Out of Hours explained

A range of useful downloads to help you keep up to date with Deanery guidance on OOHs and ways of making the most of your OOHs sessions

Out of Hours requirements for nMRCGP

MRCGP Out Of Hours explained  (click) 2008

Edited version of the 2007 COGPED positioning statement explaining OOH commitments for MRCGP.

Pennine's Out of Hours sessions (click) 2009 - An updated explanation of how OOH sessions are organised and the Y&H Deanery's expectations of the number and type of OOH sessions to be completed by full time and less than full time trainees.

NHS Direct Telephone Triage (click) 2011 - NHS Direct are changing the way you do things, so have a read of their latest guidance.

OOHs - a GPST's perspective (click) 2009 - A super detailed review of how to organise your OOH sessions and what to expect. Tips ranging from where to find the toilets or something to eat to where to park and what to expect from the OOH session and their various locations.

OOH record (click) 2009

A useful document to be used at OOH sessions which is completed and signed off by your supervisor at the end of the session. You can then scan it and upload it into your e-portfolio. It then enables your Trainer to log the competencies you demonstrated within the e-portfolio.

THIS RECORD SHEET DOES NOT REPLACE YOUR REFLECTIVE LOG ENTRY OR YOUR CURRICULUM MATCHING, IT IS THERE TO SUPPLEMENT IT

OOHs curriculum areas you have to cover (click) 2010

Systm One OOH Guide 2010 (click)

OOH Useful Resources for Clinical Supervisors and GPSTs (click) 2009

Pennine's policy on GPST 'moonlighting' i.e. additional paid medical work outside contractual obligations during GPST training (click) 2009