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Dear Teachers!
Collectively, we've managed to keep undergraduate GP learning alive through the pandemic. We're looking now to what we can offer for 2021-22. From next year, GP teachers will be providing over 20% of clinical undergraduate teaching for Bristol Medical School and as a result our whole enterprise is moving onto a more professionalised footing. We really want you to feel part of a university teaching community.
Our fifth year placement, GP5, is expanding from four to nine weeks and all eyes are on Primary Care to make this a success. This follows the old-school apprenticeship model with the students making a tangible contribution to service delivery.
The other big innovation for next year is our Academies Packages. These signal a new style of recruitment. Instead of practices signing up for single elements they commit to a package of teaching across Years 3, 4 and 5. Packages come with substantial financial compensation, and with monthly payment guaranteed, open a new era in workforce planning.
We continue to receive startlingly good feedback from our placement students. For instance, with GP3, 94% of students rated their enjoyment at 4 or 5 out of 5. Our students consistently appreciate your efforts. Let's hope that 2021-22 will see our biggest contribution yet to the formation of well-rounded, generalist, graduates for mother NHS.
Onward!
BRISTOL MEDICAL SCHOOL
1st Floor, 5 Tyndall Avenue
BRISTOL, BS8 1UD
Centre for Academic Primary Care Primary Care Teaching Office T +44 (0)117 42 82987 [email protected]
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/primaryhealthcare/
Professor Trevor Thompson
Head of Primary Care Teaching
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How to use this document
The first page is aimed at those who are new to teaching. The next page covers Teaching Packages, followed by a flow chart to help with your decisions around teaching. Then there is an introduction to each year from the year leads followed by the infographic that summarises teaching in that year. The introduction contains the link to complete the teaching survey. The deadline for responses is 30th June. If you wish to take on one of our teaching packages, please still complete the survey for each year and email [email protected] to let us know that you wish to be considered for the package.
Covid-19
We are aiming for a return to face to face teaching for all years in September. Each year has a contingency plan should the pandemic situation deteriorate with the later clinical years being prioritised for face to face clinical teaching.
Payment
This year we are pleased to offer another increase in the sessional rate to £63 per student per session, reflecting a substantial increase from £54.40 over the last four years. For some practices not on a teaching package, we may need to provide fewer students than the standard placement number, which would result in a proportionately lower payment rate. E.g. if you had 5 students for Year 1 instead of 6, we would only be able to pay you for 5 students.
Thank you
A huge thank you to everyone who has continued to support our students over the last year. You are all amazing!
Dr Simon Thornton
GP Engagement Lead
Mrs Melanie Butler
Primary Care Teaching Manager
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Why teach? • GPs find teaching students fulfilling and enjoyable
• It helps GPs and practice staff stay on their toes and up to date
• Being a teaching practice helps recruit new doctors
• It provides an opportunity to promote a career in general practice
• Medical students give the practice professional kudos in the eyes of patients
• Financial compensation for teaching is increasingly attractive and diversifies income
• Teachers value being part of the wider community of teachers and associated with a major university
What sorts of teaching can I do? There are different styles of teaching across the five years including small group tutorials, directly observing students consulting, and having students observe you consult. There are workplace based assessments that some students will need to complete and if you are interested, you can help with end of year exams.
When can I teach? Each year we recruit around May for the following September. The academic year usually runs from September to June. Don’t worry if you’ve missed the recruitment deadline, though, as opportunities to teach arise throughout the year. If you’re interested, email [email protected]
How am I supported? Each year has accessible GP year leads. We run a programme of workshops for new and experienced teachers as well as providing detailed handbooks and regular email updates. All this information and more can be found on our website, https://www.bristol.ac.uk/primaryhealthcare/teaching/
“Amazing experience - this placement really changed my view and perception of what GP is all about”
-BRISTOL MEDICAL STUDENT
New to teaching? If you’re new to teaching Bristol medical students, this section is for you.
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An Overview of Our Teaching Packages
Interested in guaranteed teaching income year on year with a 5% uplift on all payments? As well as continuing our
Early Years Package, this year we have introduced our new Academies Package. Have a read about the benefits of
each of the packages below. You can still teach without being on a Teaching Package.
Academies Package NEW
One group of 6 Year 3 students for x2 eight day blocks
Two pairs of Year 4 students for x2 eighteen day blocks
One pair of Year 5 students for x2 nine week blocks
5% uplift on top of usual payment
One off £5,000 ‘golden hello’ with first monthly
payment
Total payment to the practice for the first year of
£52,363.40 paid in monthly instalments
Guaranteed income year on year
Any additional Year 3/4/5 teaching that you do will
also attract a 5% uplift but will be paid at the end of
each placement rather than monthly
One year contract - please email
[email protected] if you would like us to
send you a copy of the teaching contract
See the Teaching Packages page on our website for
frequently asked questions
Early Years Package
BNSSG and central Bath practices only
One group of 6 Year 1 students and one group of 6
Year 2 students
13 sessions in total
5% uplift on top of usual payment
Total payment to the practice of £5,159.70
Guaranteed income year on year
No formal contract
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Does your practice want to teach medical students this year?
Does your practice want to take on a teaching package? No problem. We would love you to teach in the future!
Please email [email protected] to let us know
that you aren’t able to teach this year.
Excellent. Which package would you like?
Academies Package
Please complete the surveys for each year and indicate
which years you are and aren’t able to teach
If you are ready to consider a package, email us your intentions on [email protected] and we will get right back to you
with more details including the contract document. In addition please complete the teaching survey for each of the years included
in the package you are considering. If you wish to take on any additional teaching, you can indicate this in the surveys.
No Yes
Yes No
Early Years Package
(BNSSG and central Bath only)
Early Years and Academies Package
(BNSSG and central Bath only)
Teaching decision aidAll good clinical guidelines come with a flowchart, don’t they? So here’s our guide to helping you make decisions about teaching medical students.
Links to teaching surveys:
Years 1&2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
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Welcome to Years 1 and 2
We warmly invite you to teach Years 1 and/or 2 of the medical undergraduate programme. Students’ feedback on their early patient contact and exposure to general practice continues to be overwhelmingly positive. We know that many of you really enjoy this teaching too. The infographics on the following pages provide an overview of what’s involved, including the dates. Students are taught in groups of 6. Detailed teaching plans are provided, and we will be running a teacher workshop in September. We are planning to return to face-to-face teaching in practice from October 2021. However, we have contingency plans for a mix of online and face to face teaching if this is not possible. If necessary, we can revert to short-term teaching online via MS Teams as we did in 20-21. We are happy to answer any questions and discuss concerns or teaching options now. Equally, we
will communicate regularly, and support you throughout the teaching block.
If you’re interested, please let us know your availability by completing this online survey:
https://meded.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/year-12-gp-teaching-availability-2021-22
Remember to look at an Early Years Package if you’re keen to teach both years!
With best wishes
Dr Lucy Jenkins
Year 1 GP Lead
Dr Matthew Ridd
Year 2 GP Lead
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In Year 1, students have 7 or 8 sessions in GP on a
Thursday morning or afternoon. These fortnightly
sessions form part of a course called Effective Consulting
which explores clinical reasoning, clinical communication
and clinical skills. Effective Consulting is integrated into
students’ case-based learning cycles (these are fortnightly
cycles covering Human Health and Wellbeing).
Typical session
How the placement works
6 students per placement. You can choose whether they
come out on a Thursday morning or afternoon. In Year 1,
students are Bristol based and so their placements tend to
be at GP practices in, or very close to, Bristol. The course is
split into two parts: Foundations of Medicine and Human
Health and Wellbeing, although the structure of the
sessions in GP remains the same.
Foundations of Medicine
In October/November, students attend fortnightly on four
occasions as part of an introductory course called
Foundations of Medicine which introduces them to the
healthcare environment and talking with patients and
clinicians. Usually two of the students sit in on a reduced
surgery whilst the other students meet a patient (home visit
or in practice) to talk about their healthcare experiences. The
session ends with a 45 minute debrief of the students’
clinical encounters.
Human Health and Wellbeing
After Foundations of Medicine, the students come out for a
further 3 or 4 sessions on a monthly basis, focussing on a
different case or consultation skill each time. You can choose
whether you take students for 3 sessions (CBL3) or 4
sessions (CBL4). See overleaf for details of the themes and
dates. If possible, we would like the home visits to be to
patients relating to the particular theme; however the
reduced surgery can still be ‘undifferentiated’ patients.
Suggested Summary Timetable
9:00 - 9:15 Catch up
9:15 - 11:15 Reduced surgery of 4-6 patients with one
pair of students observing. Other pair(s)
visit patient at home.
11:15 - 12:00 Debrief
For more information on each year, visit our website: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/primaryhealthcare/teaching/
Payment and packages
The payment rate is £63 per student per session. For six
students for eight sessions, the total payment to the
practice is £3,024. We also offer a Year 1 and 2 Teaching
Package that attracts a 5% supplement for taking a group
of Year 1 and Year 2 students, as well as providing
guaranteed teaching for future years. Please see the
‘Teaching Packages’ page on our website for more
information.
Year 1 Key Facts
• Thursdays (AM or PM)
• 6 students per group
• Payment: £378/session
• BNSSG/ Central Bath
practices only
Six students
Home visit
Observe surgery
‘Brother and Sister’ by Sarah Wake, Year 1 Medical Student
Year 1 General Practice Placement
Quick Reference Guide 2021-22
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Teaching Dates and Topics
2021-22
Clinical Contact in Foundations of Medicine
Date Topic
21-Oct-21 Patients and Health
04-Nov-21 Professionals and Health: The consultation
18-Nov-21 Professionals and Health: Carers and self-care
02-Dec-21 Populations and Health
Clinical Contact in Human Health and Wellbeing
Date Topic
20-Jan-22 Musculoskeletal system
03-Feb-22 Cardiovascular system
17-Feb-22 Respiratory system
03-Mar-22 Gastrointestinal system
17-Mar-22 Renal/Urinary system
05-May-22 Endocrine system
19-May-22 Neurological system
Teacher Development
Year 1&2 Workshop: 23rd September 2021
Key
CBL4
CBL3
Year 1 Frequently asked questions
Can more than one GP deliver the teaching? Yes, although we would prefer no more than two regular teachers per block.
I am a locum GP, can I teach year 1? Yes. However, we are only able to pay money to practices, not individual GPs. You would
also need to be able to arrange suitable patients for the students to visit.
How can I find out more information about year
1?
Visit the year 1 teaching page of our website at:
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/primaryhealthcare/teaching/teaching-in-
practice-by-year/years-1-and-2/ Diagnosis: Loneliness
By Weiken Tan, Year 1 Medical
Student
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In Year 2, students have 5 or 6 sessions in General Practice as a group of 6 students on a Thursday. This is on different dates to the Year 1 student placements.
At the start of Year 2, students have an introductory week to clinical learning, building on the early history and examination skills that were introduced in Year 1. The rest of Year 2 develops these.
Each session in General Practice is themed around a system or symptom.
How the placement works
GP tutors should invite two patients with conditions
relevant to the systems or symptoms the students are
covering, and help students practice gathering clinical
information through history and examination using the
Bristol derived COGConnect consultation model. There are
two streams: Stream A and Stream B which cover different
topics and come on different dates (see overleaf). Stream
B is now only 5 sessions as students are going to psychiatry
for the ‘Low Mood’ session.
Your choices
Ideally a practice will take one group in Stream A and one in
Stream B, covering all 11 dates, either in the morning or the
afternoon. Or you can opt to take one group (Stream A or B).
Hands on Practice
This is a key time for students to be hands on and really
practice their skills. They love to be actively talking to
patients and having a go at examination and clinical skills.
It’s important to set up the sessions at the beginning to
make it a “safe” space where they know it’s okay to make
a mistake, ask questions, and have another go.
Year 2 Key Facts
• Thursdays (AM or PM)
• 6 students per group
• Payment: £378/session
• BNSSG/ Bath practices only
Payment and packages
The payment rate is £63 per student per session. If you
take six students for six sessions, the total payment to the
practice is £2,268. We also offer a Year 1 and 2 Teaching
Package that attracts a 5% supplement for taking a group
of year 1 and year 2 students, as well as providing
guaranteed teaching for future years. Please see the
‘Teaching Packages’ page on our website for more
information.
Year 2 General Practice Placement
Quick Reference Guide 2021-22 For more information on each year, visit our website: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/primaryhealthcare/teaching/
Suggested Summary Timetable
AM PM
0900 Introductions, learning objectives 1400
0915 Brainstorm topic 1415
0945 Patient 1 1445
1030 Break 1530
1045 Patient 2 1545
1130 Debrief, questions 1630
1200 1700 Finish
Postcodes: are they a
prescribing destiny? By :
Rachel Murphy, Year 1
Medical Student
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Teaching Dates and Topics
2021-22
Year 2 Placement Dates
Date Topic
28-Oct-21 Skin and Integument
11-Nov-21 Body Defence
25-Nov-21 Pharmacology and Therapeutics
09-Dec-21 Anaemia, Blood and Clotting
27-Jan-22 Chest Pain
10-Feb-22 Breathlessness
24-Feb-22 Abdominal Symptoms
24-Mar-22 Joint pain including back pain
28-Apr-22 Urinary symptoms and thirst
12-May-22 Headache
26-May-22 Collapse
Teacher Development
Year 1&2 Workshop: 23rd September, 2021
Key
Stream A
Stream B
Year 2 Frequently asked questions
Can more than one GP deliver the
teaching?
We would prefer one teacher to deliver the teaching but are aware that
colleagues may need to cover for absences.
How should I structure the teaching
sessions?
A Year 2 handbook is available on our website at: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/
primaryhealthcare/teaching/teaching-in-practice-by-year/years-1-and-2/ . You
will be sent plans and ideas for each session two weeks in advance.
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Welcome to Year 3
We are delighted to offer you the opportunity to teach GP3 for the next academic year. Our
aspiration at the time of writing is to deliver this face to face in practices and the details
overleaf are designed to show you how this would work.
However, we are also pragmatic and we know that as the pandemic plays out there may be
a need to revert to online teaching as we have done this year. This would run via Microsoft
Teams and has proved a popular alternative with both students and teachers.
In GP3 we really strive to offer a very supportive teaching environment and as well as
fortnightly email updates, we also offer an online drop in session on the mornings of
teaching where the year leads are available to troubleshoot any questions or just have a
chat!
We hope that the information on the following pages answers most of your questions but if
you have any more please do not hesitate to contact us.
Please let us know your availability for teaching GP3 by completing the online link here:
https://meded.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/year-3-gp-teaching-availability-2021-22
GP3 Highlights
• Fortnightly online drop in sessions for GPs
• More clinical exposure for our students
• Detailed teaching plans to make delivery easier
• Feedback for each practice promptly after each block
Dr Simon Thornton
Year 3 GP Co-lead
Dr Ciaran Conway
Year 3 GP Co-lead
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Year 3 General Practice Placement
Quick Reference Guide 2021-22
In Year 3, students have 16 days in General Practice on
Tuesdays. This placement consists of two blocks, each of
eight days. Seven of these are in practice. The final day in
each block is the Academy Day which comprises a
simulated surgery and an outside speaker.
For more information on each year, visit our website: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/primaryhealthcare/teaching/
Workshop with 6
students
Consulting Online Sway How the placement works
Each day in practice is split into a workshop in the morning
with 6 students, facilitated by the GP teacher. In the
afternoon, the students split into pairs A, B and C and
rotate between consulting with patients, observing
consulting and an online tutorial on Microsoft Sway.
Workshops
Each workshop is themed and has a detailed tutorial guide.
The main focus of the workshop is consulting and there will
be scenarios each week to work through. We will email you
a copy two weeks in advance of each workshop.
Effective Consulting in Practice (Consulting)
Each pair of students will consult for an hour during the
teaching surgery. All students will get to consult every week.
We suggest booking 30 minute appointments for the student
consultations. Each student should consult at least once each
day in practice. These can be telephone, online or face to
face appointments.
Online Sway Tutorial
Each pair will also have an hour to do an online Sway
tutorial so you will need a spare computer space for this.
Timetable for the day
08:30 -10:00 GP Preparation time
10:00 -11:15 Workshop
11:30-12:30 A:Consulting B:Observing C:Sway
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:30 A:Observing B:Sway C:Consulting
14:30-15:30 A:Sway B:Consulting C:Observing
15:40-16:30 Catch up/skill of the week
Year 3 Key Facts
• Tuesdays• 6 students per group
• Payment: £756 per day • £12,096/ 16 week placement
Payment and packages
Payment is £756 per day and £12,096 per 16 week placement.
Different GPs can supervise Blocks A and B.
Academy Day
This is a biannual, fun and celebratory event at the end of
each block. There is an actor based simulated surgery and an
outside speaker. Previously this has been face to face but is
likely to be online this year. This day is facilitated by the GP
tutor so it’s important you include this in your dates when you
are planning your teaching commitment.
Typical day in practice
Observing
Health Care in Action (Observing)
Each pair will also sit in with a member of surgery staff for an
hour. This could be a GP, nurse, HCA etc. The goal here is for
students to observe how the practice works in real time. Key requirements from the practice
1) A lead GP to facilitate the day
2) A GP/AHP for 2 students to observe each week in practice
3) A spare computer for each week in practice
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Teaching Dates and Topics
2021-22
Block A
Week Date Topic
1 21-Sep-21 Respiratory
2 05-Oct-21 Gastrointestinal
3 19-Oct-21 Rheumatology
4 02-Nov-21 Renal
5 16-Nov-21 Dermatology
6 30-Nov-21 Ophthalmology and ENT
7 14-Dec-21 Emergencies in General Practice
8 11-Jan-22 Academy Day
Block B
Week Date Topic
9 01-Feb-22 Cardiovascular
10 15-Feb-22 Abdominal presentations including domestic violence
11 01-Mar-22 Neurology
12 15-Mar-22 Musculoskeletal
13 29-Mar-22 Urology
14 26-Apr-22 Breast disease
15 10-May-22 Endocrine
16 24-May-22 Academy Day
Teacher Development
Year 3 Workshop:
14th September 2021, 1-2pm, Online
Key
Practice based day
Academy Day
Year 3 Frequently asked questions
Can more than one GP deliver the teaching? Yes, although we would prefer no more than two regular teachers per block.
Can I change the timings of the day? You can arrange this with the students. They must still receive a three hour workshop and
further three hours of teaching surgery and check-in/out.
If I have a GP trainee, can they help? Yes, GP trainees would be perfect at running the morning workshop and usually receive
excellent feedback.
Will material for the workshop be provided? Yes, we will provide detailed material for running the workshop. Think of it as following a recipe,
but feel free to innovate if you have your own ideas!
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Welcome to Year 4
Bristol’s MB21 curriculum reached Year 4 in the middle of the pandemic and we had to rapidly adapt the new course. Our IN&OUT system and
creative use of IT made it possible to place all Year 4 students. We are extremely grateful to all our GPs who worked miracles to make Year 4
happen in 20-21, thank you very much.
GP4-PCC is an innovative clerkship with two GP placements, one in each academy. Students will be in their practice every Wednesday
throughout the academic year. The emphasis is on experiential learning, embedding with your team, authentic tasks, follow up of patients,
integration with secondary care learning and preparing students for Finals.
What will be the same for 21-22?
GP4 has shown itself adaptable and capable of delivering complex and
comprehensive active learning. Key elements will be retained:
2 ½ hours of formal teaching time every week
Two or three pairs of students per practice
Weekly email to GP teachers and students
Fixed order for tutorials, Skill and Drug of the week
Students pre-learning content for the formally taught sessions
Assessments—1 MiniCex, 1 CBD and 2 reviews per GP placement
Practice OSCEs
What will be different for 21-22?
All GP4 teaching will be face to face (flexibility for online learning if
needed for the pandemic)
Role plays integrated with tutorials, fortnightly
Weeks between tutorials for reviews, practice OSCEs, other practice
activities
Some revision of drug and skill of the week
The infographic below provides further information. Please let us know your availability for teaching GP4 by completing the online link here:
https://meded.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/year-4-gp-teaching-availability-2021-22
With best wishes from your Year 4 GP leads
Dr Barbara Laue
Year 4 GP Co-lead
Dr Kimberly Bruce
Year 4 GP Co-lead
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Year 4 General Practice Placement
Quick Reference Guide 2021-22 For more information on each year, visit our website: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/primaryhealthcare/teaching/
GP4-PCC is one clerkship with two GP placements.
Students will spend every Wednesday in Primary
Care. In total, students will be in practice for 36 (2x18)
Wednesdays.
Students will have 4 half-day central online sessions,
see dates on the next page. They will be in surgery on
the morning of those days.
The GP4-PCC clerkship integrates closely with
students’ secondary care clerkships, see schematic.
Typical day in practice - The building blocks
2.5 hours teaching time plus observation
How the placement works
Each Wednesday four or six students will come to your
practice. We would like students to have two to three hours’
clinic time, one to two hours’ independent study and two
hours of allied health/community time/fortnightly tutorial.
Practices will have flexibility how to organise these activities.
Consultations Each day in practice should include a surgery
(morning or afternoon). These should include observed and
student-led surgeries (in pairs).
Community/Allied Health Year 4 is a key opportunity for
students to learn from allied health professionals in a
community setting, including practice nurses, pharmacists,
midwives, health visitors, social prescribers and more.
Assigned patients During each GP placement students
should be assigned patients for follow up, tying in with their
secondary care clerkships.
Independent study time Students should have independent
study time to meet their learning outcomes, following up
patients, undertaking community and governance projects,
researching questions and reading, resources provided.
Assessment 2 reviews, 1 MiniCex, 1 CBD/student/placement
4th year students should be an asset to the practice. They
are able to assist in health assessments and authentic tasks,
e.g. phlebotomy, learning disability health checks.
Year 4 key facts
•4 or 6 students every Wednesday
•18 days per placement, 36 days per academic year
•Payment of £17,136 (4 students) or £25,704 (6 students)
per 36 week placement
Authentic tasks Self-directed
learning
Consultations
Tutorials
Community and
allied health
Sample Outline Timetable 2.5 hours teaching time
Morning GP Preparation time & Check in
Drug of the week
Clinic or Community/allied health/authentic tasks/Self-directed learning
Middle of the
day
Self-directed learning / Home visits/
Tutorial fortnightly/Lunch
Afternoon Clinic or community /allied health/authentic tasks/Self-directed learning
End of the day Check out (brief review of the day)
Skill of the week
Year 4 Schematic
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GP Teaching Dates 2021-22
1st Academy
Week Date Week Date
1 08/09/21 10 10/11/21
2 15/09/21 11 17/11/21
3 22/09/21 12 24/11/21
4 am only 29/09/21 13 01/12/21
5 06/10/21 14 am only 08/12/21
6 13/10/21 15 15/12/21
7 20/10/21 16 05/01/22
8 27/10/21 17 12/01/22
9 03/11/21 18 19/01/22
Community/governance project
2nd Academy
Week Date Week Date
19 26/01/22 28 30/03/22
20 02/02/22 29 06/04/22
21 am only 09/02/22 30 27/04/22
22 16/02/22 31 04/05/22
23 23/02/22 32 11/05/22
24 02/03/22 33 am only 18/05/22
25 9/03/22 34 25/05/22
26 16/03/22 35 01/06/22
27 23/03/22 36 08/06/22
Practice OSCEs
Online GP4-PCC
Central online sessions
29/09 Examination and history
08/12 Life trauma, Role of the midwife
09/02 Role of the Health visitor and the district nurse
18/05 Travel medicine, Exam preparation
Teacher Development
Year 4 Workshop:
10th August 2021 1pm
Year 4 Frequently Asked Questions
How many students? 2 pairs (4) or 3 pairs (6) of students
Can more than one GP deliver the teaching? One GP needs to take responsibility, oversee the teaching and provide continuity. Other GPs, team members and allied health
professionals can contribute to teaching. It is hoped that all team members will welcome the students and help to facilitate their
learning.
Am I required for the online GP4 sessions? No. Online GP4 sessions will be run by Primary Care and invited speakers.
What if I’m away during the 18 weeks? We appreciate you will have annual leave. Please arrange for a colleague to organise and supervise the students when you are away.
What are authentic tasks? Tasks that need to be done, e.g. phlebotomy, routine health checks for patients with learning difficulty
Breaks
Xmas 22. & 29. Dec. 21
Easter 13. & 20. April 22
Assessment
Please note: 2 GP placements make up one GP4-PCC clerkship
Review 4 signs off the whole GP4-PCC clerkship
Academy 1 Academy 2
MiniCex x1
CBDx1
Review 1
Review 2
MiniCex x1
CBDx1
Review 3
Review 4
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Welcome to Year 5
Bristol’s new MB21 curriculum will be reaching Year 5 this September and we are very much hoping that you will want to
be part of this exciting new teaching opportunity.
Students will still come to you in pairs for a block placement as part of their ‘Preparing for Professional Practice’ course
and the structure of the placement will be very similar to the previous few years. However, the students will now come
for a 9 week placement instead of 4, starting in November, January and March. We hope this will give the students the
opportunity to really embed into your team and contribute to the day to day running of the practice. You will need to
provide opportunities for them to consult with patients, observe them, give feedback and provide general supervision.
Students will be out of practice for the whole day every Wednesday for group teaching and private study. For practices
also wishing to host Year 4 students, please note that this means there will be no overlap with Year 5 teaching.
Payment for the placement is £7,938 per pair of students. The infographic below provides further information, and we
will be running an online workshop in September.
Please let us know your availability by completing the online link here:
https://meded.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/year-5-gp-teaching-availability-2021-21
With best wishes
Dr Veronica Boon
Year 5 GP Lead
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Year 5 General Practice Placement
In Year 5 students will undertake a 9 week block placement
in primary care. They will have completed finals at the end
of Year 4 and will have just returned from an 8 week
elective.
It is an apprentice style placement as part of their
Preparing for Professional Practice (PPP) course which also
includes 9 weeks of both ward based care and acute and
critical care.
The main focus of the primary care placement is on the
student consulting with patients independently and
practising decision making.
Quick Reference Guide 2021-22
Year 5 key facts
• 1 pair of students for 9 weeks starting in
November, January or March.
• Apprenticeship style placement
• NOT in practice on a Wednesday
• Payment £7,938 per 9 week placement
For more information on each year, visit our website: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/primaryhealthcare/teaching/
Aim of the Placement
To prepare students for working as an F1 doctor by learning
in the Primary Care setting.
How the placement works
Students will come in pairs for a 9 week block. They will be
out of practice every Wednesday for small group teaching.
There are no prescribed teaching themes and the placement
can be designed flexibly to meet the individual students’
learning needs. We suggest a minimum of 4 student-led
surgeries and one observed surgery each week. The students
will also undertake a small project for the practice. Assigned Patient
We would like you to suggest at least 1 patient to the
students to follow-up during their attachment. Examples
include a recently discharged patient or a newly diagnosed
patient with diabetes.
Example timetable for a week in practice
Monday Tuesday Wednesday
(Out of Practice)
Thursday Friday
AM Student led
surgery
Student led
surgery
Cluster
Based Teaching
Student led
surgery
Student led
surgery
Lunch Home visit Practice Meeting Home visit Admin
PM Community/Allied
Health
Assigned Patient/
choice session
Private Study Observed Surgery/
Tutorial
Project
Project
The students will have one session a week to plan and
deliver a community based project. They will have some
central teaching from the university to support this.
Student led Surgery
Students have their own list and consult in pairs or alone
followed by a senior review after each patient.
Assessment
The students need to demonstrate satisfactory attendance
and engagement with the placement. The students will also
need to complete at least one satisfactory Mini-Cex
examination during the placement. This is an observed
consultation to the level of an F1 doctor.
Observed Surgery/Tutorial
Students consult individually with direct observation and
feedback from student colleague and supervisor.
Community/Allied Health
Students can spend one session a week with an allied
health care professional. This could include, but is not
limited to, practice nurses, district nurses, pharmacists,
midwives, health visitors, drugs workers, MSK practitioners
and social prescribers.
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GP and Academy Teaching Dates
Year 5 Teaching Dates
Block Dates
A 4th November 2021 to 21st January 2022
B 24th January 2022 to 25th March 2022
C 28th March 2022 to 10th June 2022
Teacher Development
Year 5 Workshop : 28th September 2021
Year 5 Frequently Asked Questions
How many students? We would like you to take one pair of students per block. You are welcome to take a single student but the payment will be half of
that advertised. If you have capacity you are welcome to have a second pair of students per block but they will need to have their
own supervisor and consult independently to the other student pair.
Will students need their own room? Yes, we would suggest that students consult independently in pairs or alone at least 4 sessions a week. We would expect them to
have their own list of patients to consult prior to a senior review.
Can more than one GP deliver the teaching? One GP needs to take responsibility, oversee the teaching and provide continuity. Other GPs and allied health professionals can
contribute to teaching. It is hoped that all team members will welcome the students and help to facilitate their learning.
What if I’m away during the 9 weeks? We appreciate you will have annual leave. Please arrange for a colleague to organise and supervise the students when you are
away.
Can I change the timings of the day? You can arrange this with the students. We appreciate that a standard GP day is longer than an average working day. We are
happy for students to start later and finish earlier on some days as long as they complete 32 hours a week with you.
How can I find out more information about Year 5? Visit the Year 5 teaching page of our website at:
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/primaryhealthcare/teaching/teaching-in-practice-by-year/five/
Who do I contact if I still have queries? Please contact the Primary Care teaching team: [email protected]
“It's a pleasure to have a pair of fifth years embarking on the start of their career, feedback has been really positive from everyone in the practice.”
-YEAR 5 GP TEACHER