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New
Training Programme Director
Andy Downs has been appointed as the new TPD
for Tees Valley VTS. He hopes to demonstrate
over time that this was not a mistake.
Premises
We are still negotiating with a number of
potential landlords, unfortunately we are an
unusual tenant with quite a lumpy need for
space (teaching on Wednesdays). We are
trying to secure a site that satisfies our
office requirement, need for teaching space,
adequate parking, easy access from all of
our patch plus space for registrar milling
(crowd not wheat). The extension of our
lease in Grey Towers has given us some
breathing space. All the regular summer HDR
session can now be accommodated in Grey
Towers.
Trainer Reappointment
The panel will sit on 7th May. As previously
a 10% of trainers will be asked to attend.
Those of you who are due reappointment will
be reminded by email. I had forgotten!
ARCP Panel
The panel will sit for GPRs in ST3 on 11th
June, and on 25th June for ST1 & ST2.
Assessments for GPRs in ST3 will need to be
completed by the 28th May so that the scheme
report can be sent in time for the panel. We
expect GPRs who have received an
unsatisfactory educational supervisors
report, together with a 10% random sample
will be required to attend in person.
OOH
Geoff and I were at a recent meeting with
our colleagues at Primecare. We were both
surprised to hear that they usually do not
get a traffic light assessment of the GPRs
attending for OOH sessions.
Can I urge you to email Primecare (or your
OOH provider if different) with the traffic
light assessment found
here. This should take place within the
first month of an attachment and again
during the attachment should the grading
change. Sue Redfearn has agreed to be the
single point of contact, you can email her
on
susan.redfearn@primecare.uk.net .
We are trying to get a dialogue between
trainer and OOH supervisor. The supervisors
are provided with your email addresses,
again I would recommend using Sue’s email
address as our point of contact.
Primecare are providing GPRs with their own
log in, as a prerequisite to this GPRs have
to sign Primecare’s computer use policy
before working (see OOH page in the
Registrars section of this website).
Study Leave
I am aware there has been some discussion
regarding private study leave to prepare for
exams. This will not be supported by the
scheme. Deanery policy states that “The only
courses that attract central funding are the
scheme and and
DFFP courses. The Deanery encourages
GPStRs not to attend regional tertiary
standard speciality training, not to take
external exams such as DRCOG, DCH or MRCP,
and does not condone the taking of private
study leave for any reason. Trainees should
not attempt to qualify as GPwSI during their
standard training programme.”
To read the fully policy
go here
The hospital trust as your employer can
grant you study leave as it sees fit in
which case no central funding will be
available either as course fees or travel
expenses. In this case you will either have
to bear any costs yourself or seek to claim
them from your employing trust.
Andy Downs
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