Hospital Training

The first two years of GP training are the ST1 and ST2 grades.  All trainees will spend 6 months of the first two years in General Practice (usually in the practice which will be their training practice as an ST3) and the remaining posts will be hospital or community based, in a specialty relevant to General Practice.  Each post in the ST1/ST2 years is 6 months long.  We currently have the following specialties included in our ST1/ST2 rotations: Psychiatry, Paediatrics, O&G, MAU, Oncology, ENT, Palliative Care, A&E, Ophthalmology, and Elderly Care.

During each ST1 and ST2 post trainees will have a Clinical Supervisor (usually their supervising consultant) to help direct their learning and complete the necessary assessments.  We monitor ST1/ST2 posts regularly by way of formal questionnaires and informal verbal feedback.  Trainees' answers to these questions help us to develop and adapt the posts as necessary.

GP Attachments

All ST1s are allocated to a Training Practice and GP Trainer at the start of their GP Training.  Their GP Trainer will also be their Educational Supervisor (different from the Clinical Supervisor) throughout their GP training.  Trainees will do their ST1/2 GP post in the practice they've been allocated, and usually this will be their ST3 training practice too.  Click here for training practice profiles.

Trainees are required to meet up with their Trainer on a regular basis to review the progress of their training.  Trainers also review the online ePortfolio of their trainees so that they can feedback on trainee's learning log entries, ensure all the necessary assessments are completed in each post and help them get the most out of their ST1/2 posts.
 

Updated 24th August 2010