Induction for GP Registrars

Personnel: Meet each of these people / Met
GPs
Dr Peter Cureton / Dr Colin Tanner
Dr Richard de Ferrars / Dr Catrin Bevan
Dr Mark Cornbloom / Dr Paula Roberts
Dr Maria Birtchnell / Dr Jo-Ann Alexander (ST3)
Nurse Practitioners
Kim Jackson / Keith Adams
Practice Nurses
Sophie Gaw / Claire Bales
Leanne Cowd / Sarah Frost
Helen Gill / Jane Wakeling
Managers & Administration
Ian Friend, Practice Manager
Sue Maughan (Secretary) / Sheila Demery (Secretary)
Sue Wood (Secretary) / Judy Ralls (Finance)
Jill Ward (Dispenser) / Linda Hadden (Dispenser)
Julie Budd (Admin) / Pat Elsley (Admin)
Receptionists
Karen Smythe / Daphne Burniston
Lorraine Hastie / Gill Clarke
Mary-Anne Cutler / Laura Salkeld
Chris Martin / Linda Wedlock
Linda Fijac
Paperwork to find, collect, read, and sign-off:
KSS Website / Chaperone policy (Resources for Trainees/ Forms, guidance, handbooks, policies)
( / Car allowance(Resources for Trainees/ Forms, guidance, handbooks, policies)
Dress Code (Resources for Trainees/ Forms, guidance, handbooks, policies)
Important Guidelines / Prescribing guidelines – Document Index
TWR guidelines (suspected cancer) – Google ‘NICE CG27’
Trainee Folder / Welcome to Frimley Green Medical Centre
I know how to…..
EMISWeb computer training worksheets
Find out & discuss with Trainer
Timetable / Normal working week
Car parking
Late calls/ duty doctor
Home visits / Where are they listed?
Allocating & volunteering
Records – taken with you & writing up after
Doctor’s bag
Communication / What email are you going to use? – check it 2-3x daily
Keeping a bound desk book to check-off queries and referrals
Keeping patients informed – it is YOUR responsibility and must be in writing
Find out & discuss with Practice Manager
Mandatory documents / GMC registration document
MDU/ MPS documentation
MDU/ MPS reimbursement
Medical Performers List
Visa status (if applicable)
Hepatitis B immunity
Employment contract/ honorary contract
Form R for the year?
We need to know / Contact details (mobile, home, best email)
Home address
You need to know / Annual leave How much you are entitled to
Co-ordinating with Paula and Nurse Practitioners
6-week notice period
Hot-spot weeks (BH’s, Christmas & Easter)
How to book – not confirmed until agreed by Ian
Study leave entitlement and booking procedure
Annual leave – 6 weeks notice required
What if I am sick?
Door key and alarm
Fire alarm
Health & safety policy documents
Computer / Windows password
EMIS password
Docman password
nhs.net email address
Find out & discuss with Practice Nurses
Tests & Investigations / How do I get routine bloods done?
How do I get “urgent” bloods done?
What about urine tests?
Nurse appointments / How do I arrange getting the nurse to see one of my patients (eg for a dressing)?
How about ear irrigation?
What if I think I need an urgent ECG?
Equipment / I know where to find the foetal Doppler
I know where to find the pulse oximeter
Emergencies / What if someone collapsed in my room?
Where are the emergency drugs?
Where is the defibrillator
Clinics / What nurse clinics are there?
Find out & discuss with Administration Staff
Appointments / How do you make an appointment for a patient?
What happens to extras?
How do you know what to book with Nurse Practitioner as opposed to GP?
Comfort & safety… / Where are tea, coffee and biscuits?
Where can I safely leave a bag?
Communicating / Where is the message book (how often should I check it)?
Where is my inbox?
What is shown on the whiteboard?
Where are the message books for DN, HV, MW?
Paperwork / What happens to the post when it arrives?
How do I know if a letter is scanned? Where does it go if not?
What do I do with confidential waste?
Find out & discuss with Secretaries
Letters / How do I prepare a letter for you?
What is good & bad with dictation?
What do I do about an urgent referral?
Supplies / How can I get stationery?
How can I get leaflets?
Find out & discuss with Dispenser
What are dispensing & non-dispensing patients?
How do patients request repeat prescriptions?
How long do patients wait for a routine prescription?
Where are prescriptions waiting to be signed?
What do I do with a prescription once I have signed it?

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