Educational Solutions for Workforce Development North Rural-track training in Scotland The NES North of Scotland Deanery Gillian Needham Postgraduate Medical Dean

Educational Solutions for Workforce Development North Healthcare education in Scotland NHS Education for Scotland – NES Design and development Commissioning Provision SERVICE WORKFORCEEDUCATION

Educational Solutions for Workforce Development North Postgraduate Medical Education Programme-based Early-years: Foundation Programme 2 years Training for specialty: Core and Run-through Academic-track Rural-track MMC = modernising medical careers

Educational Solutions for Workforce Development North Our geography 4 Scottish Deaneries

Educational Solutions for Workforce Development North Our geography 4 Scottish Deaneries The patch – 5 Health Boards

Educational Solutions for Workforce Development North Our geography 4 Scottish Deaneries The patch – 5 Health Boards The peripherality

Educational Solutions for Workforce Development North

Educational Solutions for Workforce Development North Foundation Years FY A taster? All North of Scotland Deanery Foundation Programmes (134 posts) offer as a minimum 4 months in a remote or rural placement Aberdeen-based with a placement in one of our 6 Rural General Hospitals RGHs Belford and the Ben – Fort William

Educational Solutions for Workforce Development North Foundation Years A Highland-based year Some offer a year in Inverness and a year in Aberdeen Best of both worlds in one programme – a big, bustling University Teaching Hospital AND Inverness’ unique Raigmore Campus with its thriving rural undergraduate programme and the Deanery’s heart for Rural-track Specialty Programmes We have 27 FY1 and 21 FY2 placements in Highland each for a year

Educational Solutions for Workforce Development North Foundation Years Our Rural- track programme Based for 2 years in the Highlands and with placements in up to 3 different remote or rural places FY1 in Inverness and FY2 rotational between Lochgilphead, Oban and Fort William – 12 posts Lorne and the Isles Hospital, Oban

Educational Solutions for Workforce Development North Foundation graduates’ views? Feedback from Foundation doctors who have spent time training in remote or rural posts between (August 2007 – July 2008) Western Isles General Hospital, Stornoway

Educational Solutions for Workforce Development North FY trainees’ feedback

Educational Solutions for Workforce Development North FY trainees’ feedback

Educational Solutions for Workforce Development North “I loved this post! The staff were supportive, the working atmosphere was positive and enjoyable. The clinical teaching was informal but excellent and related to the clinical presentations of the patients. There was a good variety of interesting clinical symptoms and signs and plenty opportunity to be actively involved with the patient in addition to routine FY1 tasks. I would definitely Recommend this post to others and would consider coming back here in the future.” (Fort William)

Educational Solutions for Workforce Development North “The post is good experience in clinical decision making, particularly out of hours. Without registrar support, as an FY2, the responsibility placed upon you certainly provides a learning experience. As A&E and the entire hospital is covered out of hours, the range of experience is huge. And the opportunity to be an air ambulance escort. This post is very challenging but very good in making you change very quickly from a student mindset to a doctor’s. It was very enjoyable and I feel I have learned a lot which will be useful in the future.” (Western Isles)

Educational Solutions for Workforce Development North Rural-track specialty options Delivering for Remote and Rural Healthcare Scottish Government, 30 Nov 2007 Rural Training Pathways Group Scottish Royal Colleges, Service & NES GMC Standards for training The Training Doctor 2011 Technology in support

Educational Solutions for Workforce Development North Rural-track specialty options General Practice Anaesthesia Physician/Acute Medicine General Surgery

Educational Solutions for Workforce Development North Rural and Rural-track GP Highlands and Islands Programme – 3 & 4 year options including 18 months in a practice setting 2012 National Rural- Track Programme – 4 years entirely RGH & practice-based GP Rural Fellows Post-CCT year long option; competitive allocation

Educational Solutions for Workforce Development North Rural Anaesthesia 1 x Rural Fellowship Pre/Peri/Post-*CCT options Managed by the Training Programme Director TPD Approved by GMC Adaptable to trainee educational needs AND service needs **EMRS; critical care; RGH-experience *CCT = certificate of completion of training **EMRS = emergency medical retrieval service

Educational Solutions for Workforce Development North Rural Physician/Acute Medicine 2 x slots in our Acute Medicine programme Managed by the TPD Rural placements approved Enhanced with Intensive Care Medicine; specialty options; breadth of placement

Educational Solutions for Workforce Development North Rural surgery 2 x Rural Fellowships Pre/Peri/Post-CCT options Managed by the TPD Approved by the GMC Adaptable to trainee AND service needs Rural placements & broad specialty experience – obstetric/Trauma &Orthopaedics/head injury/urology etc

Educational Solutions for Workforce Development North Outputs from our Rural-track programmes? GP – “we still struggle to fill R&R GP posts” Anaesthesia – 1 st Fellow still in-training Acute Medicine – 3 Consultants (Shetland, Elgin, Elgin); 2 in-training Surgery – 2 Consultants (Fort William, Elgin); one > main-stream; one still in- training

Educational Solutions for Workforce Development North ….and technology? Business-critical aspect Effective communication for design & development Integral aspect of delivery A blended approach to the use: eLearning; VC-enabled groups; VC-enabled WPB events eg. CRPC VC = Video-conference WPB = work place based CRCP = clinico-radiologico-pathological conference

Educational Solutions for Workforce Development North Rural-track training Access Content for context Support