NHS South Central E-learning

Last Thursday I attended the first of two sessions 'Managing Induction for Doctors in Training' led by Dr Ray Vieweg, Clinical Tutor and Consultant Psychiatrist at Portsmouth City PCT.The aim of the first session was to explore the potential for a shared approach to induction for doctors in training in the Psychiatric Services across the Wessex School with a view to developing a shared programme for induction.In attendance were colleagues from NESC, a number of Consultants, medical personnel, trainee and HR personnel.There was a consensus that certain essential training modules could be standardised and made available centrally to avoid duplication of training and to achieve transferability of learning cross-organisationally throughout the Wessex School. In fact, the focus of most discussion centred around learning that was not specific to Psychiatry but to all doctors in training, and in some cases, across other professions.A starting point at least is to begin somewhere: and psychiatry are a keen group.The deanery was seen as the key enabler to this piece of work and in fact work has already begun to look at training matrices and standardising the approach to induction. A meeting between myself, Karen Nugent and Kerry Brown at the deanery is taking place on 7 May to look at the matrices, identify topics that are suitable for a shared approach (topics for the orange bit! see Ray's presentation) and whether any of these could be met through the use of e-learning.Click here to view Ray's presentation

Marion's presentation from the 2nd NESC E-learning Event 27 March 2008.

My presentation from the 2nd NESC E-learning Event 27 March 2008.

Angie Clarke's presentation from the 2nd NESC E-learning Event on 27 March 2008.