Oxford Deanery Training Practice Managers’ Study Day

8th June 2010

The Structure of the GP SchoolGlynis Buckle

ACTING GP DEAN / HEAD OF SCHOOLBarbara Gow

GP School Manager

Julie-Ann McKee Temp

Chris MorrisWindsor

Nicki WilliamsReading

Chris SmithAylesbury/Wycombe

Greg SimonsMilton Keynes

Jill EdwardsBanbury/Oxford

Marion LynchHEIs / CPD

Simon StreetAssessment/ARCP

Richard JonesRecruitment

Sarah WhitemanNew Trainers Course

ASSOCIATE GP DEANS

PROGRAMME DIRECTORS

AYLESBURYMichael Mulholland

Nicky TurnerAnne Turner

BANBURYCaroline Nixon

Richard MumfordSarah Goulding

WINDSORJo Byfleet

Sufian JabbarManjinder Uppal

Aman DosanjhDavid Taylor (T&D Co-ord)

OXFORDMandy Fry

Barbara WallisDavid Griffiths

Vacancy (Course Manager)

MILTON KEYNESSarah Egan

Akin OsakuadeClaire Stewart

WYCOMBESteven CoxMark Reed

READINGAndrew Goode

Anna MagnussonAlison Malcolm

Roland Hardyman(Course Manager)

SENIOR PROGRAMME DIRECTORMarion Lynch

Leadership Fellows

CPD TUTORS

BUCKINGHAMSHIREMarion Lynch

BERKSHIRE WESTRos Crowder

Maggie Woods

MILTON KEYNESAnne Howard

OXFORDSHIREHonor Merriman

SENIOR PROGRAMME DIRECTORHonor Merriman

GP Retainer Scheme / GP Returner Scheme

School Report

• Context• Recruitment• Assessment• Appeals• Initiatives• The Future

Finance

• 2010/11 Budget £12.5m

• GPStR Salaries £1m

• Educator salaries £850k

• Everything else £650k

• Year end underspend £250k

• A freeze on replacing staff/educators who resigned

• A freeze on using locum staff to cover maternity/sick/sabbatical leave

• Low uptake on the use of study leave allowance by GPStRs

RecruitmentScheme Intake August

2010Intake August

2011Banbury 10 10Milton Keynes 12 13Oxford 19 18Reading 18 16South Bucks 25 24Windsor 18 18TOTAL 102 99

• Oxford GP School attracted 201 applicants at stage 1

• Of whom 158 were allocated to Oxford for stage 3 with 105 being successful at stage 3

• Unlike many deaneries we were able to fill all vacancies at round 1 and did not have to partake in a second recruitment round.

Assessment – CSA/AKT CSA results November 2010 CSA results February 2011

Pass 15 Pass 48 Fail* 1 Fail** 8 *7th attempt ** 5 x 1st attempt

1 x 2nd attempt

2 x 5th attempt

AKT results January 2011 AKT results May 2011

Pass 22 Pass 43

Above national average score 14 Above national average score 32

Fail* 8 Fail** 11

*2 x 1st attempt (ST2) 4 x 2nd attempt 1 x 4th attempt 1 x 5th attempt

**8 x 1st attempt (6 ST2) 1 x 3rd attempt 2 x 5th attempt

Extensions/AppealsAKT Failure 2CSA Failure 0WPBA Failure 0AKT/CSA Failure 0AKT/WPBA Failure 1CSA/WPBA Failure 2AKT/CSA/WPBA Failure 1

No appeal against decision 4

ARCP decision upheld on appeal 2

ARCP decision overturned on appeal 3

Training Practice Approval/Re-approval

New trainers approved for training

23

Existing trainers reapproved for training

44

Practices not approved for training

1

• We have revised the training practice approval criteria to bring it up to date and in line with the GMC domains

• We are piloting a change in the frequency with which we visit a training practice for re-approval

Common concerns raised by visiting teams

• Trainer has insufficient time for training• Trainer’s knowledge of e-portfolio not up to date • Trainees timetable does not reflect 7/3 split or not

WTR compliant• Little or no evidence of audit• Practice Manager not involved in training• Other doctors/nurses not involved in training

Challenges - Change in Culture

The ‘Me’ GenerationFinancial crisis, downturn,

meltdown - no money!• Office support staff• Educator pay/recruitment• Faculty development• Reduction in hospital posts• Innovation and creativity

The Uncertain Future

– Who needs the Deanery anyway!