St Helier VTS

Useful Links

London Deanery site for Teaching and learning in clinical contexts, a resource for Health Professionals.
www.clinicalteaching.nhs.uk

www.londondeanery.ac.uk
the Deanery website. Includes application form downloads for those wanting to apply to the scheme and useful information for potential and current GP Registrars.
www.rcgp.org.uk
The Royal College of General Practitioners website includes details of the college, its journal and the MRCGP exam.

www.pmetb.org.uk
PMETB is the independent statutory body, responsible for overseeing and promoting the development of postgraduate medical education and training for all specialities, including general practice, across the UK.

Certificate of Completion of Training - CCT (was the Certificate of Prescribed Experience)
The PMETB CCT confirms satisfactory completion of a UK programme of training and is one of the certificates which legally permit its holder to work in NHS general practice. Applicants must be in receipt of their certificate and on the Performers' List of their Primary Care Organisation before starting work in general practice in any capacity. If an application for a certificate is pending, employment must be deferred until the certificate is issued.

Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)

CCT Registration Form

CCT Guidance

Application form for Associate Membership of RCGP for those registering for CCT

VTR FORMS
These forms are required for every job you do in hospital or general practice and must be completed correctly.
www.nosa.org.uk
the national summative assessment office website with details of the hoops you have to get through to qualify.
www.gmc-uk.org
the General Medical Council website. All GPRs must hold full GMC registration.
www.doctors.org.uk
Doctors Net, free for all GMC registered doctors to join, with a GP registrars forum and many other resources.
www.bmj.com
the British Medical Journal website, with free access to the whole journal online.
www.bmjlearning.com/planrecord/index.jsp
a good learning resource
www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/index.html
Evidence based thinking about health care
www.healthcareskills.nhs.uk
interactive educational programmes for health and social care professionals.
www.healthcareskills.nhs.uk/teams-leadership.html
all about Teamworking
www.communicationskills.nhs.uk
create an awareness of the need for good communication skills in providing patient care and delivering more effective care
www.healthcareskills.nhs.uk/ethics.html
Provide an understanding of the principles of medical ethics
www.healthcareskills.nhs.uk/patient-safety.html
Provide an understanding of theprinciples underlying patient safety
www.healthcareskills.nhs.uk/Liberating-learning.html
Demonstrate an approach to learning in the clinical environment
bmj.bmjjournals.com/collections/read.shtml
A good starting point for critical reading
www.nelh.nhs.uk
National electronic library for health, this has numerous useful links
www.nanp.org.uk/handbook/3.htm
Life after VTS
www.nice.org.uk
National Institute Of Clinical Excellence (NICE)
www.sign.ac.uk
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) This is the best site for evidence based guidelines
www.escardio.org/initiatives/guidelines
European Task Force European Society Of Cardiology
www.bhsoc.org
British Hypertension Society
www.diabetes.org.uk
Diabetes UK
www.npcrdc.man.ac.uk
National Primary Care Research and Development Centre
www.medicalprotection.org/medical/united_kingdom/publications/gp_registrar/issue_5.aspx
Guidance on confidentiality from MPS
www.appraisaluk.info
Guide to appraisal and Revalidation

NHS appraisal Tool Kit
www.appraisals.nhs.uk/menu.html
A training CD-ROM is now available for the NHS Appraisal Toolkit.
Designed by the Toolkit team for new users the CD-ROM is available free from
appraisals-enquiries@appraisals.nhs.uk or by phoning the team on 0191 243 6127

Knowledge Access to health care information, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
http://www.hilo.nhs.uk/
KA24 gives anyone working for or with the NHS in London and the South-East access to full text journals and major healthcare databases from any Internet or NHSnet terminal, whether at home, clinic, workplace, library or Internet cafe

You will need Athens password to access this site, which can be obtained from St Helier Library

http://www.medicalprotection.org/Default.aspx?DN=4aed32e3-32d2-4927-a5b1-109e223b6bee

Useful information for GPR from MPS

http://www.the-mdu.com/section_GPs_and_primary_care_professionals/topnav_Advice_centre_1/index.asp

Useful information from MDU

 

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