STW General Practice Survey – Taking Foundation Year 2 Doctors on placement

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If you answered 'Other' to the above question, please let us know your role

Please indicate your practice, if you wish to – we would find this information useful

Does your practice currently take Foundation Year 2 doctors for their 4-month community placements?

Which of the following advantages would you associate with having FY2 doctors on placements in your practice?

Increased capacity for patient appointments

Opportunity for GP partners or salaried GPs to experience mentoring/clinical supervision

Having training doctors coming to the practice can improve learning culture

Opportunity to market/promote GP as a positive career choice

Financial opportunity – there is remuneration for each placement

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Are there any other advantages which you would like to raise?

Which of the following disadvantages would you associate with having FY2 doctors on placements in your practice?

Will increase time pressures on GP needed to supervise FY2 doctors

GPs need training to understand clinical supervisor role and the e-portfolio requirements

There may not be enough space for the FY2 in the building/have to lose something else

Concerns about how to manage a doctor in training if they are not performing/showing behaviour or attitudes which cause concern

Supervising an FY2 is ‘’another thing to do’’ when General Practice is already under pressure

No GPs with an interest in training/mentoring

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Are there any other disadvantages which you would like to raise?

As a practice that has taken FY2 doctors on placement, what messages (positive or negative) would you give to practices who have chosen not to have FY2 doctors on placement?

Thank you very much for completing this survey. STW ICB will be reporting back on the results of the survey in the near future. If, in the meantime, you have any queries about taking FY2 Doctors on placement please contact our GP Marketing Lead stw.gpmarketinglead@nhs.net and/or the ICB Primary Care Workforce Lead, Phil Morgan philip.morgan3@nhs.net

Has your practice ever/previously taken Foundation Year 2 doctors on placement?

What made you decide not to take any further FY2 doctors on placement?

Negative experience previously with an FY2

Lack of an interested GP

GP interested but lack of time

GP interested but lack of space

GP interested but felt remuneration not enough to offset the time input needed

GP interested but didn’t feel had adequate knowledge/information/training

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Are there any other factors not listed above?

What factors would motivate you to consider taking a Foundation Year 2 doctor on placement

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Are there any other factors not listed above?

What factors would deter you from taking a Foundation Year 2 doctor on placement?

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Is there any information that you would need, and how could we better support you to take FY doctors?

Are there any changes that the ICS could make that may increase the likelihood of you considering taking a Foundation Year 2 doctor on placement?

More information regarding clinical placement and supervision requirements – timetables/additional meetings/anything else

Access to appropriate training for GPs

Protected time for training for this

Update about financial reimbursement to practice

Support from ICS re estate

Support to facilitate split placements across 2 practices so that each practice only provides clinical supervision for part of the week rather than full time

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Do you have any other comments or suggestions?