Consultations and Debriefing
Experience has shown that the following schedule of appointment times suits most ST3s- however it will need to be tailored to each individual and in particular those who have done a recent GP placement in ST2 or who are planning an early CSA may need to move to shorter appointements faster.
Start 2 weeks half an hour appointments
Then 20 minute appointments to 2 months
Then 15 minutes to 4-6 months
Then 10 minutes for 10 weeks before CSA ideally
There should also be plans in place for debriefing. Initially this should be 10 minutes of trainer time for each registrar patient. This can quickly be reduced to every 2 or 3 patients and finally half an hour at the end of surgery. After a couple of months you may no longer plan a specific debrief time for each surgery but there should still be a nominated GP supervising the registrar for each surgery who they can go to for help and advice.