Council of RCGP Scotland - Call for
nominations
RCGP Scotland would like to hear from College
members with an interest in informing College views and policy in
Scotland. Four seats will become vacant on the College’s Scottish
Council in November 2008 (two seats for a 2 year term of office and
two seats for a 3 year term).
As a member of Council you will have the
opportunity to shape issues that affect general practice in
Scotland by participating in an effective and influential
Council. Meetings take place 4 times a year and are held in
Edinburgh (travel costs are reimbursed).
For further information please download the
Ballot Q&A.
In order to put yourself or a colleague
forward for membership, please download the Nomination Form.
Forms must be returned no later than
5pm on 15 August 2008.
If you would like to receive further
information please contact Paul Alexander, RCGP Scotland, 25 Queen
Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1JX. Tel: 0131 260 6805, Email:palexander@rcgp-scotland.org.uk.
The popular annual GP Speciality Registrars
Day is being held this year on 25 September at the Stirling
Management Centre.
The day offers the opportunity to hear about
how to become a GP and the issues affecting General Practice today.
Talks will be given by Dr Colin Hunter, Dr Bill Reith and Dr Jim
Rodger who will share their knowledge, experiences and expertise,
giving a flavour of the challenges and opportunities for the
individual GP’s and for General Practice as a discipline.
To reserve your place contact Claire Godley
at cgodley@rcgp-scotland.org.uk
or call 0131 260 6821. You can also register online at
rcgp-scotland.org.uk.
Quality Practice Award (QPA) Information and
Study Days
RCGP Scotland will be holding an Information
Day on 11 September for those working towards QPA and Modular QPA.
There will also be a study day held on the 12 September, for
current or potential QPA assessors.
To book your place please contact Claire
Godley on 0131 260 6821 or e-mail Claire at cgodley@rcgp-scotland.org.uk
HOOLET
SURVEY 2008
Please tell us your views on RCGP Scotland's Hoolet magazine and
we'll enter you in a draw to win £100 of Marks
and Spencer vouchers! Simply click on the link above.
UK Consensus Conference on Acute Medicine - 13th & 14th
November 2008
The most recent definition of acute medicine as that part of
general (internal) medicine concerned with the immediate and early
specialist management of adult patients suffering from a wide range
of medical conditions who present to, or from within hospitals,
requiring urgent or emergency care comes from the Royal
Colleges. Does the service agree, and does the present delivery of
acute medicine meet this definition?
In an attempt to provoke discussion and develop a consensus on
these and other related issues, RCPE, SAM and RCGP Scotland would
encourage you to attend this Consensus Conference on Acute
Medicine. The Chair, Deputy Chair and the Immediate
Past Chair of RCGP Scotland (Dr Ken Lawton, Professor Trevor Gibbs
and Dr Mairi Scott respectively) are all involved in the delivery
of this Conference. Come and make sure your views are
known.
Ukraine Travelling Fellowship
Award
RCGP Scotland invites Scottish members of the Royal College of
General Practitioners to apply for our new award, the Ukraine
Travelling Fellowship Award.
RCGP Scotland established this award with the Ukraine
Association of Family Medicine, and the successful candidate will
be provided with financial support to take
forward previous work into the second phase of
development. For further details on this award and
the application process, please look here.
Modular Quality Practice
Award (mQPA)
The evolution of QPA sees the
development of a new modularised version which aims to encourage
non QPA GP practices to undertake a more manageable, modularised
approach to the award. Instead of having 18 months to
complete QPA, practices will have 5 years in which to complete six
modules. The Pilot is now officially launched!!!
If you wish to declare your interest in the mQPA please contact
Claire Godley on cgodley@rcgp-scotland.org.uk.
A letter
to members from RCGP Scotland Chair, Dr Ken Lawton on
the issue of the GMS Contract Negotiations was e-mailed on Tuesday
18th March.
RCGP Scotland Operational Plan 2008/2009
RCGP Scotland's Operational Plan for 2008/2009 is now available
to view. The plan is based upon the College's Strategic
Plan and is designed to complement it. Targeting the needs of
our members and key external stakeholders in Scotland as part of a
national UK organisation, the plan clearly maps the agreed
priorities and operational tasks to be delivered by RCGP
Scotland.
Front Line Community Health Services For Pandemic
Influenza: Recommendations for Scotland
In 2006 RCGP Scotland were commissioned by the previous Scottish
Executive Health Department (SEHD) to prepare a paper providing
recommendations for operational delivery of community based health
and care services during a flu pandemic. For
further information on how this document evolved, please look
here.
PG TIPS - Getting the most
from your Patient Participation Group
RCGP Scotland's patient group P3 have developed an online
resource to provide as much information on Patient Participation
Groups as possible. Including FAQ's, testimonials and a
resources page, the pages are intended to grow over time
to become a refreshing one-stop-shop for all your patient
group needs.
Remote and Rural Training Pathways General Practitioners'
Subgroup Report.
This work has been carried out as part of the tripartite
collaboration between the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and
Faculties in Scotland (The Academy), NHS Education for Scotland
(NES) and the Remote and Rural Steering Group on behalf of NHS
service requirements. The work has centred around the four key
medical specialties of Anaesthesia, General Practice, Medicine and
Surgery. The main focus of the work has been to design a
competency framework to train doctors for remote practice within
the context of the general training curricula for each
specialty.