Training Practice
Beechwood Medical Practice is a training
practice.
If a doctor wishes to become a GP, they need
to complete a three year training scheme,
eighteen months of which is spent working in
general practice (the remainder is spent working
in a variety of hospital posts). This is in
addition to five years at medical school and two
years as a junior hospital doctor.
Doctors who are training to become GPs are
called General Practice Specialty Trainees
(GPSTs). We regularly have GPSTs attached to the
practice for six or twelve month
periods.
During their time at the practice, GPSTs see
patients in exactly the same way as qualified
GPs. They are always supervised by a GP, and
their Trainer (Dr Gwilliam) has overall
responsibility for their education.
As part of their training and assessment they
occasionally record videos of consultations
which are then viewed with their Trainer. Any
such videos are only filmed with the express
consent of the patient and remain strictly
confidential. They are only used for educational
purposes and are deleted when the GPST finishes
their attachment at the practice. In addition to
this, the GPST will also sometimes perform joint
surgeries where they will see patients at the
same time as their Trainer.
The practice would very much appreciate your
co-operation in meeting the educational needs of
GPSTs, and fully understands that there can be
situations where video recordings or joint
consultations may not be appropriate.
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