Great Western Hospital nhs foundation Trust

“F2 teaching is amazing here – you get teaching every week on really good topics. From an F2 teaching point of view, this has got to be the best teaching programme that I’ve heard of. Also, here is awesome support in the job. Consultants always available & I feel really well supported.”

Farook Sarfraz, F2 (2011)

Accommodation

Downsview House is the residences block on the Great Western Hospital site built and managed by UNITE.

There are 143 units comprising a range of shared flats for single occupancy, all with en-suite shower rooms and a spacious shared kitchen lounge area, as well as 1 bedroomed flats for couples (no children or pets are allowed). A number of these rooms are fully adapted for wheelchair use.

The Facilities

Each en-suite room is fully furnished with a single bed, wardrobe, drawers, desk, bookcase, desk and easy chair, lamp, radio alarm clock, mini kettle and mugs, pin board, waste bin and telephone. The room is also provided with bedding and towels that will be changed regularly.

Each cluster flat has a communal area for cooking, dining and socialising. These are fully furnished and equipped with kitchen units, cooker, hob, fridge-freezer, dishwasher, coffee maker, TV, video, iron & ironing board, vacuum cleaner, mop & bucket, dining table & chairs, easy chairs and coffee table and all kitchen utensils, crockery, cutlery and saucepans.

The one bedroomed flats are comprised of a large kitchen/lounge/dining room, a double bedroom, a shower room/pod and a cleaning/storage cupboard. These flats contain all the same elements that are in each of the en-suite rooms and cluster flats communal areas.

Other Facilities

Telephone & Internet Access – all telephones are connected to the internal telephone network and external dialling facilities can be requested through the Accommodation Department. Internet access is provided to all rooms free of charge.

Common Room– there is a large common room on the ground floor of Downsview house which has a kitchenette, pool table, vending machines and a television with freeview.

Laundry Room – there is a communal laundry room on the ground floor which is competitively priced and available 24 hours a day.

Bicycle Stores – a secure and undercover cycle store is located within the grounds.

Car Parking – there is a large car park for residents only and spaces are allocated on a first come, first served basis

Security – a state of the art security system offers 24 hour CCTV surveillance in addition to the 24 hour concierge, an emergency call point and a door access system.

Junior Doctor’s Mess

In October 2010 the Great Western Hospital’s Junior Doctor’s Mess moved to brand new accommodation on the Ground Floor between the Main Hospital and the Brunel Treatment Centre.

Facilities in the Mess include a pool table, 50” plasma screen TV, games console, two PCs, main dining table & chairs, and lots of comfy seating.

The brand new kitchen area includes a bistro-style sitting area, fridge freezer, microwave, instant water boiler, sink area, and a dishwasher.

Curry is provided at weekends for those on call and there is a constant supply of tea, coffee, milk, bread, cuppa soups, cereal, biscuits and sweets in the mess for members.

The Mess is a hive of activity with sports clubs (football, netball, running), and regular events – the Payday Parties are particularly popular!

“GWH is a brilliant hospital to start life as a proper doctor! It’s big enough to provide excitement and variety, but small enough that you feel part of a team. The staff are all wonderful and eager to teach. The medicine rotations are mixed with AAU so it’s a great choice if you wanted to do A&E but have too many other choices for F2, and provides a steep learning curve! If I could make my choices again I would definitely still place GWH at the top of the list!”

Nicola Cook, F1 (2011)

Induction

What to expect

At the GWH Foundation Trust we supported an early start for F1s in July/August 2009, 2010 and 2011 by providing a week-long induction programme. The feedback from these induction programmes was excellent.

The programme was underpinned and driven by the Trusts existing Foundation Trainees and incorporated a number of taught and drop-in sessions, workshops, and a hugely successful social event towards the end of the week which brought-together the new F1s, existing F1s, consultants from across the Trust, the Medical Education Team and Trust Management.

This enabled early familiarisation with wards and patients, and ensured effective induction to address risks including safe prescribing and fluid prescription.

Following the success of the July/August 2009, 2010 and 2011 Induction Programme, we will again be supporting an early start for F1s in 2012. An example copy of the Induction Programme from August 2011 can be found on the next page.

New F1 Trainees Practical Clinical Scenarios Training Day

25th July 2011

Prior to the formal induction programme, a SIM day was held for our incoming new F1s.  This course was designed and facilitated by two Core Medical Trainees at the Trust and involved current F1s assisting the new F1s at various stations.  The purpose of the day was to prepare the new F1s for acute situations they may find themselves in during their first few weeks of being a doctor. 

The new F1s also enjoyed a welcome meal at Le Rendezvous which was sponsored by Severn Foundation School. The evening proved to be a great success, as it allowed the new F1s to develop a relationship with more senior peers in a relatively informal setting.

Time	Group One	Group Two
0830	Registration - The Academy
0900	Introduction - Lecture Hall 2
0910	Emergency: Upper GI Bleed Lecture Hall 2	Practical Clinical Scenario: Asthma Seminar Room 1
0945	Coffee
1000	ABG Interpretation Lecture Hall 2	ECG Interpretation Seminar Room 1
1100	ECG Interpretation Seminar Room 1	ABG Interpretation Lecture Hall 2
1200	Lunch
1300	Practical Clinical Scenario: Chest Pain Lecture Hall 2	Practical Clinical Scenario: Low Urine Output Seminar Room 1
1345	Practical Clinical Scenario: Asthma Seminar Room 1	Emergency: Upper GI Bleed Lecture Hall 2
1415	Coffee
1430	On-call scenarios “What to do if….” Seminar Room 1
1545	Practical Clinical Scenario: Low Urine Output Seminar Room 1	Practical Clinical Scenario: Chest Pain Lecture Hall 2
1630	Coffee / Q&A Lecture Hall 2
1715	Fun Quiz - Lecture Hall 2
1735	Certificates and finish

FOUNDATION YEAR ONE INDUCTION PROGRAMME

26^th July – 2^nd August 2011

Date	Time	Session	Speaker		Venue
Tue 26^th July	0800 - 0830	Arrive, tea/coffee. Registration, photos & assigned to groups
	0830 - 0930	Trust Induction, inc. Fire Safety & ABLS Theory			Lecture 2
	0930 - 1015	IP&C, Blood Transfusion & Venepuncture Theory	IP&C Team
	1030 - 1130	ABLS Practical	Janice Cumpsty / Tina Symons		Seminar 1
	1130 - 1230	IT Training	Lesley Hartnell		Lecture 2
	1300 – 1330	Child Protection Level 1	Sue Thompson		Lecture 2
		Mental Capacity and DoLS
		Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
	1330 – 1410	Health & Safety (in Major Incidents & IR1)	Mark Hemphill / Stephen Higgins
		Manual Handling Theory
	1410 - 1430	ICU Outreach Team	Dawn Oddie
	1500 – 1615	Equality & Diversity, Conflict Resolution, Information Governance & Bereavement Services			Lecture 2
	Collect Name Badges
Wed 27^th July	0900	Eportfolio and WBAs		Amy Cook	Lecture 2
	1000	E-prescribing, Safe prescribing, Antibiotics & Pharmacy Services		Antibiotic Pharmacist	Lecture 2
	1115	Nutrition / Fluid Management / Sepsis		Reuben Cooper / Sekina Bakare	Lecture 2
	1230	SWIFT1 – Things I wish I had known (current F1s)		Debesh Mukherjee & Sue Chalstrey	Seminar 1
	1430	The AMU		Charlotte Cannon	Lecture 2
	1600	Clinical Audit		Ranju Gopal	Lecture 2
Thu 28^th July	Working with current F1 on ward
	1645	Review of first day on the wards		Amy Cook	Academy
	1700	Patient Scenarios		Current F1s	Sim Room
	Welcome Meal @ Le Rendezvous in Swindon town centre – 7pm - £14.50pp
Fri 29^th July	Working with current F1 on ward
Mon 1^st Aug	Working with current F1 on ward
Tue 2^nd Aug	Final clinical handover on wards