Doctors in Training
Our practice is approved to work with Foundation Year 2 (F2) Doctors.
What are F2 doctors?
Doctors with full GMC registration in their second year of postgraduate medical education and training
They will have completed a provisional registration F1 year, and be undertaking an F2 programme rotating through three specialties
They are expected to undertake a clinical workload under supervision.
F2 Doctors and General Practice
Why have F2 attachments in primary care?
All doctors need to understand how the NHS works and the dynamics between primary and secondary care. Key themes in the curriculum for F2 doctors that are highly appropriate to general practice include:
The recognition and management of acute illness
- Prescribing
- Communication skills
- Teamwork
- Triage and problem solving
- Impact of illness of everyday lives of patients and carers
- Long term conditions
- Understanding the interface between primary and secondary care
- Management skills It provides an opportunity for F2 doctors to experience general practice as a specialty and helps to consolidate career choices. The aim is to provide a tailored education programme for each F2 trainee developing the generic skills and competencies appropriately acquired and assessed in the context of general practice, allowing them to be further developed and perfected in the remainder of the Foundation Programme
Medical Students
First and second year medical students
Medical students are sometimes attached to the practice for 2 – 3 weeks as part of their training. If you do not wish a student to be present during your consultation, please inform the receptionist.
Nurse and Paramedic students
We also are fortunate enough to have student nurse and paramedics on placement in the practice. As above, please inform the receptionist if you do not wish a student to be present during your consultation.