Top Tips

• - Start early with your e-portfolio. If you are unsure about any aspect of this- please ask your supervisors / TPD.
• - Attend OPD clinics - very relevant to your GP training. Particularly helpful have been GUM clinics/ ENT/ headache
• - Be organised - send-off documents to Lead employer early on...
• - Be organised about OOH- apply early for shifts. Let practices know in advance when you are doing your sessions. Consider OOH in both Colchester & Clacton to develop a broad range of experiences
• - Raise concerns early with your TPDs if these cannot be resolved by your hospital department or practice
• - Be aware of your entitlements;
  1. mileage claims in General Practice
  2. Relocation costs - check GP school website
  3. Study leave allowance
  4. claiming study budgets in a timely fashion
• - Be sociable - keep in regular contact with your peers. We have a newly established buddy system in place  - please use it. Trainees also have a what's app group. However, Emails remain the only means of communicating all official GPSTP information.
• - When preparing for exams set up study groups early.