum, drawing on the GP curriculum for inspiration – the timetables are designed by the Programme Directors who couldn’t and wouldn’t want to do it without maximal input from our trainees. Outside speakers, local GPs and Consultants and of course the wide knowledge base of our own trainees are exploited to make this a vibrant interactive afternoon.

The informal parts of the afternoon – the ad hoc discussions – allow specific issues encountered to be raised. Not surprisingly, the RCGP assessments are discussed frequently. We have held specific sessions to prepare the scheme members for the CSA,

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The Programme Directors in the Eastbourne GP Training Programme Area are: with visiting examiners and Programme Directors from other schemes. We consider peer support an important part of the scheme – and many friendships are made in these continuing group learning sets.

This term we have had a very successful workshop using patient simulators, enabling trainees to practice their consulting skills. We’ve also had clinical talks on ophthalmology, joint examination and entertaining presentations by GPStRs on topics such as “my favourite website”.

We have regular meetings with other GPStRs, including those who have recently left the training programme, the GP Trainers and GP Programme Directors. Our events occur at least three times a year and include meals out, bowling and walking on the Downs. GP training in Eastbourne has a very good reputation locally. All our trainees who want to stay locally find jobs both as partners and salaried doctors. Our scheme prepares doctors well for “life after GP training”.

We have one residential course each year to which all our GP registrars are invited. During this course, we develop communication skills through group discussions and role plays. There is also an opportunity for ST3s to practice CSA skills.

In addition, we run 3-4 CSA skills days, to practice scenarios with simulators, and receive feedback from GP trainers and CSA examiners.

Throughout the year, there are various social events such as a summer BBQ; recently we had a trip to Chessington, which we enjoyed thoroughly.

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 Ben Sturgess Ben is the newest addition to the programme director team and joined in July 2011. Since then he has implemented new RCGP curriculum based structure to the VTS training days and introduced adult learning techniques such as problem based learning.

He is a graduate of the Eastbourne VTS from 2008 and is a full time partner at Enys Road Practice in the centre of Eastbourne. Ben completed his PGCert in medical education from BSMS in 2011.

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East sussex The Eastbourne and Hastings GP programmes function together as the East Sussex GP Training Programme About Hastings Hastings has a history as a thriving fishing village, and the wooden netdrying huts along the beachfront are world-famous. 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.

About the EAST SUSSEX (HASTINGS SITE) GP Training Programme The East Sussex General Practice Specialty Training Programme is based both at the Conquest Hospital in Hastings and Eastbourne District General Hospital in Eastbourne. The Conquest hospital is a District General Hospital which opened in 1992 and was further expanded in 1997 and is run by East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust. The hospital is a modern complex set in the heart of historic 1066 country and surrounded by the beautiful countryside and coastline of East Sussex. London is only 95 minutes away by train, and the Channel Tunnel and Eurostar international station are within easy reach. We invite all the trainees (ST1,2 &3) to meet with us on Thursday afternoon or the full day sessions run jointly with the Eastbourne site for our varied GP teaching sessions. Our learning set is held at the Medical Education Centre, Conquest Hospital or Eastbourne District General Hospital over 3 terms each year. Both education centres are modern and extremely well equipped, with a library that bristles with new workstations for easy access to the hospital Intranet and the Internet. trainees in hospital posts are encouraged to apply for study leave and attend the sessions. GPStRs have a major input into the content and structure of them. We strive to promote a relaxed and informal atmosphere.

We also hold a two-day residential course each year in a local country hotel. Noted for its mix of learning and fun, it has become a high point in the year for everyone. This

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year we covered topics including reflective writing and managing your accounts as a GP. There were also many games to enable the group to get to know each other better. The feedback this year has been very positive.

Sample topics have previously included: • I ntroduction to dermatology / Psoriasis and acne with a Consultant Dermatologist • T he Consultation – methods of looking at consultations, 6 category intervention analysis, Cambridge Calgary models, etc.

• Preparation for problem based learning • V ideos, interesting cases and problems from general practice • Presentation for problem based learning • V isit to St Michael’s Hospice – ‘talking with patients’ with hospice Medical Director • Medical Ethics • U rology – prostate cancer and screening with a Consultant Urologist • Shared study days at Eastbourne • H eart Failure, NICE guidelines – how to implement in General Practice with a Consultant Cardiologist Ballint Group

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The Programme Directors in the Hastings GP Training Programme Area are: We currently have 21 trainees. Most trainees will experience a specialist ITP in the middle of their training programme. In these ITPs, trainees have the opportunity whilst based in general practice to gain valuable experiences in the local Hospice or orthopaedic departments. We are looking to develop these posts further over the next few years.

We encourage all the trainees to meet regularly for various social events and these are well received. We often meet for dinner but we have also met for ice-skating, “Go Ape!� and karaoke. We find our trainees appreciate the values and approach of our training programme. Often trainees decide to work locally as they find the local environment supportive. When asked about the training programme, the current trainees felt that there are a wide range of excellent experiences to be had in Hastings.

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 works as a member of the eye team in the local eye department, involved in clinics and on calls. 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 Robert Cameron-Wood Robert has been a Programme Director since 2004. He is a full time partner in a well-established Practice in the town centre. He has been a GP Trainer since 2003. He is mainly involved in running the GP Trainers learning groups and the running of learning sets which encourage good working relationships between GPs and hospital consultants.

He enjoys running, cycling and swimming being a member of the 100 marathon club and takes part in the annual Long distance walking 100mile event over a weekend.

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mid-sussex Mid-Sussex

About Mid-Sussex

About the Mid-Sussex GP Training Programme

The Mid-Sussex and Brighton GP Training Programmes work closely together, and share hospital placements. Application is to “Brighton and Mid Sussex�. You need to be aware that there are many fewer places on the Brighton Scheme than on the Mid Sussex scheme. We believe Mid Sussex offers a fantastic training experience and our trainees would testify to that.

Mid-Sussex includes the towns of Burgess Hill, East Grinstead, Horsham and Haywards Heath. The area is well-served by train links to London and to the South Coast, and combines the attractions of a rural setting with busy towns and easy access to the coast.

We are based in the Medical Education Centre at the Princess Royal Hospital which is an attractive, friendly hospital in Haywards Heath. We have a wide variety of hospital posts on our rotations including O&G, Paediatrics, Medicine, A&E, Psychiatry, ENT, Ophthalmology, Substance Misuse, Learning Difficulties, Orthopaedics and HIV Medicine. Some of these jobs are based in Brighton. All rotations have 4 months GP in ST1 or ST2. We currently have 34 GP Trainers, some very experienced and some new, but all enthusiastic both about training and about General Practice. You will know who your ST3 trainer will be from the start of your rotation, and they will be your Educational Supervisor to guide and support you for the three years. Every six weeks or so one trainer and GPStR run an evening session which is both educational and social.

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We meet on Thursday mornings for 30 weeks of the year at the Medical Education Centre in the Princess Royal Hospital. Parking is easy. We have a competitive coffee rota with nice cakes and biscuits, and a delicious lunch all together. The staff at the centre are pleasant and helpful. All trainees in General Practice come to the Day Release Course, and those in hospital jobs are welcome to come subject to study leave approval from their department. We feel learning with and from other trainees is invaluable.

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The Programme Directors in the Mid-Sussex GP Training Programme Area are: We plan our sessions around the stated needs of the trainees and the GP curriculum and provide a variety of learning experiences. We usually start with a GP based session, for example discussing cases people wish to talk about. We have a good relationship with local consultants and often they will come to do a question and answer session on a subject relevant to General Practice. Sometimes we go elsewhere for teaching, for instance to the local hospice for a day. We have two residential workshops a year, much enjoyed by all. We try to have a team building day once a term as we believe that everyone learns more effectively in a supportive environment.

There are often additional social events throughout the year.

Our trainees often report that they look forward to Thursdays as we have lots of fun whilst learning. There is a strong social element to our training programme.

Most of our trainees want to work locally after completing their training and stay in touch both with the training programme and with each other.

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 Liz is a part-time partner and GP trainer in East Grinstead. She became a Mid-Sussex programme director in 2009.

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West 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.

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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 are: Dr K Chadwick, 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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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 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!

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.

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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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Programme Directors in the Worthing GP Training Programme Area are: 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 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.

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.

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SUSSEX LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS

There are a number of Local Education 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.

The Local Education Providers in Sussex are:

BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST (BSUH)

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (psychiatric)

• Royal Sussex County Hospital

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• Princess Royal University Hospital

East Sussex HEALTHCARE NHS Trust

WESTERN SUSSEX NHS TRUST • Bognor War Memorial Hospital

• Eastbourne District General Hospital

• St Richard’s Hospital

• Conquest Hospital

• Worthing Hospital

St Barnabas House Hospice

The range of hospital posts included in the programmes:

St Wilfrid’s Hospice

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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 University Hospitals NHS Trust Royal Sussex County Hospital & Princess Royal University Hospital, Haywards Heath GP Training Programme areas: Brighton and Mid-Sussex

Overview of Training at the Trust Addresses RSCH Eastern Road Brighton East Sussex BN2 5BE

Switchboard Telephone Number 01273 696955

Website www.bsuh.nhs.uk PRH Lewes Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 4EX

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.

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.

Switchboard Telephone Number 01444 441881

Website www.bsuh.nhs.uk

Key Individuals Director of Medical Education Varadarajan Kalidasan Clinical Tutor Jeremy Tibble (RSCH) and Andrew Elkins (PRH) Medical Education Manager Nora Tester Medical HR Manager Clare Stankiewicz

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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 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, one of which is a multi purpose teaching room which is suitable for clinical skills workshops. This room is also equipped with an interactive whiteboard and network points for some (Medical) IT training.

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

Overview of Training at the Trust Addresses Eastbourne District General Hospital Kings Drive Eastbourne East Sussex BN21 2UD

Switchboard Telephone Number (01323) 417400

Website www.esht.nhs.uk Conquest Hospital The Ridge St Leonards On Sea East Sussex TN37 7RD

Switchboard Telephone Number

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, to Europe via the Channel Tunnel and Eurostar and to international airports. The Trust is keen to develop its staff and postgraduate medical and nurse training takes place on all sites.

There are learning resources on both hospital sites including education centres, clinical skills rooms and simulation suites.

There is a library on both sites, providing access to traditional services and resources (textbooks, journals, search skills training, document delivery etc.) and internet-based resources (e-journals, e-books on-line exam support). Both libraries have PCs and internet access 24/7. Both hospitals are very friendly places to work. The towns are lively, with nightclubs, sailing, cycling and other activities. Both hospitals have an on-site nursery and a social club/bar. Eastbourne D.G.H. has a gym and an (outdoor, but heated) swimming pool on-site, for which a small fee is charged.

The Doctors’ Mess on both sites is very popular.

01424 755255

Key Individuals Director of Medical Education Mr Salim Shubber Medical Education Manager Mr Mike Dickens Postgraduate Administrators Catherine Stringer and Tina Scott

EASTBOURNE Clinical Tutor Dr Simon Walton

CONQUEST HOSPITAL Clinical Tutor Dr Mark Whitehead

Programme Directors Dr Andrew Stewart Dr Raya Al-Jawaheri Dr Ben Sturgess

Programme Directors Dr Robert Cameron-Wood 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: • An 18 bed inpatient ward • Day Hospice • Community Team • Family Services Team • Education Department The hospice team consists of nurses, doctors, social workers, counsellors, chaplain, physiotherapists, complementary therapists, artist-inresidence and volunteers.

Hospice staff will discuss your treatment and care with you, giving you opportunities to express your wishes and address your concerns. We appreciate that this is a difficult time for you and your family and that some things may be difficult to talk about. We aim to be sensitive and supportive in our conversations with you respecting your individual beliefs, lifestyle and culture.

Patients may be referred to the service for: • Management of physical symptoms • E motional support, which may include counselling • Day Hospice • A dmission to the ward for symptom management, respite care, or care in the last days of life

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ABOUT SUSSEX PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Trust Headquarters Sussex Partnership Swandean Arundel Road Worthing West Sussex BN13 3EP

Telephone Number 01903 843000

Website http://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ welcome/

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.

Director of Medical Education Dr Panos Argiriu Medical Education Manager Mrs Elizabeth Coulson

• To welcome you • To hear you • To be hopeful for you • To work with you • To be helpful.

Our values are:

Being a Foundation Trust brings us closer to our local communities.

• T o challenge stigma and discrimination whilst promoting equality and positive attitudes

Our teaching trust status recognises our work in research and development: we aim to be a leading teaching mental health trust.

• W ork in new ways and develop new services

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.

Key Individuals

Our commitment is to everyone who uses 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.

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

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• P ut the human rights of the people who use our services at the centre of everything we do • Work in partnership with others, • Be a creative force and lead by example

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GP Training Sites Brighton and Hove

Chichester/ Bognor

Crawley / Horsham

Adult Mental Health & Older Peoples Mental Health Services Assessment Treatment Centre Brighton General Hospital Elm Grove, Brighton BN2 3EW

Adult Mental Health & Learning Disabilities Assessment Treatment Centre Chichester Community Mental Health Team Chapel Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1BX

Adult Mental Health & Older Peoples Mental Health Services Acute Inpatient Services Langley Green Hospital Martyrs Avenue Crawley RH13 7EJ

Tel: 01243 623400

Adult Mental Health & Older Peoples Mental Health Services Assessment Treatment Centre New Park House North Street Horsham

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 Assessment Treatment Centre 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 Assessment Treatment Centre 26 Ditchling Road Brighton BN1 4SE Tel: 01273 242172

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 Assessment Treatment Centre (satellite) Bedale Centre 1 Glencathara Road Bognor Regis PO21 2SF Tel: 01243 841041

Tel: 01293 590400

Tel: 01403 223240 WAMHS Assessment Treatment Centre 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)

Eastbourne / Hastings

Older Peoples Mental Health Services Summerfold CMHT 152 Leylands Road, Burgess Hill RH15 8JE

Adult Mental Health Services Assessment Treatment Centre St Mary’s House 52 St Leonards Road Eastbourne East Sussex BN21 3U0

Tel: 01444 462830 Child & Adolescent Mental Health Unit (CAMHS) Chalkhill Lewis Road Haywards Heath RH16 4EX Tel: 01444 472670 Adult Mental Health Services Springvale 72-74 Moat Road, East Grinstead RH19 3OH Tel: 01342 326928

Tel: 01323 747221 Adult Mental Health & Older Peoples Mental Health Services Acute Inpatient Service Department of Psychiatry Eastbourne DGH Kings Drive Eastbourne BN21 2UD Tel: 01323 414943 Adult Mental Health & Older Peoples Mental Health Services Assessment Treatment Centre Hastings Community Health Team Cavendish House Breeds Place Hastings East Sussex TN34 3AA Tel: 01424 726600 Adult Mental Health Services Acute Inpatient Service Woodlands 729 The Ridge Conquest Hospital St Leonards-On-Sea Tel: 01424 755255

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WORTHING Adult Mental Health Services Assessment Treatment Centre Chanctonbury Swandean Arundel Road Worthing West Sussex BN13 3EP Tel: 01903 843888 Adult Mental Health Services Acute Inpatient Service 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 NHS Foundation TRUST St Richard’s Hospital GP Training Programme area: Chichester

Overview of Training at the Trust Address Spitalfield Lane Chichester West Sussex PO19 2SE

Switchboard Telephone Number 01243 788122

Website www.westernsussexhospitals.nhs.uk and www.cmec.info

Key Individuals Director of Medical Education Mr David Beattie Clinical Tutor Dr Christopher Smith Medical Education Manager Mrs Bebba Smithers

In the last 10 years St Richard’s Hospital has seen enormous development. The main hospital opened in 1996 and houses 17 wards, ITU and six main theatres with almost 100 consultants in total. The Chichester Treatment Centre was opened in April 2005 and houses 4 theatres, endoscopy and preoperative assessment areas. Last year our new Cancer Day Unit, The Fernhurst Centre opened. Here is where all of the cancer and haematology facilities are available. We also saw the opening of our new Donald Wilson Neurological Rehabilitation Centre.

CMEC attracts GPs, dentists and hospital doctors from an extremely wide area.

Dentists from London regularly come down to attend dental courses and GPs from as afield as Scotland come to CMEC for the twice yearly GP Refresher Courses.

There is also a good local attendance from the various disciplines. We also have an active GP STP training scheme and a large intake of medical students from various medical schools. We also provide a half day protected educational programme for all members of the GP practice team either hosted at CMEC or within practices.

There are twenty consultant/physicians representing most medical specialties including cardiology, rheumatology, respiratory medicine, neurology, care of the elderly, diabetes & endocrinology, haematology. There are seven consultants in general surgery, two in vascular, four in urology and nine in orthopaedics.

The facilities of the Chichester Medical Education Centre (CMEC) are available to hospital staff and external clients, priority always being given to educational meetings, seminars and conferences. The ground floor of CMEC provides an excellent range of conference and seminar facilities.

There are 9 seminar/tutorial rooms; a tiered lecture theatre seating 30 with extensive computerised av facilities; multiple X-ray viewer, overhead projector, dual slide projection and examination couch; and a large air conditioned tiered lecture theatre seating 70, with extensive computerised audio visual equipment, microscope, and video conferencing facilities.

Our recently refurbished A&E department deals with 50,000 patients per annum overseen by four consultants, this now includes a new children’s A&E area.

We have seven O&G and six Paediatric consultants that handle 2,400 deliveries per year. All departments hold regular MDT meetings in the Chichester Medical Education Centre (CMEC). In addition, CMEC is host to foundation training, GPVTS training, courses e.g. ATLS, MOET, TEMS, BSS, PLS, ILS, ALS and GP refresher courses.

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There is also a large hall capable of seating 250 people. All rooms are very well equipped with audio-visual facilities including data presenters and laptops, slide projection, overhead projectors, X-ray projection, TV/videos, etc. An excellent cafĂŠ serving sandwiches, hot meals and beverages is available within CMEC for all clients. A large, 18 station IT training room was completed in September 2007 primarily for the use of doctors and medical students.

All terminals have direct internet access and the IT suite is available 24 hours a day.

The Simpson Clinical Skills Room was completed in 2009 and was the first phase of an ambitious skills suite within CMEC. The Simpson Room has video conferencing to enable live inter-active links to all theatres for training purposes. The room is well equipped with training equipment at the request of various departments to enhance clinical skills training. This superb facility will ensure that the clinical training opportunities at St Richard’s Hospital continue to develop and flourish. Phase 2 saw the creation of a simulation suite with control room, Sim Man, Sim Baby, etc and this facility is widely used by all clinical departments and GPs. The final phase was a further, more versatile and practical clinical skills suit (Roger Miles Suite) to support clinical skills within individual learning pods, ie. Venepuncture, cannulation, laparoscopic skills, etc.

Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust was established on 1 April 2009 by the merger of Royal West Sussex and Worthing and Southlands Hospitals NHS Trusts. This brought together two acute NHS Trusts some 20 miles apart on the south coast of West Sussex, with hospitals sited in Chichester, Worthing and Shoreham-bySea. Our Vision and Strategic Objectives are supported by two important Trust strategies - Clinical Services and Quality strategies.

Our Clinical Services Strategy is focused on the integration and redesign of clinical services within the current commissioning and financial climate. Our Quality Strategy outlines the basis and principles on which we will make these changes, guided by our commitment to continuously improve patient experience, outcomes and safety.

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.

Firstly, and most importantly, we care about the patient. Wherever possible we want to provide a comprehensive, locally based service to the 450,000 population we serve, so that when they need care they will choose to come to us. We want to improve our services, achieve the best experience and outcomes for our patients and respond positively to their feedback. We will do all we can to make sure we treat the patient with kindness, respect and compassion.

We are here to serve them and their needs and we will never forget this. We want to be an organisation that people can rely on, both now and in the future. That’s why it is important we make sure that we operate within our means and invest for the future.

We are committed to providing the safest care possible, eradicating hospital acquired infections, reducing mortality and providing the best environment for our patients. We want to continually strive to be better, to make sure that we are providing modern evidence based care to our population.

We know how important it is for patients to receive integrated care across primary, secondary, community and social care. We will work relentlessly with partners to make sure this happens.

The GP STP schemes run independently on each site.

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WESTERN SUSSEX NHS foundation TRUST Worthing and Southlands Hospitals (Southlands Hospital is not normally used for GP training) GP Training Programme Areas: Worthing

Overview of Training at the Trust Address Worthing Hospital Lyndhurst Road Worthing, West Sussex BN11 2DH

Switchboard Telephone Number 01903 205111

Website www.westernsussexhospitals.nhs.uk

Key Individuals Director of Medical Education Mr David Beattie Clinical Tutor Dr Gordon Caldwell

Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 450,000 people from a catchment area covering most of West Sussex. The Trust was created on 1 April 2009 through the merger of St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester, Southlands Hospital, in Shoreham-by-Sea, and Worthing Hospital. Our aim is to provide high quality care for our patients, deliver efficient, effective services and balance the books and meet and exceed all our national targets.

Every year the Trust’s 6,500 staff treat 102,000 inpatients and day cases, see 476,000 outpatients and treat more than 126,000 people in the two Accident and Emergency departments. We deliver 5,700 babies and carry out 75,000 operations.

The Worthing Health Education Centre provides educational facilities for all doctors employed by Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust who are based at Worthing & Southlands Hospitals, and also to local general practitioners.

The centre incorporates excellent library facilities and a postgraduate dining room.

It is fully equipped for all Audio Visual requirements, offers IT support services and is situated close to the junior doctors’ mess.

Strategic Medical Education Manager Mrs Bebba Smithers Medical Education Manager Mrs Sam Vaughan

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Worthing and Southlands are home to a wealth of experience, pathology, learning and education. There are around 150 junior doctors in training posts at Worthing and Southlands at any time. Undergraduate medical students regularly come on attachment from King’s College London and Brighton Medical School, and the Trust also participates in a programme of teaching for American medical students.

Worthing has a very popular General Practice Specialty Training Programme (GPSTP) and offers highly-regarded Foundation Programmes. Weekly educational programmes are arranged for all specialties and monitored by Local Faculty Groups (LFGs). These LFGs also monitor the performance progress of all junior doctors in training.

A GP tutor has responsibility for the continuing medical education programme for general practitioners and GPSTP Training Programme Directors arrange the Specialty Training Programme for general practice at Worthing.

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St Wilfrid’s Hospice GP Training Programme Area: Chichester

About The St Wilfrid’s Hospice Address Grosvenor Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 8FP

Telephone Number 01243 775302

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

Key Individuals Medical Director Dr Brendan Amesbury

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 part of the Brighton and Mid-Sussex 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 Brighton

Beaconsfield Medical Practice

175 Preston Road

Brighton

East Sussex

BN1 6AG

Brighton

Brighton Health & Wellbeing Centre

18-19 Wetern Road

Hove

East Sussex

BN3 1AE

Brighton

Chapel Street Surgery

Newhaven

East Sussex

BN9 9PW

Brighton

Charter Medical Centre

88 Davigdor Road

Hove

East Sussex

BN3 1RF

Brighton

Hove Medical Centre

West Way

Hove

East Sussex

BN3 8LD

Brighton

Meridian Surgery

Meridian Way

Peacehaven

East Sussex

BN10 8NF

Brighton

Mid Downs Medical Practice

Marbles Road

Newick

Lewes

BN8 4LR

Brighton

Mile Oak Medical Centre

Chalky Road

Portslade

Brighton

BN41 2WF

Brighton

Portslade Health Centre Medical Practice

Church Road

Portslade

East Sussex

BN41 1LX

Brighton

Preston Park Surgery

2a Florence Road

Brighton

East Sussex

BN1 6DJ

Brighton

River Lodge Surgery

30 Ancjhor Field

Rigmer

East Sussex

BN8 5QN

Brighton

Rowe Avenue Surgery

17 Rowe Avenue

Peacehaven

East Sussex

BN10 7PE

Brighton

School Hill Medical Practice

33 High Street

Lewes

East Sussex

BN7 2LU

Brighton

St Andrew's Surgery

Southover Road

Lewes

East Sussex

BN7 1US

Brighton

St Peter's Medical Centre

30-36 Oxford Street

Brighton

East Sussex

BN1 4LA

Brighton

Stanford Medical Centre

175 Preston Road

Brighton

East Sussex

BN1 6AG

Brighton

Wish Park Surgery

124 New Church Road

Hove

East Sussex

BN3 4JB

Training Practices in the Eastbourne part of the East Sussex 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 Eastbourne

Arlington Road Medical Practice

1 Arlington Road

Eastbourne

East Sussex

BN21 1DH

Eastbourne

Bird-In-Eye Surgery

Uckfield Community Hospital

Framfield Road

Uckfield

TN22 5AW

Eastbourne

Bolton House

10 Bolton Road

Eastbourne

East Sussex

BN21 3JY

Hastings

Carisbrooke Surgery

Marlborough House

19-21 Warrior Square

St Leonards on Sea

TN37 6BG

Hastings

Churchwood Medical Practice

Tilebarn Road

St Leonards on Sea

East Sussex

TN38 9QU

Hastings

Collington Surgery

23 Terminus Road

Bexhill on Sea

East Sussex

TN39 3LR

Eastbourne

Grove Road Surgery

59-63 Grove Road

Eastbourne

East Sussex

BN21 4TX

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Programme Area

Surgery

Address

Town

Town

Post Code

Eastbourne

Heathfield Surgery

96-98 High Street

Heathfield

East Sussex

TN21 8JD

Eastbourne

The Lighthouse Practice College Road

College Road Surgery

6 College Road

Eastbourne

BN21 4HY

Eastbourne

The Lighthouse Practice

Milfoil Drive

Langney

Eastbourne

BN23 8BR

Hastings

Little Common Surgery

82 Cooden Sea Road

Bexhill on Sea

East Sussex

TN39 4SP

Hastings

Northiam Surgery

Main Street

Northiam

Rye

TN31 6ND

Eastbourne

Old School Surgery

Church Street

Seaford

East Sussex

BN25 1HH

Eastbourne

Park Practice

Broadwater Way

Eastbourne

East Sussex

BN22 9PQ

Hastings

Pebsham Surgery

119 Seabourne Road

Bexhill on Sea

East Sussex

TN40 2SD

Hastings

The Rye Medical Centre

Kiln Drive

Rye Foreign

Rye

TN31 7SQ

Eastbourne

Seaford Medical Practice

Dane Road

Seaford

East Sussex

BN25 1DH

Eastbourne

Seaside Medical Centre

18 Sheen Road

Eastbourne

East Sussex

BN22 8DR

Hastings

Sidley Surgery

44 Turkey Road

Bexhill on Sea

East Sussex

TN39 5HE

Eastbourne

Sovereign Place

Wartling Road

Eastbourne

Easst Sussex

BN22 8BR

Training Practices in the Chichester 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 Chichester

Cathedral Medical Group

The Medical Centre

Cawley Road

Chichester

PO19 1XT

Chichester

Flansham Park Health Centre

109 Flansham Park

Felpham

Bognor Regis

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 Medical Practice

The Surgery

Farm Close

Loxwood

RH14 0UT

Chichester

Maywood Healthcare Centre

225 Hawthorn Road

Bognor Regis

West Sussex

PO21 2UW

Chichester

Parklands Surgery

4 Parklands Road

Chichester

West Sussex

PO19 3DT

Chichester

Petworth Surgery

Grove Street

Petworth

West Sussex

GU28 0LP

Chichester

Pulborough Medical Group

Pulborough Primary Care Centre

Spiro Place

Pulborough

RH20 1FG

Chichester

Riverbank Medical Centre

Dodsley Lane

Midhurst

West Sussex

GU29 9AW

Chichester

Seal Medical Group

High Street

Selsey

West Sussex

PO20 0QG

Chichester

Southbourne Surgery

337 Main Road

Southbourne

Hants

PO10 8JH

Chichester

West Meads Surgery

4-6 The Precinct

Bognor Regis

West Sussex

PO21 5SB

Chichester

Witterings Health Centre

Cakeham Road

East Wittering

Chichester

PO20 8BH

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Surgery

Address

Town

Town

Post Code

Please note: Some Practices details appear in more than one programme as Trainers may attend different Trainer Groups Mid Sussex

Ashdown Forest Health Centre

Lewes Road

Forest Row

East Sussex

RH18 5AQ

Mid Sussex

Brow Medical Centre

The Brow

Burgess Hill

West Sussex

RH15 9BS

Mid Sussex

Buxted Surgery

April Cottage

High Street

Buxted

TN22 4LA

Mid Sussex

Cuckfield Medical Centre

Glebe Road

Cuckfield

Sussex

RH17 5BQ

Mid Sussex

Holbrook Surgery

Bartholomew Way

Horsham

West Sussex

RH12 5JL

Mid Sussex

Hurstpierpoint Health Centre

Trinity Road

Hurstpierpoint

West Sussex

BN6 9UQ

Mid Sussex

Judges Close Surgery

East Grinstead

West Sussex

Mid Sussex

Meadows Surgery

Temple Grove

Gatehouse Lane

Burgess Hill

RH15 9XN

RH19 3AA

Mid Sussex

Mid Sussex Health Care

Windmill Avenue

Hassocks

West Sussex

BN6 8LY

Mid Sussex

Moatfield Surgery

St Michael's Road

East Grinstead

West Sussex

RH19 3GW

Mid Sussex

Newtons Practice

The Health Centre

Heath Road

Haywards Heath

RH16 3BB

Mid Sussex

Northlands Wood Surgery

7 Walnut Park

Haywards Heath

West Sussex

RH16 3TG

Mid Sussex

Orchard Surgery

Lower Tanbridge Way

Horsham

West Sussex

RH12 1PJ

Mid Sussex

Ouse Valley Practice

Dumbledore Primary Care Ctr

London Road

Handcross

RH17 6HB

Mid Sussex

Park Surgery

Albion Way

Horsham

Sussex

RH12 1BG

Mid Sussex

Ship Street Surgery

Ship Street

East Grinstead

West Sussex

RH17 7HE

Training Practices in the Worthing 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 Worthing

Adur Medical Group

Shoreham Health Centre

Pond Road

Shoreham by Sea 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

Fitzalan Medical Centre

Fitzalan Road

Littlehampton

West Sussex

BN17 5JR

Worthing

Henfield Medical Centre

Deer Park

Henfield

West Sussex

BN5 9JQ

Worthing

Kingfisher Surgery

19 Culver Road

Lancing

West Sussex

BN15 9AX

Worthing

Lime Tree Surgery

Lime Tree Avenue

Findon Valley

Worthing

BN14 0DL

Worthing

Mayflower Surgery

Durrington Lane

Worthing

West Sussex

BN13 2RX

Worthing

Northbourne Medical Centre

193a Upper Shoreham

Shoreham by Sea

West Sussex

BN43 6BT

Worthing

St Lawrence Surgery

79 St Lawrence Avenue

Worthing

West Sussex

BN14 7JL

Worthing

Steyning Health Centre

Tanyard Lane

Steyning

West Sussex

BN44 3RJ

Worthing

The Manor Practice

20 Southwick Street

Southwick

West Sussex

BN42 4TA

Worthing

The Orchard Surgery

Penstone Park

Lancing

West Sussex

BN15 9AG

Worthing

The Strand Surgery

2 The Strand

Goring-by-Sea

Worthing

BN12 6DN

Worthing

Westcourt Medical Centre

12 The Street

Rustington

West Sussex

BN16 3NX

Worthing

Willow Green Surgery

Station Road

East Preston

West Sussex

BN16 3AH

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GP training posts GP Training Practices in the Medway Training Programme available August 2015 The following table gives the indicative number of individual 3 year GP Specialty training programmes, starting at ST1, available from August 2014, broken down by GP Training Programme area.

IMPORTANT - These are indicative numbers and are subject to change.

Training Programme

Post numbers for August 2015

Brighton & Mid Sussex

29

Chertsey

17

Chichester

12

Dartford

12

East Kent

38

East Surrey

26

East Sussex

18

Epsom

11

Frimley

14

Guildford

16

Maidstone

9

Medway

18

Tunbridge Wells

14

Worthing

14

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.

118 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 and KSS GP School have 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 the NHS England Area Teams for Kent & Medway and Surrey & Sussex 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 selfdirected 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.

HEKSS POST-CERTIFICATION GP SCHOOL The Post-Certification GP School provides the following services WITHIN ITS SUPPORT PROGRAMME FOR APPRAISAL, REVALIDATION AND COMMISSIONING (SPARC) • A ppraisal 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.

• S upport for appraisers. In addition to the Appraiser Development Centres the School uses the General Practice Tutor network to provide Learning Sets for the appraiser network and trains Lead Appraisers to support their colleagues. We also train Revalidation Facilitators, appointed by the two RCGP Faculties, to help GP appraises with multi-source feedback and clinical audit prior to their NHS appraisal.

• G eneral Practice Tutors also facilitate protected learning time for GPs and practice staff, working with their Area Teams and 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).

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OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SCHOOL • The School also collaborates with Area Teams 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 helps GPs from overseas become familiar with NHS standards and working practices.

• T he 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.

• T he 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.

• T he 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.

Continuing Professional Development • C PD is a continuing learning process that supports GPs to stay up to date and

119 maintain and improve their standards across all areas of their practice and at all times of their career development.

• C PD encourages and supports specific changes in the quality and delivery of a doctor’s practice from professional, patient and service requirement perspectives.

• C PD 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.

• I t 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.

• T he ultimate aim of CPD is to support doctors to improve the care they provide to patients through their own personal development.

• T he 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 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 self-directed 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

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.

• F or new GPs the NHS appraisal process is the first educational initiative following the completion of their

e-portfolios. HEKSS supports the Area Teams in the development of the appraisal process.

• W orking with Area Teams, the PostCertification 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.

• I t 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)

GENERAL PRACTICE TUTORS 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.

• G eneral 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.

• T hey work closely with their local Area Teams 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.

• T hey 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.

• I n many areas these needs are being answered by events supported by Area

Teams and/or CCG’s through Protected Learning Time arrangements, either as local educational meetings or as multiprofessional learning events in individual practices.

• G eneral 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.

• T hey 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.

About us You can find a lot more information about the Post-Certification School and its activities through the HEKSS website http:// kssdeanery.ac.uk/gp 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.

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 Interim GP Dean and Head of GP School Dr Kevin Hurrell Head of HEKSS Post-Certification GP School Dr Mohan Kanagasundaram Associate GP Dean and Lead on Simulation Sandra Forster Primary Care Business Manager Steve Scudder Lifelong Learning Advisor Dawn O’Grady CPD Manager To be appointed CPD Administrator

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Dr Kevin Hurrell Head of HEKSS Post-Certification GP School Dr Kevin Hurrell’s role is to: • S upport the GP Dean in the management of the HEKSS PostCertification GP School • M anage and support the HEKSS General Practice Tutor network and so promote appropriate effective continuing professional development (CPD) for all GPs in HEKSS • S upport the HEKSS Quality Assurance of Appraisal Working Group (QAWG) and the CPD Board • S upport the partnership between HEKSS and allied organisations involved with appraisal, revalidation and commissioning • Local Area Teams • R oyal College of General Practitioners Faculties • Local Medical Committees • Clinical Commissioning Groups • D evelop the HEKSS Support Programme for Appraisal, Revalidation and Commissioning (SPARC), including the training and ongoing development of GP Appraisers and others involved in GP Appraisal and the training and ongoing development of clinical commissioners.

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• M anage and lead the HEKSS GP Mentoring and Career Support Programme, including training, appointment and ongoing development of HEKSS GP Mentors • S upport a variety of learning sets for GPs within HEKSS and supports HEKSS remedial work undertaken with individual GPs when required E-mail: Khurrell@kss.hee.nhs.uk

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Dawn O’Grady CPD Manager Dawn works closely with the GP Dean, 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: • A ppraiser Development Centres (Leadership Days & Learning Sets) • B udgets: monitoring CPD Events & Primary Care Development • C ollaborative Commissioning Conferences • General Practice Tutors • Mentoring Scheme • RCGP Revalidation Support • Sessional GP’s • S ervice Level Agreements with Area Teams & CCGs • Simulations & Simulators Dawn can be emailed at: cpd@kss.hee.nhs.uk

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!

122 DEPARTMENT OF POSTGRADUATE TEAM PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR

SANDRA FORSTER

Mr Stephen Scudder

Primary Care Business Manager

Lifelong Learning Adviser

Sandra’s role includes:

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.

• P roviding leadership of the GP department ensuring the planning and implementation of the business plan, policy and strategic objectives including improving and developing systems • P roviding leadership to the management of recruitment of GP Specialty trainees and their ARCP and revalidation • F inancial management of the GP departmental budget • R esponsibility for GP data and information management • P roviding leadership on the administrative processes for the Post Certification GP School processes • P articipates in the Senior Management Forum to support HEKSS wide business and operational issues 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 GP School processes. Sandra can be contacted by email at sforster@kss.hee. nhs.uk 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. Carrying out initial practice accreditation visits and revisits to all non-training 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 and the 24 General Practice Tutors who are aligning to the new CCGs and the newly appointed Primary care Workforce Tutors (PCWTs) across the three counties of Kent, Surrey and Sussex. sscudder@kss.hee.nhs.uk 07595086226

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123 GP EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION THE POST CERTIFICATION GP SCHOOL

Dr Nathan Nathan

To be appointed

Associate Dean HEKSS GP School

CPD Administrator

Nathan’s role includes:

The role includes:

• O rganising training programmes for General Practitioners referred to the HEKSS for development of performance where concerns have been identified

Working closely 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.:

• R esponsible for facilitating practitioners to meet their action plans recommended

by GMC/NCAS or PCT following assessment of their performance • S upporting PCT’s in managing concerns relating to Practitioner performance by working with PAG Groups

• A ppraiser Development Centres – Leadership Days and Learning Sets • C linical Skills Assessment (CSA) Workshops • Mentoring Scheme allocations • Simulations cpd@kss.hee.nhs.uk

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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.

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Hilary Diack, Interim GP Dean and Head of HEKSS GP School