This page provides guidance for BOTH trainers and registrars who are experiencing difficulty either with each other, in their personal lives or with the progression of training.

 

What Types of Trainee Doctors Tend to Experience Difficulty?

 

 

 

 

So, What Types Of Problems Do Doctors In Training Get?

 

 

The Tenets for Difficult Situations 1

 

 

 

 

The Tenets for Difficult Situations 2

 

Remember the mnemonic S.I.D.

 

 

 

As a Trainer, Where Can I Get Support/Help?

 

* Use your Trainer Group but ensure that the local Programme Director(s) know about your concerns and that you have both documented these..

 

* Needless to say, don't forget about your Programme Director; and tell them EARLY! When concerns are past on late, there is very little space left for offering suggestions or alternatives.

 

* Use the Deanery. Associate Directors are available to help and advise both you and GP training schemes. They can sometimes remove the load of making difficult decisions from your shoulders if you would find this helpful. At all times they must be provided with documented information to facilitate their decision making. Do not short-circuit the ladder however, the natural place for trainers to initially voice any concerns is with their Programme Director(s). The ‘lead Director’ for Bradford is Sheena McMain and Adrian Dunbar.

 

* Use the BMA. They have Industrial Relations Officers available to provide free advice about contractual and employment issues. Do not forget your defence organisation as a source of advice. Do not act first and ask questions later, rather do the reverse