Programme Structure
The Sheffield GP Specialty Training Programme is part of postgraduate training in the South Yorkshire Locality of the Yorkshire and the Humber Deanery. (The other programmes in the locality are Rotherham, Barnsley and Doncaster.
Aims and Objectives
The aims and objectives of the programme are to help the trainees to:
- be clinically competent
- have a broad awareness of primary health care issues
- have good communications skills
- have the ability to make changes in practice
- to have good organisational skills.
Programme Philosophy
Doctors accepted onto the Sheffield GPSTP are expected to be responsible for their own learning in training practices and GPSTP groups. The emphasis is on holistic care, a broad awareness of issues (including political, social, psychological), and the doctor-patient relationship.
What is Good Health Care?
- Timely access to care
- High quality clinical care (Diagnosis and Clinical Management)
- High quality interpersonal care
What do patients value?
- Availability (appointments, waiting times, telephone)
- Technical competence
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal attributes
- Organisation of care (continuity, co-ordination, availability on-site)