04/06/2025
We are pleased to announce that Twyford Surgery has now been approved as an accredited learning environment by the Thames Valley & Wessex Primary Care School.
There has been a lot of work in the background preparing and ensuring processes are in place to make certain that we provide an effective and safe placement for learners of different backgrounds.
A number of patients have already been aware that we have had final year physician associate students undertaking their GP placement with us recently, and we are grateful to those patients who have and continue to facilitate the learning of our students.
We are likely to host learners such as medical, physician associate and paramedic students in the future.
We will also welcome back GP trainees starting this summer. Many of you will remember Dr Davies previously trained GPs including those that went on to stay at Twyford for many years, such as Dr Grantham and Dr Ruffle!
Dr Hey has now been approved as a GP trainer and will supervise our first final year trainee commencing for 12months in August.
Dr Agarwal is also hoping to finalise his approval in the coming months, having previously trained GPs in London before he joined us at Twyford.
We are really excited by this practice development. Providing opportunities for learners of all types to spend time in General Practice is of paramount importance. Enabling an effective placement will educate and highlight the very varied work that is done and the challenges we face in relation to the primary and secondary care interface so that those who go on to work in secondary care understand what we do better. But most of all, we want to provide a rewarding placement that shows what a fantastic place to work general practice is, and encourages more into primary care to bolster our future workforce. We would love to train the future Dr Granthams and Ruffles who spend their careers at Twyford!
We thank you all for helping us to train these future healthcare professionals. We couldn’t do it without your support.
Please be assured that all students are fully supervised, and no assessments will be undertaken by them without a complete review of the patient by a supervising clinician. More information will be updated and made available on our website regarding learners. And of course, if you ever feel you would rather not see a learner when this is stated, it is your right to say so, and they will then either step out of the room when observing a clinician, or you will not be asked to see them before the GP review.
GP trainees are fully qualified doctors who have spent at least 3 years working in hospital jobs. They will see patients directly but will be fully supported, and all their patients will be discussed with their mentor on the same day. When a trainee has concerns or queries immediately, a senior GP will be available to offer support there and then. Again, further information regarding the process of GP training will be made available on our website.
