What is the Transition Project?
The full title is ‘The Transition into The Workforce Project’. The aim is to offer extra support to our International Medical Graduates (IMGs), to allow a smooth transition into GP training and into the GP workforce, hopefully in the East of England!
Please view the following 'Introduction to the Transition Project' video, please also see the 'IMG Handbook for East of England' at the bottom of this page which is designed to be part of an array of tools for you to use while you settle into your new life in the UK.
What are the project goals?
The purpose of the project is to make the East of England the best place to train as a GP.
We greatly value the diversity of our GP trainees and want everyone to have equal opportunity to pass their exams and assessments.
Who is it for?
Any GP trainee joining an NHSE EoE training program from February 2020, whose primary medical qualification was not in the UK. If you have already worked in the UK prior to GP training we would still very strongly encourage you to accept the support on offer.
Please see the following video which includes International Medical Graduate Trainees sharing their Training experiences in the East of England.
What does it involve?
We are putting together a holistic package of support which will start early in ST1:
All workshops and other interventions will be delivered virtually for the foreseeable future.
The Team and contact information
| Dr Sunil Gupta - Associate Dean for IMG Support | sunil.gupta8@nhs.net |
| NHS East of England Primary Care Team | england.primarycare.eoe@nhs.net |
Resources - Working in the NHS
- RCGP guide for overseas doctors on living and working in the UK as a GP
- Understanding UK General Practice – UK Primary Care YouTube videos from BMJ
- NHS.UK
- NHS Acronym Buster
- Culture and Professionalism- stories from International medical graduates of the early days working in the NHS
- Making the transition to working in the NHS health professionals from overseas tell their stories -more IMG reflections
- https://www.gmc-uk.org/about/what-we-do-and-why/learning-and-support/e-learning-resources/patient-journey-to-gp-practice Patient journey to GP practice – virtual reality app Follow Mrs Thomas and her son Jack in their encounters with a receptionist, doctor, nurse and pharmacist in this interactive 360° video VR app. It gives new international GPs an immersive insight into how a GP practice in the UK operates from a patient’s perspective.
- https://www.fourteenfish.com/igprskype1 skype broadcasts recorded for GP’s new to the UK. Aimed at trained international GPs, to enhance their induction into general practice in UK health care but very useful.
Resources - The Consultation and Communication Skills
- Patient centred consultation This short video is directed at Pharmacists consulting but is useful to help understand "the patient centred model" of consulting used in general practice
- https://www.bradfordvts.co.uk/communication-skills/teach-communication-skills/consultation-skills-evidence/ lots of information on consultation skills.
- https://patient.info/doctor/consultation-analysis#nav-4 some basics of the consultation including consultation models.
Resources - RCA/CSA
Resources - Reflection/Reflective Learning
- https://www.lpmde.ac.uk/professional-development/elearning-support-and-self-review-modules/reflective-writing-skills/files/reflection-and-reflective-practice.pdf Detailed module on reflection form London Deanery website.
- https://gp-heeoe.bridgeapp.com/learner/courses/1a003eb6/enroll
https://gp-heeoe.bridgeapp.com/learner/courses/4edf732f/enroll set of 2 modules on HEEoE Bridge learning platform based on the reflective learning presentation from the enhanced induction.
Resources - Conditions & Explanations to Patients
- https://www.healthtalk.org/ Thousands of short clips of patients talking about their experiences of living with different medical conditions. Easy to listen to small chunks of patient perspectives, with background information on the conditions and treatments.
- https://www.gp-update.co.uk/ The website used by lots of GPs for information on every condition. Great for descriptions and explanations at a patient level without jargon. Use this to look up conditions after seeing patients to learn explanations and treatment options from an early stage.
- https://www.bradfordvts.co.uk/wp-content/onlineresources/teaching-learning/international-medical-graduates/spend%20a%20penny%20and%20other%20things%20patients%20say%20-%20by%20jill%20choudhury.pdf explains lots of phrases, many odd things UK people say, how to explain things to patients etc (very good).
- https://geekymedics.com/ website for medical students but lots of easy to read information and ideas for explanations to patients.
Resources - Dermatology
- https://dermnetnz.org/ - pictures of every skin condition, information and treatment. Good for diagnoses and showing patients.
- http://www.pcds.org.uk/ - the PCDS website is a leading dermatology website with a comprehensive diagnostic resource and concise guidance on the management of skin conditions. Handy to have on the desktop when seeing patients.
- https://thedermreview.com/skin-cancer-awareness-prevention-for-people-of-color/ - This guide highlights skin cancer awareness and prevention for people of colour
Resources - Mental Health
- https://web.ntw.nhs.uk/selfhelp/ - well written and accessible patient leaflets on a variety of safeguarding, alcohol, bereavement and mental health topics. Particularly useful in the context of preparing for CSA exams (available as an app on smartphones with videos).
- https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/help/mental-health-leaflets.htm - the local Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Trust version of above leaflets.
Resources - Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/guidelines-research-services/guidelines/?p=2 - The Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Green Top Guidelines. These are created for obstetricians and gynaecologists but can be useful to use even in GP. For training: Could be useful if considering doing DRCOG diploma; good resource to use during Obs&Gynae placements but also useful for GP placements (ie. You arrange a routine USS for a postmenopausal woman and find an ovarian cyst, to aid with the onward referral looking at this could help to know what is best practice:
- https://www.rcog.org.uk/globalassets/documents/guidelines/green-top-guidelines/gtg_34.pdf)
Resources - Paediatrics
- http://www.whenshouldiworry.com - great leaflets for carers of children with illnesses that can be managed at home. Available in a variety of languages too!
- https://www.piernetwork.org/guidelines.html Numerous guidelines on all things paediatric form infant feeding to chemotherapy and everything in between. Very useful.
Resources - Physiotherapy
- https://www.eoemskservice.nhs.uk/advice-and-leaflets - local NHS physiotherapy service with great leaflets providing exercises for patients to use. Good to get familiar with them as particularly useful to know how to explain the exercises to patients.
Resources - Prescribing
- https://about.medicinescomplete.com/ BNF and BNF for children. Free access for UK doctors including trainees.
Resources - Rheumatology
Resources - Training and Assessments
- https://www.bradfordvts.co.uk/ A wealth of free resources, not just for Bradford VTS. An absolute must! It will have the answer to many training questions, and lots of resources for the exams. E.g. This link shows you the assessments and early essentials.https://www.bradfordvts.co.uk/wp-content/onlineresources/teaching-learning/induction/gp-scheme-induction/06%20gp%20training%20-%20what%20every%20trainee%20should%20know.pdf
- https://www.rcgp.org.uk/ Don’t forget your college website! It is a mine of information.
Resources - Guidelines & E-learning
- https://www.gp-update.co.uk - the Red Whale group organise webinars and event days to summarise all useful updated guidance for primary care. Attending one of their event days is possible as a trainee. This then provides you with access to the online learning. Great resource for preparing AKT exam, especially the Cancer Referral criteria pathways (2WW rules).
- https://cks.nice.org.uk/#?char=A - Official NICE guidance for all conditions with diagnosis/investigations/management offered in well organised structure and with all evidence base used by NICE to formulate the up to date guidance on best practice. VERY USEFUL day-to-day in any placement as a trainee, but also long term as GPs.
- https://www.e-lfh.org.uk - all mandatory e-learning modules available are from this website.
- https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/ RCGP e-learning. Free topical and relevant learning modules available to all trainees.
- https://new-learning.bmj.com/ BMJ online learning modules. This requires registration and subscription. Useful for examinations and clinical skills.
Resources - GMC Guidance
- https://www.gmc-uk.org/ethical-guidance/ethical-guidance-for-doctors/good-medical-practice Full set of Good Medical Practice GMC ethical guidance.
- https://www.gmc-uk.org/gmpinaction/ GMC Good medical practice in action. Test your knowledge of ethical guidance by visiting Good Medical Practice in action. You get to choose what the doctor should do in over 60 scenarios.
- https://www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/welcomeuklogin/Default.aspx Being a successful doctor in the UK is about more than clinical competence. You also need to know and apply the principles and values set out the core guidance Good Medical Practice. This on-line self-assessment will give you an insight into your level of knowledge and understanding of how the standards apply to your daily practice. This is an anonymous test, so only you will have a record of your results.
- https://www.gmc-uk.org/ethical-guidance/learning-materials a variety of topical issues for doctors in the UK for you to browse at your leisure.
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