There is a long tradition of training within the practice. Qualified doctors who are training to be General Practitioners spend time at the practice before moving on to another surgery once they are fully qualified GPs. The practice is linked to the Oxford Deanery.
Training has changed dramatically in the past few years, and now we are lucky to be able to welcome not only doctors who are training to be GPs, but also doctors who are experiencing general practice before continuing a career in hospital.
Doctors you may meet in the practice include Specialty Trainees (ST) in years 1-3 off their training to be GPs. These are the doctors who used to be known as Registrars. They spend six or twelve months working here. We also have Foundation grade (F1 or F2) doctors who may or may not go on to a career in General practice. They work in the practice for four month periods.
All of these doctors are fully qualified, and also have supervision from one of the Partners in the practice.
For teaching purposes, some consultations may be recorded (audio for telephone, video for face to face). These recordings will only be viewed by Doctors, for the assessment and training of the trainee doctor, not of the patient. All recordings will be erased as soon as practicable. You will ALWAYS be asked to give written permission before and at the end of the consultation. Please do say if you would prefer not to be recorded, your preference will not reflect upon the care provided to you.
We are very grateful to our patients for their support with our trainee doctors, however, you prefer to see your doctor in private, please let us know.