What Are These Then & What's the Point?

 

* DOPS are designed to provide feedback on a number of prescribed procedural skills essential to the provision of good clinical care.

 

* The mandatory procedures chosen have been selected as sufficiently important and/or technically demanding to warrant specific assessment.

 

* Trainees will be asked to undertake observed encounters during the three years with a different observer for each encounter.

 

* Each DOPS should represent a different procedure

 

 

 

There are 8 mandatory procedures to be covered:

 

Some of these procedures may be combined e.g. prostate and rectal examinations

NEED TO DO: all 8 listed below at any time in training; you keep doing them until you are deemed competent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are 11 optional procedures which should be recorded, if undertaken: (remember, they are not compulsory, just optional)

 

 

 

So, Who's Gonna Assess Me?

 

In hospital:

* experienced SpRs

* staff grades,

* appropriate nursing staff or

* consultants

 

In GP posts:

* GP trainer

* other GPs or

* appropriate nurses

 

 

 

 

How Many Times Do I Have To Repeat The Mandatory Ones?

 

You keep doing them until you are deemed competent.

However, it is the responsiblity of the trainee to ensure that they complete the appropriate assessments and build up a record of their training and evidence of competence through the e-portfolio.

 

 

 

How Long Does Each One Take?

Estimated time required : 10 - 20 minutes (5 - 15 min for assessment, 5 min for feedback)