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The training programme is designed to support you in achieving the requirements of the GP Curriculum through supervised hospital and GP posts with formal education sessions. Training requirements change depending on your training level (ST1-3) and training start dates.

You can find individualised information about the amount and type of WPBAs required for each review period in your FourteenFish ePortfolio (Click ‘Requirements’ in the ESR preparation section).

During hospital placements it can be difficult to balance training needs with shift work. Consider using study leave to attend clinics that you feel would benefit your training. Additionally, when in GP placements, you can use your private study sessions to arrange time with community services or secondary care specialities.
All specialty training programmes are different, so hospital staff may not be aware of the WPBA formats. It can be helpful to discuss this with the person who is completing the WPBA and include the capabilities you think have been covered in the online form.

For information on membership and benefits visit the RCGP website

The Ait committee have developed a useful handbook in order to help trainees and their trainers plan their induction when they start in a GP placement.

If you have questions relating to training or would like extra support, there are several people you can contact:

Clinical supervisor – A named doctor who is an approved clinical supervisor in the specialty you are based in for your hospital placement. They oversee the education you receive in the specialty post and provide both formal and informal support. They should complete a placement planning meeting at the start of your placement and a clinical supervisor report (CSR) at the end. They will change with every hospital placement.

Educational supervisor – A GP trainer usually allocated to you at the start of the training programme. The usual plan is for them to act as your educational supervisor during your GPST3 post and your hospital posts. They remain with you throughout your training, apart from during ST1/2 GP placements when your educational supervisor will be a GP in the surgery at which you are based (your ST3 ES then acts as clinical supervisor during these posts so they still have access to your portfolio). They can provide informal and formal support and link with the patch office and RCGP. They should regularly review your ePortfolio entries and complete an educational supervisor report (ESR) every six calendar months, whether you are training full-time or not. Reviews are carried out even if they do not coincide exactly with the end of posts.

Training Programme Director (TPD) – This is a GP who organises placements and the structured teaching programme and can help with pastoral support if needed.

GP Self-test: a free resource produced by the RCGP with AKT-style questions.

FourteenFish AKT and RCA learning resources: All existing trainees prior to August 2020 have access to this via the FourteenFish training portfolio for the remainder of their training. ST1s or ST2s who don’t have access already, can pay for access to both of these resources via FourteenFish and claim it back from their study budget during their hospital posts. Access is then available until the end of your training.

RCGP RCA and AKT Revision Courses: Please see study leave pages for more information.

For enquires regarding contracts/pay, sick leave/occupational health, study leave allowances & funding for study leave in hospital posts, annual leave, maternity/paternity leave, and unpaid leave.

Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust:
Karen McCarthy – karen.mccarthy2@hhft.nhs.uk Telephone 07584 270325
Helen Roach – Helen.Roach@hhft.nhs.uk Telephone: 07717 355176

Salisbury District Hospital:
Beccy Henderson, Education Centre – sft.medicaleducationadmin@nhs.net Telephone: 01722 336262 ext.5968
Emma Freeman, Education Centre – emmafreeman@nhs.net Telephone: 01722 336262 ext.5829
Please send queries to sft.medicaleducationadmin@nhs.net
Medical HR sft.medicalhr@nhs.net

The Cameron Fund

The Royal Medical Benevolent Fund

BMA Charities

Please discuss with your ES or TPD to arrange a referral

The BMA is a trade union and professional body for doctors in the UK. They can help members with issues such as work contracts, pay, pensions, visas, rota-checking and discrimination

Wessex LMCs is the representative body, recognised by statute, for GPs and their practices. The website has lots of useful information for GP trainees near to qualification.

A Wessex LMCs summary on UK visa sponsorship licences (formerly tier 2 visas)

Informal forums that can give support and advice. They are not associated with NHS England or RCGP. Be aware of privacy settings and confidentiality rules.

This is a national, informal, peer-to-peer support network aiming to foster a compassionate and supportive atmosphere throughout the NHS.

Support for GP training from application to qualification. Please note this group is not associated with the RCGP so check for up-to-date information on the RCGP website or via your educational support channels.

A group for LTFT trainees (or those thinking about) to discuss related topics.

Below is a list of apps/website that previous trainees have found useful:

Microguide: hospital/organisation specific antimicrobial guidelines available as an app or online, relevant for hospital placements. In GP we use the South Central Antimicrobial Guidelines for Primary Care.

Induction: An app for quick access to hospital-specific telephone and bleep numbers.

BNF: British National Formulary available as an app or online BNF British National Formulary NICE.

NICE CKS (Clinical Knowledge Summaries): summaries of the current evidence base and practical guidance on best practice for primary care practitioners

GP Notebook: a website providing synopses of clinical topics in a lecture-style format. Some people prefer this to NICE CKS as it can be more concise.

The ENTSHO: ENT advice specially targeted at junior doctors and professionals in emergency and primary care settings. Available as an app or online.

iResus: an app developed by the Resuscitation Council UK for quick and easy offline access to all the latest emergency care algorithms.

My Emergency Department: an app with ED specific guidelines, clinical calculators, quick medication guides and online learning.

Bradford VTS: a website providing a wealth of free medical resources for GP trainees, their trainers and TPDs. It was originally developed by the Bradford GP team but has information applicable to all trainees.

Patient.info: a website providing clinical information written and reviewed by a network of healthcare professionals. It has lots of patient information leaflets and links into GP electronic record systems.

Locum’s Nest: an app to easily find, apply for and record locum shifts in NHS hospitals.

Wessex Healthier Together (for Primary Care Paediatrics).

MDCalc app for clinical scores (eg NEWS2, GCS etc etc).

Study leave can be used for courses and shadowing of community services or secondary care specialities. Please see study leave pages for more information.

Visit the NHS England – Wessex pages for more information

Visit the NHS England – Wessex pages for more information.

Next Generation GP is a funded national leadership programme for trainees and new GPs.