A & E Teaching Programme

April-July 2012
 

The A & E department at the James Paget sees 62,000 cases per year.  The caseload covers the entire spectrum of medical conditions.  The department is staffed with 4 Consultants, 2 Associate Specialist, 5 Staff Grades, one Specialist Registrar, and 2 GPStR doctors, 4 F2 trainees and 1 ACCS Doctor  

It operates a full shift system of 44 hours per week.  There is 24 hour middle grade cover in the department.  There are regular teaching sessions with protected time once per week, and the training requirements of all junior staff are assessed to allow a profile of individual training needs.

Attendance at weekly VTS teaching encouraged. Attendance in Life Support courses and VTS Courses is encouraged also.   The post offers excellent experience for anyone wishing to enter general practice as a career as the workload to a large extent reflects the type of cases presenting at a doctor’s surgery, and experience is gained making rapid assessment of patient’s needs, a skill essential in general practice.  Experience in minor ops is also available in Trauma clinic sessions.