GP Vocational Training Scheme

Joined July 2016
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City & Hackney VTS retweeted
Supporting trans patients: A brief guide for GP surgery staff 👇static1.squarespace.com/stat… This information sheet from @TransActualUK is designed to act as a quick source of information and signposting. #PrimaryCare #GeneralPractice #GPNs #MDTs #AHPs #PhysicianAssociates #HCAs
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SO good to be back at ⁦@FoxleaseTAC⁩ for VTS residential! Hypnotism/body language/patients we like/study groups/run/yoga/orienteering/quiz and The Great Hackney Art-Off!
City & Hackney VTS retweeted
The average cost of a GP appointment is £39. The average cost of an attendance at an urgent care centre is £77. The average cost of an attendance at an Emergency Department is £359. Just saying.
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City & Hackney VTS retweeted
Are you a GP trainee looking for guidance on your next steps as you move into post-CCT practice? Join @NHSEngland, @rcgp and @gmcuk for our Welcome to General Practice online event on 19 May. Register your interest here: orlo.uk/CiqVK @SimonDGregory
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City & Hackney VTS retweeted
#StressAwarenessMonth look after yourselves and check in with colleagues every so often! Thank you @PrimaryCareNHS for sharing ℹ️ regarding access to coaching! Check it out @NewhamGPVTS @severngpvts @GPVTS @towerhamletsvts @HackneyVts @NextGGP @BMAGPtrainees @SevernFacultyGP
It’s #StressAwarenessMonth and we want to ensure our #PrimaryCare workforce are looking after themselves as they continue to look after others. Rapid access to coaching is available – take advantage of this support with an experienced coach. ➡️ england.nhs.uk/lookingaftery…
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More evidence for continuity
Higher #ContinuityOfCare for patients with #dementia is associated with lower rates of major adverse events including delirium, incontinence, and lower risk of emergency admissions to hospital. Watch the 1.5-minute video with @delgadojpc   doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2021.04…
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8 Feb 2022
Adults who have weight related comorbidity and a BMI of at least 35 (or lower under certain circumstances) should be offered the weight loss drug semaglutide alongside a diet and exercise plan, NICE has said in draft guidance bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o340

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City & Hackney VTS retweeted
RCGP is recruiting an Assistant Editor for InnovAiT. Applications from AiTs /GPs welcomed. See here for more details:  jobs.rcgp.org.uk/job-details… @BJGPOpen @BJGPjournal #teamgp @rcgp @carmsgpvts @severngpvts @NewhamGPVTS @glosvts @kings_vts @medwayVTS @NorthBhamVTS @HackneyVts
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Who measures empathy? And how?
Female GPs self-reported more empathy than male GPs. However, no gender difference arose in most externally rated empathy measures, indicating probable internalised gender stereotypes doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2021.01…
The Triple F**k Syndrome: How medicine contributes to the systemic oppression of people born into poverty – BJGP Life bjgplife.com/the-triple-fk-s…

Patients with continuity of care 25% less likely to die…
‘ Knowing patients well can be life-saving.’ best read in a long while on the value of relational medicine in primary care where there are quantifiable measurable outcomes & benefits across the system as well as qualitative improved patient experience newstatesman.com/long-reads/…
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City & Hackney VTS retweeted
A GP I’ve never met took a few mins out of her insanely busy day to find out my email address send me a thank you note on behalf of a patient I saw recently in ED. Lovely gesture such an amazing boost for me in a week at work that made me think ‘am I actually doing any *good*?’
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City & Hackney VTS retweeted
Thank you @GP_CPC @Marianfknight for this infographic for HCPs to help when discussing the COVID vaccination with pregnant women.Please like and share! npeu.ox.ac.uk/ukoss/news/219… #COVIDVaccination @severngpvts @HackneyVts @NewhamGPVTS @GlosHealthNHS @GPVTS @carmsgpvts @kings_vts
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City & Hackney VTS retweeted
As a paramedic I’ve saved more lives by referring young men to see caring GPs in their area for mental health care plans than basically any other intervention I can think of
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City & Hackney VTS retweeted
Don’t forget you can access RCA and AKT resources at InnovAiT journals.sagepub.com/home/in… @glosvts @HackneyVts @NewhamGPVTS @carmsgpvts @severngpvts @medwayVTS @NorthWorcsVTS @kings_vts @NorthBhamVTS
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