Nottingham Vocational Training Scheme

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The three year training program is based on the Royal College of General Practitioners Curriculum for General Practice

Curriculum

Reference material

Work Placed Based Assessment

The Examination: CSA&AKT

e-Portfolio

The full RCGP curriculum can be viewed  by clicking "RCGP Curriculum for General Practice"

The RCGP WPBA website can be viewed by clicking "RCGP WPBA"

Locality based learning

[Being a GP] [The GP consultation] [Clinical Ethics and Values] [Evidence based health care] [Clinical Governance] [Equality and diversity]

[Management in primary care] [Information technology] [Research and academic activity]     

Whole day learning 

[Patient Safety Management] [Healthy living] [Genetics] [Acutely ill People] [Children & Young People] [Older Adults] [Women's health] [Men's health]

[Sexual Health] [Cancer & Palliative Care] [Mental Health Problems] [Drugs and Alcohol] [Learning Disabilities] [Respiratory] [Cardiovascular] [Gastroenterology] [Ophthalmology] [Neurology] [ENT & Facial] [Rheumatology and Trauma] [Dermatology] [Metabolic]                    

Trainers workshops

[Teaching, mentorship and clinical supervision]

Information technology    Direct link to the Information technology curriculum

Material specific for the Nottingham VTS

  • Read Codes: an introductory text. Added Nov 2007. Click here to download

  • This is a self test exercise on using Read Codes that can be done at the surgery. The first is the exercise sheet itself -click to download. the next is are the answers- click to download Added Nov 2007

  • This is an second test involving a patient and which codes you would use. The patient history and management appear at the top of the sheet and the answers appear lower down on the next page. - click here to download Added Nov 2007

Relevant texts and resources

  • BANDOLIER. Computer Systems Prevent Errors (Bandolier systematic review), www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/band73/b73-5.html  [accessed January 2007]

  • DAVIS E. The future for primary care computing Inform Prim Care 2004; 12(4): 199–200

  • IRWIN T AND TERBERG J. Perfect Medical Presentations: creating effective PowerPoint presentations for the health care professional London: Churchill Livingstone, 2004

  • PREECE J. The Use of Computers in General Practice London: Elsevier, 2000

  • RCGP, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, GPC OF THE BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. Good Practice Guidelines for General Practice Electronic Patient Records (Version 3.1): guidance for GPs, www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/delivery/programmes/gp2gp/docs/good_practice_guidelines.pdf   [accessed January 2007]

  • RENNISON T. Essential Primary Care Computing Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press, 1998

  • SHAW N. Going Paperless – a guide to computerisation in primary care Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press, 2001

  • SULLIVAN F AND WYATT J. ABC of Medical Informatics London: BMJ Books, 2006

Web resources

  • The British National Formulary (BNF). www.bnf.org/bnf/

  • Connecting for Health (England) The National Programme for IT in England, which is being delivered by the new Department of Health agency NHS Connecting for Health, is bringing modern computer systems into the NHS to improve patient care and services. www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/

  • Doctors.net.uk Doctors.net is the largest, most active medical network in the UK.. www.doctors.net.uk/

  • European Computer Driving Licence The European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) is an information technology (IT) qualification. www.ecdl.nhs.uk

  • Gateway to Health Informatics for Teaching The aim of the Gateway to Health Informatics for Teaching (GHIFT) site is to act as a meta-guide to resources and information that support education and training initiatives in health informatics.. www.chime.ucl.ac.uk/resources/GHIFT/details.html

  • National Electronic Library for Health The National Electronic Library for Health (NeLH) is a tremendous resource for the specialty registrar. It is open to all health professionals. www.nelh.nhs.uk

  • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence NICE is the independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on the promotion of good health and the prevention and treatment of ill health. www.nice.org.uk

  • Open Learning Unit at University College London The Open Learning Unit is part of the Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences at University College www.ucl.ac.uk/openlearning

  • Primary Care Computing This is a Department of Health website that can be used as a portal to access information on a range of technology related topics in primary care, from the electronic prescriptions pilot scheme to computerised learning and support tools for GPs. www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/OrganisationPolicy/PrimaryCare/PrimaryCareComputing/fs/en

  • PRODIGY PRODIGY is a computer-based decision and learning support tool for GPs. www.prodigy.nhs.uk

  • University of California, San Francisco This US site is useful for primary care providers. http://medicine.ucsf.edu/resources/guidelines/links.html 

e-Learning resources

References

  • RCGP. Information Management and Technology in General Practice (RCGP Information Sheet No. 7) London: RCGP, 2005, www.rcgp.org.uk/pdf/ISS_INFO_07_Feb05.pdf  [accessed January 2007]

  • NHS CONFEDERATION AND THE GPC OF THE BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. Investing in General Practice: the new General Medical Services contract London: NHS Confederation, 2003

  • DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Information for Health London: Department of Health, 1998

  • DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. The NHS Plan London: Department of Health, 2001

  • DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Building the Information Core: implementing the NHS Plan London: Department of Health, 2001

  • WANLESS D. Securing Our Future Health: taking a long-term view London: HM Treasury, 2002

  • DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Delivering the NHS Plan London: Department of Health, 2000

  • DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Delivering 21st Century IT Support for the NHS – a national strategic programme London: Department of Health, 2002

  • SCOTTISH OFFICE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Taking Action 1988–2002 Edinburgh: Scottish Office Department of Health, 1998

  • NHSSCOTLAND. National Strategic Programme for IM&T: strategy for information 2001–2005 Edinburgh: NHSScotland

  • NHSSCOTLAND. The National eHealth/IM&T strategy 2004–2008 Edinburgh: NHSScotland, 2004

  • THE NORTHERN IRELAND HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT. Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Strategy Consultation Belfast: DHPSS, 2002

  • NHS WALES. Informing Health Care: transforming healthcare using information and IT Cardiff: NHS Wales, 2003

  • HOWIE JGR, HEANEY DJ, MAXWELL M, WALKER JJ, FREEMAN GK. Developing a ‘consultation quality index’ (CQI) for use in general practice Fam Pract 2000; 17(6): 455–61

  • STOTT NCH AND DAVIS RH. The exceptional potential in each primary care consultation J R Coll Gen Pract 1979; 29: 201–5

  • GREENHALGH T AND EVERSLEY J. Quality in General Practice: towards a holistic approach London: King’s Fund, 1999