Sessional Doctors - Support Group

Contact: Richard Gale

The Sessional Doctors Support Group meets at regular intervals, usually in the evenings. The group is open to anybody wishing to attend.

The focus is on GP's doing locums within Gloucestershire, but is open to Assistants, Retainer doctors, and those living outside Gloucestershire who still want to attend. The meetings are educationally structured, content usually being decided on at the previous meeting.

Sessional Doctors are encouraged to produce their own Learning Plan. Advice on the content of the plan is available from the GP Tutor, Jim Morison.

Future Meetings

Dates coming soon

www.nasgp.org.uk (the website of the National Association of Sessional GPs)

www.bma.org for those who are members - see GPC and salaried and freelance GP section

www.nhspa.gov.uk Information on Pensions

www.locum123.com An information resource. Non-profit making matching service and excellent downloadable locum guide

To obtain copies of BNF: - automatic through NASGP or DH publication orderline 08701555455

Helpful Documents (PDFs)

RCGP Guide to the Revalidation of General Practitioners
Focus on Salaried GPs (BMA) | NHS Pension Locum Claim Form A
NHS Pension Locum Claim Form B | NHS Pension GP SOLO
Complaints Procedures and Sessional GPs | Job Planning (BMA)
Model Salaried Contract (GMS) | Model Salaried Contract (PCT)

Educational tools from the psychogeriatrix meeting:

CLOX: an executive clock drawing task | Nice Nov 06 - Dementia
Quick reference guide hypnotics

Dr Mike England's lecture on the shoulder

Web Resources
www.anatomy.tv - the best anatomy website for the serious sports med docs www.getbodysmart.com - good site for the amateur or those that have forgotten all anatomy
www.nismat.org - useful "physical therapy" section on exercise programmes whilst awaiting physiotherapy input

PowerPoint Presentations
GP Shoulder
Spine & LBD

PDF Techniques for reduction of anteroinferior shoulder dislocation
An easy method to reduce anterior shoulder dislocation: the Spaso technique
Painful Shoulder