Bradford VTS

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Bradford VTS

• Study Leave Guide

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Study Leave Funding

• Funding for courses will not usually be a
  constraint BUT..
• Study leave entitlement will be
• Funding 750 per GPR per annum plus the core
  courses, which are now funded centrally by the
  Deanery.

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What are the CORE Courses?

• Summer School (4 days)
• Family Planning theory course (2 or 3 days)
• Minor Surgery (2 days)
• Child Health Surveillance (2 or 3 days)
• The Yorkshire MRCGP preparation course (2 ½ days
  over Friday to Sunday)
• Induction and Exit courses (2 days).

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Planning Your Study Leave

• It is easy to exceed your study leave allowance,
  particularly in the last 6 months.
• Different GPRs have different needs and it is
  therefore not intended that you use this amount
  exactly. Some will need more and some less
• It is important that you plan your courses over
  the entire duration of the scheme

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Planning Your Study Leave

• Entitlement 2 weeks study leave per year
• All study leave requests must in the first
  instance be agreed by your current educational
  supervisor.
• It is important to gain agreement that your
  service commitments can be covered.

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Residential Courses

• We hope to be able to offer a number of short
  residential courses
• Particularly for those in hospital posts where it
  is difficult to come to Half Day Release
• Eg Clinical Effectiveness Course in November

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Further Information

• please feel free to talk or e-mail Nick Price
• (drnikprice_at_aol.com)