Teaching and Training
We are proud to be a training practice and believe that this helps us to maintain the high standards
of care you come to expect of us. We also believe that it is good for recruitment of quality GPs into the practice and into Gateshead.
Registrar Training
We normally have two registrars in the practice at any one time.
Registrars are fully qualified doctors who are gaining more experience, under
supervision in order to obtain accreditation as independent GPs. In order to gain as much different experience as
possible, they usually only remain at a practice for six months at a time.
From time to time they may request your permission to video their consultation with you. This
may be for training purposes or to prove to the accrediting body that they are ready to become GPs.
You have the right to refuse permission at any time - it will not affect your care in any way. However,
this is a valuable training tool (frequently used by the regular doctors for continuing professional development.) The videos remain strictly confidential and are only seen by GPs within the practice or by examiners; they are
destroyed after use.
Medical Student Teaching
We are involved in the teaching of third year medical students from the University
of Newcastle upon Tyne, though on occasion we may have other students in the practice.
Occasionally we may ask patients if they would be kind enough to help the teaching
by speaking to the students about their experience of their illness.
From time to time, students may sit in with a doctor during surgery. You will always
be told if a doctor has a student sitting in with them and you have the right to
ask to see the doctor without the student present. Simply inform the receptionists
of your wish prior to your appointment. Your care will not be affected in any way.