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The recent Health service reforms have put General Practice into
the centre stage and have created great opportunities for General
Practitioners to influence health care.
A career in general practice will interest those doctors who wish to
have a varied professional life and to practice a high standard of
medicine on a variety of conditions, not only clinical, but also
psychological and social.
It also gives an opportunity to look after complete families over a considerable span of time and also to gain an intimate knowledge of them. General Practice over the last few years has become more flexible and will suit those doctors who not only wish to work full time in practice, but those who wish to work part time devoting some of their time to raising a family, hospital work, teaching or research. All these factors enhance the job satisfaction of General Practice as a speciality. The Broadlands General Practice Speciality Training Programme started life as Broadlands VTS in 1972. Ten registrars are appointed each year and they pass through the scheme as a group. There is an eighteen month period spent in the James Paget Hospital, which consists of periods in General Medicine/Geriatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Accident & Emergency, ENT or Ophthalmology and Psychiatry.
All the departments have a teaching plan tailored to the needs of the registrars and regular two way assessment takes place in all the posts. The General Practice period is spent in one of eight practices in the Coastal area. All these practices have a high commitment to the training scheme and to post-graduate education. The study half day release takes place on a Thursday afternoon with breaks for Easter, summer and Christmas. It is attended by all registrars whether in their hospital or general practice period. The programme consists of topics related to general practice which are often prepared by the registrar, discussions with hospital specialists and paramedical staff and other activities designed to obtain the maximum amount of learning.
We hope that registrars will give their maximum enthusiasm to the scheme and their training. By the end of their three years, all registrars will have had a chance to develop their skills, knowledge and attitudes to enter general practice with confidence. We pride ourselves on running a happy scheme and often have social events to enhance the cohesiveness of the group - these may involve dinners, barbecues, sailing and canoeing.!
It also gives an opportunity to look after complete families over a considerable span of time and also to gain an intimate knowledge of them. General Practice over the last few years has become more flexible and will suit those doctors who not only wish to work full time in practice, but those who wish to work part time devoting some of their time to raising a family, hospital work, teaching or research. All these factors enhance the job satisfaction of General Practice as a speciality. The Broadlands General Practice Speciality Training Programme started life as Broadlands VTS in 1972. Ten registrars are appointed each year and they pass through the scheme as a group. There is an eighteen month period spent in the James Paget Hospital, which consists of periods in General Medicine/Geriatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Accident & Emergency, ENT or Ophthalmology and Psychiatry.
All the departments have a teaching plan tailored to the needs of the registrars and regular two way assessment takes place in all the posts. The General Practice period is spent in one of eight practices in the Coastal area. All these practices have a high commitment to the training scheme and to post-graduate education. The study half day release takes place on a Thursday afternoon with breaks for Easter, summer and Christmas. It is attended by all registrars whether in their hospital or general practice period. The programme consists of topics related to general practice which are often prepared by the registrar, discussions with hospital specialists and paramedical staff and other activities designed to obtain the maximum amount of learning.
We hope that registrars will give their maximum enthusiasm to the scheme and their training. By the end of their three years, all registrars will have had a chance to develop their skills, knowledge and attitudes to enter general practice with confidence. We pride ourselves on running a happy scheme and often have social events to enhance the cohesiveness of the group - these may involve dinners, barbecues, sailing and canoeing.!