New to scheme - you should have registered by now!

Just a quick reminder that if you are new to the scheme you should have registered with the RCGP by now. You need to be registered to get and ePortfolio and start completing WPBA. If you have overlooked this then click here and register NOW!!!

The admin staff will shortly be chasing up new doctors who not registered, it will save us time and effort if you do it. You know it makes sense!

Educational Supervision

All trainees are allocated an educational supervisor. Click here to go to our downloads page to obtain the list of supervisors and their supervisees. If you are new to the scheme you should contact your supervisor so that you can arrange a face to face meeting with them before the end of September. Click here to get to the GP Posts page on the website to find their contact details. If you are not sure where they are then the Google search button works on the website for trainers names.

You need to register with the RCGP NOW and once you have registered it takes a few days for the Deanery to up date your ePortfolio so that your educational supervisor can see your ePortfolio. If you have not yet registered with the RCGP then click here to get registered that you are undertaking GP training.

Warm welcome

A very warm welcome to all new doctors to our scheme. I hope everyone is settling into their new posts. Just a quick reminder about when our small group training starts.

If you are in your first GP post then the first Tuesday HDR meeting is on Tuesday 9th August at Pinderfields Medical Education Centre. The session starts at 2.00 pm sharp.

If you are in ST3 then the first Tuesday HDR meeting is on Tuesday 9th August. We have split you into two groups - Group A meets at Kings Medical Centre, Normanton and Group B at Adwalton Surgery Drighlington. For directions or to check which group you are in click here. The groups have been chosen with care and no swaps between groups are allowed.

If you are in a hospital post the first whole day meeting is on Thursday 18th August at Kings Medical Centre, Normanton for trainees in Group A. For directions and to check which group you are in click here. Tea and coffee are available from 8.30 and the whole day training starts at 9.00 am sharp.

We look forwards to working with you and a very warm welcome to all new doctors to our programme.

Problems admitting patients

Paul Carrotte and I have both had letters published in the BMA News Review this week. Click here to read the letters. The week before a junior surgical doctor had written complaining about GPs sending patients to hospital without first contacting the admitting doctor. Both Paul and I described our experience about how difficult it can be to get patients admitted. This will of course not be news to anyone who practices in our area but it is interesting that of the three letters published two were about the difficulties getting patients admitted to Mid Yorks.

Nuff said?