Out Of Hours (OOH)
Introduction
Below is the information from the Deanery regarding OOHs:
"Out of Hours care is a contractual issue but also an educational one relating to curriculum statement 7 Care of acutely ill people and Competence 12 (Fitness to practice).
The BMA model contract for trainees stipulates a minimum of 72 OOH hours are required in ST3. Trainees are thus paid to provide OOH care at a rate of 1 session per month whilst in General Practice posts, each session lasting 4-6 hours according to the COGPED guidance (available at http://www.cogped.org.uk/page.php?id=199). For Trainees with 18 months in GP, this means a minimum of 18 OOH sessions. OOH requirements are calculated pro rata for less than full time trainees.
Trainees with OOH sessions missing from ST1 or ST2 should ensure they are completed before the end of training.
The educational supervisor should check that the correct number of OOH sessions have been completed. It is best practice for trainees to upload into their ePortfolio scanned copies of all of their OOH record sheets, signed by their session supervisor, for each session they complete.
Trainees should not write more than one OOH Learning Log type entry per session otherwise this can be misleading regarding the number of sessions completed. It is good practice for the title of the log entry to include the number of OOH hours completed, for clarity. OOH Learning Log entries in ST3 should only cover OOH done in Primary Care posts and should be reflective."
Please note for all ST1 starting after Aug 2011 we will be actively policing your OOHs. Any not done in ST1 and 2 will need to be added to your ST3 requirements.
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