ARCP

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ARCP

• An overview.

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ARCP

• Defined in Gold Guide.
• Annual
• Review
• Competence
• Progression
• Allows GPStR to move from one year to next
  through a gateway.
• ARCP - final review for CCT

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Competency areas.

• 12 areas.

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ARCP Panels

• Check that there is sufficient evidence to make a
  decision on progression
• Make a decision on progression.

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Who is on the panel

• Chair APD
• PD
• Trainer
• Lay
• RCGP external.

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How?

• ES and GPStR self rating
• Curriculum Coverage Assessment
• Skills Log Evidence for DOPs
• Assessments Check number Quality
• Learning Log entries.
• PDP
• ESR comments.

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Possible Outcomes

• 1 Satisfactory Progress.
• 2 Unsatisfactory Progress but no additional
  training.
• 3 Unsatisfactory Progress with additional
  training.
• 4 Released from training programme.
• 5 Insufficient evidence presented.

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GPR seen by the panel

• If not satisfactory
• Outcome 2, 3, 4.

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Educational Supervisors Review

• One every 6 months.
• 6 Month review
• 12 Month review.
• 18 Month review
• 24 month review
• 30 Month review
• 34 Month review

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Outcomes

• Satisfactory
• Panel Opinion
• Unsatisfactory.

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Issues

• Dates Gateway and annual reviews
• Completion of portfolios

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Dates

• Must have a review every 12 months (Gold Guide)
• Annual review is every 12 months
• Gateway is moving ST year
• LTFT (part-time) have different Annual and
  Gateway.
• Mat Leave/Sickness OOP.

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E-portfolio

• Completeness.
• ST12 have 2 month window. 1 month before review
  data and 1 month after.
• ARCP approx 6 weeks after review date.
• ST3 review at 34th month. ARCP sign off start
  of 35th month.

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When?

• All dates for 2009

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How can you help?

• Be aware of ARCP panel dates.
• Help GPR and Trainers be aware of date problems.
• Nagging GPR to do assessments.
• Protected time for Reviews.