Clinical Governance: A GP must place the needs of patients before his or her own personal convenience or interests. Every GP must understand the principles of clinic governance and use them in his or her everyday professional practice.

Patient Safety: Addressing safety of patients systematically across both the practice and wider NHS.

Downloads

Clinical Governance explained

Licensing and Re-validation in detail 2009

NHS constitution 2009

Audit made easy

Audit in more detail

Significant Event Analysis

Adverse events and managing risk - MPS PwPT presentation 2008

Risk Management - the three bucket model by Prof Reason

Poorly Performing Doctors 2008

Sick Doctors 2008

Self prescribing 2009

Chaperone policy

Prescribing in General Practice GPC statement 2004

Are you an effective prescriber? - 2008

Good Medical Practice GMC & RCGP joint guidance in full updated 2008

Confidentiality MPS 2010

NHS complaints procedure MDU 2009 (click)

NHS complaints - local resolution in detail MDU 2009 (click)

HDR News

Venue: ST1 & ST2 are at the Learning Centre at Calderdale Royal Hospital

but ST3 will be at Brig Royd Surgery (click)

Date: 7/9/10 Lunch at 13:00 and the session starts at 14:00

Topic: ST1 & ST2s 'Improving your examination skills' and ST3 will be on their CSA prep course (P4)

Preparation: ST1&ST2 to have a look at the YouTube clips (click). ST3 no preparation required other than videoing some 10 minute consultations for session five in 2 weeks.

News & Updates

THE NEWS PAGE (click) - Keep up to date with what is happening, as it happens, whether it’s changes to the e-portfolio, nMRCGP assessments or our website.

HDR HANDOUTS (click) - Missed HDR? You can now catch up by reading the handouts.

COURSES (click) - Have a look at the wide range of courses on offer for GPSTs throughout the UK.

Next Trainers' Workshop

Venue: TBA

Date: Sept 21st

Topic: Helping GPSTs to pass the CSA

Preparation: Read the CSA related downloads (click)

Future dates (13:00 starts): Nov 25th.

Educational Supervision Deadlines

The next deadline is 30/9/10 (Formative Yorkshire Deanery Educational Supervision Review).

See our Educational Review guidance (click) which explains the different types of reviews.

Please read our website disclaimer (click).