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Welcome to Swindon GP Training,
The Swindon GP Specialist Training Scheme is based across Cirencester, Swindon, Kennet and North West Wiltshire. Additional and comprehensive information regarding General Practice Education can be found on the Severn Deanery website.
We believe that the Swindon area is a fantastic place to live and work, and our aim is for the educational and training opportunities here to complement this.
Great Western Hospital and multiple GP placements across the area provide a diverse range of experience through from Medical student, to Foundation and Specialist training onwards.

This site is a resource for all those considering being involved in Primary Care or in General Practice Education in this area.

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TRAINING IN SWINDON

About Training in Swindon

About the Area

GP PLACEMENTS IN SWINDON

There are a diversity of training practices.

FOUNDATION TRAINING

The Foundation years, F1 and F2, are the first two years of medical postgraduate education

GWH

ST1

Consider using the guide on the link to form the basis of your planning meeting with your CS.

Your ST1 monthly teaching will be interactive. You will deliver some of the teaching.

Virtual teaching

ST2

Patch tutorials trainer reflection

Patch tutorials, trainee reflection

Communication Skills

Telephone triage training

ST2 + 3 HDRC

How the sessions run and what to expect. (to follow)

ST3

Giving Feedback (to follow)

Preparing to be a qualified GP

"The Training Hub is a network of education and service providers across primary care. It can be an invaluable resource to GPs and GP trainees, with lots of resources and support material."

Work Place Based Assessment (WPBA)

RCGP Curriculum

WPBA weblink for nMRCGP

HR ISSUES

Lead employer FAQs (Gloucester)

Less Than Full Time (LTFT)

Info on LTFT training

Ideas for LTFT training or keeping in touch

LTFT and teaching

TRAINEE SUPPORT

Getting Further Help contacts: Swindon GP Education Office -gwh.gptrainingteam.swindon@nhs.net School of Primary Care, Severn Deanery, Bristol BMA - www.bma.org.uk www.rcgp.org.uk GMC – www.gmc-uk.org

Severn trainee's can self refer to the PSU. There are also occupational health depts at Gloucester and GWH.

TRAINERS

working time directives

Timetabling for trainees in practice (new contract)

Examples of timelines for learning in practice

Example of ST2 monthly plan

Example of ST2 annual plan

Timeline for learning opportunities in GP practice setting

3month review in practice

ADDITIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES

Websites of interest

Podcasts of interest (to follow)

NQGP Scheme

Newly Qualified GP Scheme

Quality Improvement Projects

Quality Improvement Project Presentation