or spare capacity in the system; a this work has included number of LETBs/deaneries don’t the OOH clinical setting have enough OOH clinical and clinical supervisors. supervisors; changes of provider and The Deanery OOH new contracts may ignore training Leads (DHOOLs) group needs, and providers sometimes continues to share cancel OOH sessions at short notice. information on provision Almost all schools report that and delivery of OOH trainees are able to acquire the training, together with necessary competencies, but a implementation of QA minority, that there are problems processes supported by obtaining OOH shifts that provide COGPED. adequately relevant and challenging experience. One, for example, As new models of urgent reports that a provider is reluctant to care emerge it will be take ST1s because of their important that service lack of service benefit’. ‘perceived design (and the attendant contracting) In response to the question are ‘what take sufficient account of you doing to ensure sufficient training sessions in OOH?’ a number the training requirements of schools reported that early of GP specialty trainees engagement with providers is key. to ensure adequate and One suggested that a ‘shared appropriate provision. induction passport’ would help where providers are unwilling to take OOH training continues trainees who have not completed to be a high priority and site/ an area of risk both with provider-specific induction, and another that, to try to deal with a
or spare capacity in the system; a number of LETBs/deaneries don’t have enough OOH clinical supervisors; changes of provider and new contracts may ignore training needs, and providers sometimes cancel OOH sessions at short notice. Almost all schools report that trainees are able to acquire the necessary competencies, but a minority, that there are problems obtaining OOH shifts that provide adequately relevant and challenging experience. One, for example, reports that a provider is reluctant to take ST1s because of their ‘perceived lack of service benefit’. In response to the question ‘what are you doing to ensure sufficient training sessions in OOH?’ a number of schools reported that early engagement with providers is key. One suggested that a ‘shared induction passport’ would help where providers are unwilling to take trainees who have not completed site/ provider-specific induction, and another that, to try to deal with a this work has included the OOH clinical setting and clinical supervisors. The Deanery OOH Leads (DHOOLs) group continues to share information on provision and delivery of OOH training, together with implementation of QA processes supported by COGPED. As new models of urgent care emerge it will be important that service (and the attendant contracting) take sufficient account of the training requirements of GP specialty trainees to ensure adequate and appropriate provision. OOH training continues to be a high priority and an area of risk both with design
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