scholarly journals Senior house officer training in liaison psychiatry – are College guidelines being implemented?

2001 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 191-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Surlinson ◽  
E. Guthrie
Keyword(s):  
Postal Survey ◽  
House Officer ◽  
National Database ◽  
Senior House Officer ◽  
Officer Training ◽  
Liaison Psychiatry ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Training Schemes ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Training Opportunities

Aims and MethodsTo determine whether the College guidelines in liaison psychiatry are being implemented, a survey of training opportunities at senior house officer (SHO) level was undertaken. A detailed postal survey was conducted in January 2000. Information was collected about the number and nature of SHO liaison psychiatry posts from a wide range of sources.ResultsNationally, 45.5 SHO posts in liaison psychiatry were identified. These were unevenly distributed, with a high number in London. Only five posts were available to general practitioner trainees. Nine regions anticipated an increase in training opportunities. Regional liaison representatives had incomplete knowledge of the availability of liaison training opportunities in their region.Clinical ImplicationsThe College guidelines to incorporate liaison experience into all training schemes have not been implemented. In four regions no training opportunities were identified whatsoever. A national database is needed to monitor training opportunities and inform further development of training posts.

Audit of Neurosurgery Senior House Officer training in the United Kingdom and Eire: a postal survey

2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-226
Author(s):  
R Nadarajah ◽  
M Tait ◽  
P Patel ◽  
F Ticehurst ◽  
A Amin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Postal Survey ◽  
House Officer ◽  
Senior House Officer ◽  
Officer Training ◽  
The United Kingdom

scholarly journals Rotational Training Schemes in Psychiatry and Assessment of Trainees

1981 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 73-76
Keyword(s):  
Professional Training ◽  
House Officer ◽  
Senior House Officer ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Educational Programmes ◽  
Training Schemes ◽  
Main Components

Council have given consideration to the organization of rotational training schemes in psychiatry at senior house officer and registrar level and the assessment of trainees. Council are conscious of the wide range of opinion held within the profession about the content of general professional (i.e. pre-MRCPsych) training and the need for any guidance offered to be sufficiently flexible to accommodate a variety of viewpoints. Nonetheless, it is felt that reasonably clear advice can be given about the main components of general professional training. It is hoped that this report will be helpful to psychiatric tutors and others responsible for organizing training schemes. The College has already issued guidance on some of the matters with which this report is concerned in its pamphlet Educational Programmes for Trainees in Psychiatry and in an article entitled ‘Approval Visits: Guidelines on Criteria and Facilities for Training’ (Bulletin, September 1978, pp 158–59).

It's Getting Better: Progress in Medical Senior House Officer Training in Scotland

2007 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-35
Author(s):  
M Roberts ◽  
K McHardy ◽  
J Wakeling ◽  
E Dalgetty ◽  
A Cadzow ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
House Officer ◽  
Senior House Officer ◽  
Officer Training

scholarly journals Liaison psychiatry continues to expand: developing services in the British Isles

2003 ◽  
Vol 27 (9) ◽  
pp. 339-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geraldine Swift ◽  
Else Guthrie
Keyword(s):  
Local Development ◽  
Postal Survey ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Liaison Psychiatry ◽  
Specialist Registrar ◽  
Current State ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Uk

Aims and MethodA postal survey of consultants in liaison psychiatry was carried out in the spring of 2002 to document the current state of liaison psychiatry in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Information was collected on post specifications, clinical organisation and plans for further local development.ResultsNinety-three liaison consultants were identified. Seventy-seven posts were full-time or half-time, compared with 43 such posts in 1996. During the same time period, specialist registrar training posts have doubled from 30 to 61. A third of respondents anticipated further consultant posts in their region.Clinical ImplicationsDespite the increase in the number of liaison consultants since 1996, the numbers still fall below that recommended by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Liaison consultants need to improve links with primary care and continue to develop specialised services to demonstrate the qualitative and financial benefits that liaison psychiatry has to offer to a wide range of patients.

scholarly journals Managing postgraduate education

1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Whyte
Keyword(s):  
Royal College ◽  
Postgraduate Education ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
House Officer ◽  
Senior House Officer ◽  
Specialist Training ◽  
Supervised Training ◽  
The Past ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Training Schemes

There have been many changes in postgraduate education in psychiatry over the past 15 years. The Royal College of Psychiatrists was ahead of most other Medical Royal Colleges in organising supervised training schemes which took into account the educational needs of the trainee as well as providing an appropriate service to patients. The approval exercise, with inspection of both basic specialist and higher specialist training schemes, was introduced more than 20 years ago. Prior to the introduction of ‘Achieving a Balance’ – Plan for Action (Department of Health, 1987), the senior house officer (SHO) and registrar grades in psychiatry were more or less interchangeable, although those in registrar posts tended to rotate outwith their base hospital and gain experience in the sub-specialities.

scholarly journals How Many GP Referrals to Dermatology Outpatients are Really Necessary?

1989 ◽  
Vol 82 (6) ◽  
pp. 347-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
M J Sladden ◽  
R A C Graham-Brown
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Postgraduate Education ◽  
House Officer ◽  
Senior House Officer ◽  
Training Schemes

In a survey of patients referred to the dermatology outpatients department of a British teaching hospital, 26% of referrals were considered unnecessary by a senior house officer with three months practical dermatological experience. We conclude that better undergraduate and postgraduate education in dermatology is essential. A period spent in dermatology should be included in all vocational training schemes for general practice.

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