Doctors - a few reasons to train in Portsmouth
19/07/15 15:17
Dr Matthew Williams
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CQC – outstanding rating for the department
A* deanery award for training for 4 consecutive years
Noted culture of patient safety – e.g. daily safety briefs, development of a raft of SOPs/guidelines
GMC have used our department’s induction programme as an example of exemplary practice
Graded responsibility is a culture that the Consultant group foster: “acting up weeks” for advanced ICM trainees; acute medical registrars offered chance to act as ICM registrar
All trainees allocated a Consultant supervisor; trainee group regularly discussed at Consultants meeting to ensure issues triangulated and trainees supported appropriately. Lines of responsibility clear for trainees and trainers to escalate issues or need for support
Good broad case mix. Around 1500 patient admissions a year
State of the Art Facilities. New build in 2009
IT access very easily available throughout the department
Consultant led morning handovers, with presence often at registrar led night time handover – always takes place between shifts.
Rotas actively managed (by Consultants) to ensure educational balance to service, especially during a recent very difficult time – EWTR compliant
PINCER course – full course yet again in March with excellent feedback
IT lead (Dr Mathieu) has led the revamp of Wessex ICS website, set up a Portsmouth ICU website and the lead Consultant for the excellent FOAMed resource of The Bottom Line
Appointment of the first SPARC-ICM fellow (joint post over 1 year with UHS); Dr Adeniji is the lead ICM consultant to support this region wide collaborative trainee group
Dr Williams continues to lead the Wessex regional registrar training days, which are well attended and receives continued commendable feedback
3 of 5 Wessex ICM consultants at the National ICM recruitment process were from Portsmouth
2 Consultants are now FICE accredited trainers – the first unit in Wessex to be able to provide on-site in-training ECHO training for ICM trainees
Weekly departmental teaching programme – incorporates monthly M&M, bimonthly governance meetings (inc critical incident review) and regular journal clubs
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CQC – outstanding rating for the department
A* deanery award for training for 4 consecutive years
Noted culture of patient safety – e.g. daily safety briefs, development of a raft of SOPs/guidelines
GMC have used our department’s induction programme as an example of exemplary practice
Graded responsibility is a culture that the Consultant group foster: “acting up weeks” for advanced ICM trainees; acute medical registrars offered chance to act as ICM registrar
All trainees allocated a Consultant supervisor; trainee group regularly discussed at Consultants meeting to ensure issues triangulated and trainees supported appropriately. Lines of responsibility clear for trainees and trainers to escalate issues or need for support
Good broad case mix. Around 1500 patient admissions a year
State of the Art Facilities. New build in 2009
IT access very easily available throughout the department
Consultant led morning handovers, with presence often at registrar led night time handover – always takes place between shifts.
Rotas actively managed (by Consultants) to ensure educational balance to service, especially during a recent very difficult time – EWTR compliant
PINCER course – full course yet again in March with excellent feedback
IT lead (Dr Mathieu) has led the revamp of Wessex ICS website, set up a Portsmouth ICU website and the lead Consultant for the excellent FOAMed resource of The Bottom Line
Appointment of the first SPARC-ICM fellow (joint post over 1 year with UHS); Dr Adeniji is the lead ICM consultant to support this region wide collaborative trainee group
Dr Williams continues to lead the Wessex regional registrar training days, which are well attended and receives continued commendable feedback
3 of 5 Wessex ICM consultants at the National ICM recruitment process were from Portsmouth
2 Consultants are now FICE accredited trainers – the first unit in Wessex to be able to provide on-site in-training ECHO training for ICM trainees
Weekly departmental teaching programme – incorporates monthly M&M, bimonthly governance meetings (inc critical incident review) and regular journal clubs
CQC report - Critical Care
13/07/15 21:08
We were delighted to be awarded outstanding for our critical care services at Queen Alexandra Hospital on 19th June 2015
We will continue to work hard to maintain our high standards for patient care and safety as well as providing a supportive environment for education and each other. Great team effort. Well done!
Steve Mathieu
