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Trainee and Faculty Achievements - Publications
2014 Medical Woman Magazine Sethina Watson and Helen Burt, two Severn LTFT Foundation Trainees, conducted a national survey of LTFT trainees in 2012. A summary of the results can be downloaded here: LTFT Survey 2012 Their poster, which was presented at the UKFPO/MEE/Northern Deanery Careers Conference on 11 September 2012, can be downloaded here: LTFT Poster A link to the published article in 'Medical Woman Magazine' Volume 33, Issue 2, Autumn/Winter 2014 (pages 26/27) On Being Less Than BM... Read more...
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Trainee and Faculty Achievements - Projects / Other
2015 Six examples of excellent training/innovative practice in Severn have been added to the Education and Training pages of the GMC’s website: A simulation programme for foundation doctors focusing on the management of acutely unwell patients (Andrew Cavanagh and Kay Spooner, North Bristol) A scheme of taster days in psychiatry training for foundation doctors (Liz Ewins and Ami Kothari, AWP) An experiential learning programme to develop quality improvement projects under the guidance of loc... Read more...
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Trainee and Faculty Achievements - Presentations
2019 National Events National Foundation Doctors Presentation Day, Bristol, 11th January 2019 Oral Presentation Winner - "Lost in translation: a pilot of e-learning in teaching medical students to use interpreters"(Dr Andre Le Poidevin, Dr Alexander Grant, Dr Sean Mackin, Dr Anna Rathborne Furse - Severn Foundation School) Poster Presentations Quality Improvement Group 1 Poster Winner - "Improving our coronary angiography service for inpatients with NSTEACS in NHS Forth Valley"(Dr Philip Anderso... Read more...
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Revalidation
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Quality Improvement
What is Quality Improvement (QI)? Quality Improvement initiatives are aimed at improving the safety, efficacy and patient experience of health and social care. Why are quality improvement initiatives important? We work in an NHS with limited resources Doctors in training have unique insights into problems with healthcare delivery and often have great ideas about how to solve them Participating in QI work enables foundation doctors to make positive changes and achieve better job satisfaction QI f... Read more...
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Learning About Quality Improvement
Where can I learn about Quality improvement? ‘Quality Improvement in Healthcare: the Case for Change’ is an online course done through FutureLearn in collaboration with the University of Bath. It covers some of the background to healthcare improvement and introduces you to quality improvement theory. The course is free to access but you have to pay for membership if you want to access tests or get a certificate of completion. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Open School has lo... Read more...
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Get Involved in QI Locally
Step 1: Contact a QI Lead at your Trust Gloucestershire Hospitals Andrew Seaton North Bristol Seema Srivastava RUH Bath Lesley Jordan Swindon Steve Ramcharitar University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Caitlin Bateman Yeovil Rachel Johns Step 2: Have a look at past and present projects QI at the Bristol Royal Infirmary Providing standby antibiotics to nursing home residents at risk of recurrent infection: Abigail Smith and Amy Hanley 'Active'Summary: A project to implement the use of s... Read more...
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Geographic Areas
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F2 Swaps Policy
F2 Swaps Policy Purpose To offer some flexibility in its allocation of programmes whilst ensuring programmes are balanced, the Severn Foundation School facilitates a swap process whereby F1 doctors can apply for a swap of their matched F2 rotation. This will be managed in conjunction with the F2 Special Circumstances, F2 Overseas and Time Out of Foundation Programme application processes. Background Foundation Programmes are designed to deliver a broad range of experience, and provide each Found... Read more...
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F2 Regional Teaching
F2 Regional Teaching Welcome to Severn Foundation School’s F2 Regional Teaching programme. Established in 2007, this innovative programme uses local faculty to deliver proven educational material as required by the Foundation Curriculum. It encourages foundation doctors to experience training as a member of the Foundation School, in addition to providing the opportunity to network, an important part of professional development. Core F2 Training All F2s must attend a minimum of 60 hours of tea... Read more...
