Wednesday 8th September 2021
New Updates
Horus - Reminder
Please can all foundation trainees ensure that they have activated their Horus account using the link sent to them to the email address used on Oriel.
This has now been issued multiple times and a number of trainees have not done this and failure to do so could be seen as non-engagement as the system requires you to accept your conditions of taking up a training appointment.
How to facilitate the scenario-based sessions for medical students and foundation stage trainees
Date and time: 16th September 2021, 2pm - 4.30pm
Location: Online – zoom (link will be provided upon booking)
Facilitators: Dr Stephen Anderson – Consultant Psychiatrist specialising in eating disorders Jess Griffiths – Clinical lead for beat
How to book: Email Sophie Clark, s.clark@beateatingdisorders.org.uk
Learning objectives for the session:
Understand the content and the expected learning outcomes for the scenario-based sessions and e-learning modules
Understand the process of booking a beat ambassador and incorporating their lived experience into the scenario-based sessions
Learn how to facilitate the sessions with medical students and foundation trainees to maximise their learning
Demonstrate application of the learning materials from e-learning modules into the scenario-based sessions
As preparation for the training session, we would like you to complete both the e-learning modules developed by Beat, the Faculty of Eating Disorders at the Royal College of Psychiatrists and Health Education England with support from the General Medical Council. The modules can be found here and further details about the training can be found here.
National HEE specialty recruitment webinar
A national HEE specialty recruitment webinar will be taking place for trainees:
Wednesday 15th September 2021 at 7pm:
- Please use the following MS teams link to join the webinar. link to join on the day
Foundation careers webpages
Our revised Foundation careers webpages which contain recorded versions of the FY1 webinars on self-awareness and career exploration which we delivered to trainees over the summer, can be found below:
Self Awareness | London (hee.nhs.uk)
Career Exploration | London (hee.nhs.uk)
Useful Information and Reminders
Foundation guidance produced by the UKFPO for Foundation Trainees
Please find below link to guidance for Foundation Trainees recently produced by the UKFPO.
Updated ARCP Requirement Guidance
Updated ARCP guidance has been published for trainees on 2016 Foundation Programme curriculum for ARCPs taking place between 1 October 2021 and 31 July 2022
ARCP Requirements Guidance – 2021-22 trainees on 2016 curriculum
*Please note: This guidance does not apply to any trainee who started either their F1 or F2 year on/after 4 August 2021, as they will be on the 2021 Foundation Programme curriculum.*
What are the 2021-22 TAB (Team Assessment of Behaviour) window dates for London and KSS Foundation Schools?
The recommended dates for TAB are detailed below but these dates are not mandatory. More information on the TAB process can be found on the Horus Website.
Placement 1
Opens: Monday 4th October 2021
Closes: Tuesday 6th December 2021
Placement 2
Opens: Monday 14th February 2022
Closes: Tuesday 28th March 2022
Placement 3
Opens: Monday 18th April 2022
Closes: Friday 20th May 2022
F1 trainee induction programme questionnaire
The Severn Foundation School is coordinating a project for participation by all F1s. You are invited to complete an F1 trainee induction programme questionnaire. This survey is part of a long term project to identify any concerns/anxieties you may have about starting your F1 post. The information you provide will help to develop a realistic evaluation of the induction programme and help us to improve working life for future trainees.
To access the survey please log onto https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/LBCL3TB
If possible, please complete the survey in one sitting since you will not be able to access it later. It should only take you approximately 10 minutes to complete. The questionnaire is anonymous and your thoughts and comments are greatly appreciated.
A follow up survey will be sent to you in October 2021 to gauge how you are feeling as you gain further clinical exposure. The survey is open until 30th September 2021.
Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire.
Clare van Hamel
Severn Foundation School Director
2022 PSA FS dates
We have now contacted trusts separately who will need to make arrangements for their trainees who will be sitting the 7th September exam.
For the 7th September 2021 sitting, trainees who have not sat and passed the exam at Medical School will be able to sit the exam virtually. Trainees that have previously sat and not passed the exam will be required to sit subsequent attempts in person, with in person invigilation.
Please note the dates for all PSA sittings (all held at 1pm):
Tuesday 7 September 2021
Monday 14th March 2022
Friday 29th April 2022
New UK Foundation Programme Curriculum 2021
The Foundation Programme (FP) curriculum, which underpins the training and professional development of newly graduated doctors, relaunches for the first time in five years this summer.
Key points
The curriculum sets out a holistic approach to care including physical health, mental health and social health and the skills required to manage this in both acute and community settings and for patients with chronic conditions. Foundation doctors must demonstrate that they are competent in the traditional elements of medical training but also in areas such as communication and consultation skills, patient safety and teamwork. The curriculum provides a framework for educational progression that will help them achieve these skills and supports them through the first two years of professional development after graduation from medical school.
High standards of support and the importance of direct observation in the workplace feature strongly in the 2021 curriculum. It has a reduced number of higher-level outcomes and professional capabilities which means it is easier to follow and provides a more streamlined approach.
There are also changes for clinical and educational supervisors, who are required to have a better understanding of equality and diversity issues and have up to date CPD in foundation training.
Resources and further information
The UKFPO have put together a series of resources that will help trainees, trainers and foundation schools to understand what the new curriculum means for them.
To access these resources and for further information, please visit our website via https://foundationprogramme.nhs.uk/curriculum/
Actions
Please review the resources via our website.
Please forward this email onto your networks.
We would like to thank everyone involved in the production and roll out of the new curriculum for your time and expertise!
If you have any queries or comments about the revised curriculum, please contact us via Curriculum2021@foundationprogramme.nhs.uk
UKFPO Team
Contacting the London and KSS Foundation Schools
There has recently been an increase in emails/messages being sent to personal inboxes. Please be reminded that contact with the Foundation Team in HET should be through the PGMDE Support Portal rather than to individuals email addresses or shared mailboxes. This will ensure that your query can be directed to the correct person within the team and dealt with as quickly as possible. Please click here to be directed to the PGMDE Support Portal.
Please do not use F1.LASE@Hee.nhs.uk, F2.lase@hee.nhs.uk, FPEnquiries.lase@hee.nhs.uk or personal inboxes.
UKFPO Bulletin
To read the latest UKFPO Bulletin access the link below:
https://foundationprogramme.nhs.uk/ukfpo-bulletin-8-september-2021/
Self-Development Time
Recommendation #14 of the foundation review was to ensure all foundation doctors have time formally included in their work schedules for non-clinical professional activities and that this would be called ‘self-development time’.
From August 2020, all English trusts with foundation doctors were required to include self-development time in the work schedules of foundation year two (FY2) and then if possible for foundation year one (FY1) doctors. FY2 doctors had a minimum of two hours per week self-development time. FY1 doctors also had a minimum of 1 hour although not mandatory.
After evaluating the first year of this scheme listening to feedback from trainees themselves and the system it has been determined that from August 2021 all FY1 and FY2 doctors will have a minimum of 2 hours on average per week of SDT time. The implementation of this has been planned with the wellbeing of doctors in mind, but also with the demands that are being placed upon service provision in mind.
Further information and case studies is available on https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/doctors-training/foundation-review
- New requirements on Self-Development Time for Foundation Doctors from 1 August 2021 - Self development time - NHS Employers
- Other Royal Colleges have recommendations on this area too for core and higher trainees – e.g. Educational Development Time - TSC Recommendations Feb 2021.pdf (rcem.ac.uk)
- Fines information for Guardians – when fines should be applied : Rota-rules-at-a-glance.pdf (nhsemployers.org)
PSG Now Mandatory for all Foundation Trainees
Extract from Horus:
“The importance of the Placement Supervision Group (PSG)
The UK FP Curriculum Delivery Group have developed a helpful one-page information sheet (available on the UKFPO’s Sharing Best Practice page) on the importance of using the PSG to gain robust feedback about all foundation doctors (and specifically not just those who may require additional support).
The PSG is part of the FP Curriculum 2016 and will be a part of the new curriculum as well.
Please make your Foundation Programme Directors (FPDs) and medical education managers aware of this guidance and encourage the use of the PSG feedback tools in the e-portfolios”
Courses, Events, Research and Competitions
Save the date: Psychiatry - Foundation Trainee Conference 2021
Preparations are underway for our next Psychiatry Foundation Trainee Conference to be held on 21 September 2021, 09:00-12:30 via Zoom.
Following on from four hugely successful events, we will be back virtually exploring routes into psychiatry
Sessions and workshops include:
- Making the most of your foundation training
- F3 years and more
- Specialty elevator pitches and Q&A
- The impact of Covid-19 on foundation training
- RCPsych and Sustainability
Whether you’re committed to a career in psychiatry or are still on the fence, this event will help delegates to explore the many options available throughout foundation training and before entering specialty training.
Booking will open shortly on the College website, to receive a notification when bookings open, please email us at careers@rcpsych.ac.uk.
MRCP Part 1 training course
On 9th and 10th October 2021 there will be an MRCP part 1 course run at King’s College Hospital. The course has been running for over 15 years, organised by Dr Galloway (King’s College Hospital, London) and Dr Jones (Salford Royal, Manchester). The course will be hybrid with 20 face to face places, and 100 online places. The course is free to attend. Full details (including booking information) can be found online at www.mrcpcourse.co.uk. The course is very intensive, and ideal for people who are planning to sit the exam in November. The course will run again in December 2021 in preparation for the January 2022 exams.
Useful links