Target Audience/Eligibility Criteria
PED is aimed at GPs in Health Education England (HEE) North West Area who have a regular (non-locum) position at a practice be it as a partner or salaried.
Course Aim
This course aims to help you achieve your goals and improve your life as you ride the roller-coaster of general practice. The course will motivate you and develop your resilience and leadership skills. We will help you improve your management and leadership skills and support your learning and preparation for revalidation. It gives time to reflect on practice, plan for the future and develop leadership skills within a supportive peer group. The course is accredited at Masters Level. Feedback from the course highlights how helpful it is in helping GPs develop resilience to cope with the current stresses of practice.
Successful completion of the PED course and the academic assigns earns an award of a Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Practice, Management and Education (CPME) from the University of Centarl Lancashire (UCLan). There is a;os a variety of additional modules allowing flexible progression to a Postgraduate Diploma or MSc. Theses include the optional leadership module that is linked to PED.
Course Structure
The course is based around group work, with some individual work between sessions. Groups are carefully selected so that you will be with GPs of comparable experience. It is particularly useful for relatively new GPs as well as those who have an educational or leadership role or are interesting in developing these areas, or for GPs new to practice. Whether you have two or twenty two years experience in general practice, we have something to offer.
The tutors are practising GPs with an interest in education and the course is supported with a handbook and a SharePoint site with background reading. Written work is around personal education planning, practice development planning and critical incident analysis.
Course Duration
PED is usually spread over two years with three three-day residential modules in the Lake District (if this is not possible because of Covid, there will be a two-day virtual module and an extra study day instead).
Trainer/Facilitator
HEE, UCLan and RCGP NW Faculty
Date/Time/Venue
- First Residential – Wednesday 27th – Friday 29th September 2023, Castle Green Hotel in Kendal
- Second Residential – Wednesday 19th – Friday 21st June 2024 (dates TBC)
- Third Residential – Wednesday 14th – Friday 16th May 2025 (date TBC)
Residential – Lasting three days from Wednesday to Friday;
Study Days
Held between the first and second residential there are three study days held on a Thursday via Zoom.
Cost
PED educational costs are supported by HEE and participants are asked to contribute £480 towards the course fees and £75.00 per night towards the residential costs (if they are held). There are additional fees for UCLan registration and for the optional leadership module.
Booking Process/Additional Information
- The application form may be closed if a high volume of applicants are received. If you would like to apply for this course, please follow the LINK which will allow you to complete the application form and submit online.
- For further information please see the Flyer or PED 2023 Further information alternatively contact the Primary Care School primarycareschool.nw@hee.nhs.uk or you can email one of the tutors mark@sloanhome.co.uk , rebecca.baron@hee.nhs.uk or sluckhurst@uclan.ac.uk