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Welcome to Swansea Bay GP Training Scheme

The Swansea bay GP Training Scheme

Covering Swansea and Neath Port Talbot.

Vibrant City life of Swansea. The glorious beaches of the Gower. The stunning Waterfalls at Glynneath’s doorstep.

What to Expect.

what to expect?

The GP Speciality Training course is going to be a memorable three years. It’s slightly longer if you’re less than full time.

An example three year run might be:

  1. GST1: 6 months in GP, 6 months in hospital
  2. GPST2: 6 months in hospital 6 months in GP
  3. GPST3: 12 months in GP

So 1 year in hospital and 2 years in GP-land

In GP-land you’ll get:

  • Protected teaching time for tutorials
  • Protected self directed learning time
  • Protected Group teaching 
  • Study budget that can roll over to next year if unused

There’s more information below on exactly how much protected teaching time you’ll get. But it’s pretty good.

  • Psychiatry – (Cefn Coed Hospital)
  • Psychiatry – (Neath Port Talbot Hospital)
  • A&E – (Morriston Hospital)
  • Paediatrics (Morriston Hospital)
  • ENT (Morriston Hospital)
  • Medicine – (Singleton)
  • Medicine – (Morriston Hospital)
  • Medicine – (Neath Port Talbot Hospital)
  • Ophthalmology (Singleton Hospital)
  • Obstetrics and gynaecology (Singleton Hospital)

  • Glynneath Medical Centre (Vale of Neath Practice)
  • Briton Ferry Health Centre (Dr H Wilkes and Partners)
  • Brunswick Health Centre
  • Brynhyfryd Medical Centre
  • Castle Surgery
  • Cwmfelin Medical Centre
  • Cwmtawe Medical Group
  • Dulais Valley Primary Care Centre
  • Dyfed Road Health Centre
  • Estuary Group Practice
  • Fforestfach Medical Group (Bensusan Practice)
  • Fforestfach Medical Group (Powell Practice)
  • Gower Medical Practice
  • Harbourside Health Centre
  • Abertawe Medical Partnership (formally High Street Surgery)
  • Kingsway Surgery
    Llansamlet Surgery (formally Llwyn Brwydrau Surgery)
  • Mount Surgery
  • Ystradgynlais Surgery (formally Pengorof Surgery)
  • Pontardawe Primary Care Centre
  • Princess Street Surgery
  • Riverside Surgery
  • Sketty & Killay Medical Centre
  • Skewen Medical Centre
  • Tabernacle Surgery
  • Talybont Surgery
  • SA1 Health Centre (formally Beacon Centre)
  • The Grove Medical Centre
  • Ty’r Felin Surgery
  • Uplands and Mumbles Surgery
  • Victoria Gardens Surgery
  • West Cross and St Thomas Surgery

PASS Programme

The PASS Programme

For those GP trainees in the Swansea Bay Training Scheme, if you ever need more assistance, you may be offered support through the PASS Programme (Programme for Additional Specialised Support).

News and Updates

Swansea Bay GP Training Scheme General Guidance

  • Dr Rebecca Jenkinson
  • Dr Keith Hawkins
  • Dr Richard Beynon

A full time GP trainee is a Monday to Friday, 10 sessions per week (2 sessions per day, with 1 session counting as 4 hours).

This consists of 7 clinical sessions (i.e. surgeries or clinics) and 3 educational sessions (i.e. tutorial or Self Directed Learning Session AND attendance at HDR Release).

The proportion of clinical to educational sessions in a GP posts has a 7:3 ratio and the number of educational sessions is adjusted pro rata depending on a working week.

An example of a balanced week may be:

  • 5 Day working week: 7 clinical: 3 educational sessions
  • 4 Day working week: 6 clinical: 2 educational sessions
  • 3 Day working week: 4 clinical: 2 educational sessions
  • 2 Day working week: 3 clinical: 1 educational session
  • 1 Day working week: 2 clinical: 0 educational sessions

Half  Day Release are sessions where as a GP trainee you get PAID to be taught. That’s right. It’s a break from clinical work and an opportunity to expand that grey matter.

The Programme Directors run a time table throughout the year to help cover various aspects of the GP curriculum.

In Swansea Bay Scheme, this runs on Tuesday

  • ST1 & ST2 starts at 08:45am
  • ST3 starts 1:45pm
  • Location: Singleton Teaching Centre unless otherwise stated
  • Attendance: Mandatory for GP trainees in GP posts, optional in hospital post unless on leave.
  • Please inform GP training admin if unable to attend.
  • These training sessions are a mandatory part of your contract and are not optional. Repeated non-attendance or late attendance or leaving early without explanation is unprofessional behaviour and could be a marker of underperformance. This may lead to concerns being raised with the Educational Supervisor/Practice Manager/GP Training Wales and the Single Lead Employer.

If there is no scheduled HDR, then trainees can have an additional SDL as long as the pro-rata of clinical to educational session is maintained.

  • When: Quarterly
  • Duration: All day in place of HDR teaching
  • Attendance: Expected by all GP trainees using study leave 
  • Location: To be confirmed as larger venues are often required

  • 60 sessions per year (Full Time Equivalent)
  • Split equally across each 6 month post
  • 30 sessions per 6 month GP posts
    • 23 sessions of which are HDR sessions
    • 7 sessions (3.5 days) study leave
  • 30 sessions per hospital post
    • 12 sessions HDR teaching
    • 18 sessions for other

  • LTFT have pro-rata leave days and educational sessions
  • This works out as
    • 100% or 10 session (full time): 7 clinical and 3 educational sessions
    • 80% or 8 sessions:
      • 5 week rolling rota
        • 3 weeks of 6 clinical 2 educational
        • 2 weeks: 5 clinical and 3 educational
    • 70% or 7 sessions
      • 10 week rolling rota
        • 9 weeks: 5 clinical and 2 educational
        • 1 week 4 clinical and 3 educational
  • 60% or 6 sessions
    • 5 week rolling rota
      • 4 weeks: 4 clinical and 2 educational
      • 1 week: 5 clinical and 1 educational session
  • 50% or 5 sessions
    • 2 week rolling rota
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The Scheme Administrator:

SBU.GPSTProgrammeAdmin@wales.nhs.uk

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