VTS Training Practices
Dr Azmy Birdi
The Medical Centre, Lower Road, Cookham Rise SL6 9HX
Telephone: 01628 524646
Fax: 01628 810201
We are a modern, purpose-built practice in a semi-rural Berkshire village with a list size of approximately 8000 patients. There are 4 partners, one salaried GP and one clinical assistant and we have the benefit of district nursing and health visitor teams on site. The practice is paperless using the EMIS computer system. The practice provides specialist diabetic, asthma, coronary care and minor surgery clinics in-house, which registrars have the opportunity to be involved in throughout their training year.
There are abundant training opportunities for registrars, including the weekly business and clinical meetings, together with regular tutorials from the trainer, partners and other clinical and non-clinical staff within the practice. There is a well-equipped medical library and excellent audio-visual equipment to facilitate preparation for summative assessment, MRCGP and clinical presentations.
Registrars are encouraged to participate in all aspects of the practice, including home visits, duty doctor and emergency clinic sessions, preparing them for work as a GP after their registrar year. All the partners work sessions at the East Berkshire Out-of-Hours service and are accredited to supervise registrars, thus enabling registrars to gain the experience required in out-of-hours.
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