Information for International Graduates Starting GP Training
Welcome to Yorkshire and Humber and GP Training - we hope you have a wonderful time studying to become a general practioner. Below is a list of courses and support you can rely on when you start.
- Professional support resources - see this site for deanery support resources.
- Enhanced Induction The GP school organizes a two (2) day enhanced Induction for new to the NHS GP trainees. It is usually a two (2) day induction to cover as many aspects of GP training as possible. Please contact GP admin on england.gptrainingsupport.yh@nhs.net if you have not received any information about this prior to your start date. Apart from the general induction, you will also have local inductions if starting in a community or hospital post. The General Medical Council also offers a Welcome to the UK Practice Online Module which can be found here https://www.gmc-uk.org/about/what-we-do-and-why/learning-and-support/workshops-for-doctors/welcome-to-uk-practice
- Enhanced Support Period: The GP school has an Enhanced support placement for Internationally trained Doctors who are new to the NHS or have completed close to six (6) months in a GP placement but have no UK acute NHS hospital based experience. It is usually a two (2) week period where Doctors are expected to become familiar with the ward or department in which they will be working in by working alongside the team and shadowing them. During this period Health Education Engalnd (HEE) will arrange generic refresher simulation training. The GP school will be in contact prior to the Enhanced Support Period but if you have any questions or concerns please contact england.gptrainingsupport.yh@nhs.net
- STARS Course - see attachment below
- Portfolio: The eportfolio is an essential part of your training journey. It can be challenging navigating the portfolio in the first instance. See this page for more information after you have registered.
- Hello, My story is: Are you experiencing personal challenges or challenges settling into training e.g. Accommodation, NHS systems, social isolation, work stress, wellbeing amongst others. The Hello My Story form, is a form to introduce yourself to your Supervisor so that they can be aware of certain challenges you are facing and signpost you to resources to help. The link to this will be sent to you.
- Social Prescribing: A service built to support Internationally trained trainees with a wide range of issues, concerns and challenges, to ensure you have the right help, support and guidance to tackle these challenges and allow you to focus whole heartedly on the training programme. Please contact hnf-tr.heesocialprescribing@nhs.net for social prescribing support.
- Peer mentoring: This provides you with an opportunity to have a fellow trainee provide informal support with regards to questions you might have about GP training and living and working in the Yorkshire and Humber area. Please contact england.peermentoringandoope.yh@nhs.net if you would like to be assigned a mentor. See attachment below for more information.
- IMG Handbook: A handbook created by Doctors who have all worked outside the UK, who understand the unique challenges that IMG's face when moving to the UK. They have compiled this handbook to share some of the things they knew before coming to work in the UK. See document below.
- Linguistics Support - See BLP document below
- PLP document attached below. Review this at it will give you a timeline for all these activities.
