ABHB Information Pack 2012
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Profile st Aneurin Bevan Health Board was set up on the 1 October 2009 and replaces the former Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust and Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen Local Health Boards. The Health Board is responsible for the delivery of health care services to more then 600,000 people living in the Gwent area. We are also responsible in partnership for improving the health and well being of local people. We deliver our services to the populations of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen. In addition services are provided to residents in South Powys. The catchment area of the Health Board is bounded by the Brecon Beacons to the North, the Rhymney Valley to the West and the Wye Valley to the East, Newport is the main town in the South. We have three major acute hospitals: Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr Hospital, Ystrad Mynach In addition there are eighteen community hospitals in the area. There is also a range of specialist health centres, local clinics and primary care facilities providing medical, dental, pharmacy and optometric services along with facilities providing mental health and learning disability services. More than one thousand hospital and general practitioner doctors and six thousand nurses, allied health professionals and community based staff deliver services to our local communities. FP1 doctors are based in the Royal Gwent or Nevill Hall hospitals. FP2 doctors are based at all three sites. More information on the Aneurin Bevan Health Board is available on the Internet at http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/866/ . The Chief Executive of the Aneurin Bevan Health Board is Dr Andrew Goodall. The Chairman of the Aneurin Bevan Health Board is David Jenkins OBE. Working as a Foundation Doctor in Aneurin Bevan Health Board The range of clinical cases you will be exposed to as a foundation trainee within the Aneurin Bevan Health Board will facilitate the professional and educational development that is required of you during your first two years as a doctor. The Health Board serves a large population with considerable health needs. It is an ideal opportunity for you to learn from a broad range of cases in a supportive environment. Your point of contact if there are any difficulties or questions regarding your Foundation training is Caroline Newman, Foundation Programme Administrator for the Health Board. Caroline is based in the Post Graduate Centre at the Royal Gwent and can be contacted on 01633 238250. Caroline will also contact you on a regular basis with information about your training. When Caroline is not available any of the other members of the Postgraduate team will be more than happy to assist. The Foundation Programme Directors are: Dr Stuart Linton (Consultant Rheumatologist, Nevill Hall Hospital) Dr Francis Richardson (Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Royal Gwent Hospital) They are both more than happy to hear from you should you wish to speak to them about any aspect of your training. Each Foundation Doctor will also be allocated an educational supervisor, who will be your first point of contact and will assist and support you with your training. The Foundation Programme Curriculum (March 2010) outlines the framework for educational progression that will support the first two years of professional development after medical school. The curriculum is based on the General Medical Council’s Good Medical Practice 2006 (GMP), (http://www.gmc.org/guidance/good_medical_practice.asp) In addition to the clinical experience you will gain in training, learning is also provided for the F1 doctors in the form of interactive, bleep free teaching sessions to the equivalent of 7 days per year or 1 hour per week. This is currently provided at NHH and RGH. This is generally delivered by senior doctors within the Health Board. Your feedback is collected after these sessions and we use this to continually improve the teaching we provide. F2 doctors will be provided with bleep free teaching at both Nevill Hall Hospital and Royal Gwent Hospital. The F2 study days will be increasing in number this year so that a total of 9 study days will be available to you from ABHB Trust. From this year F2 doctors from other Health Boards will be able to attend 3 of ABHB F2 study days. Delivery will continue to be from senior doctors and feedback will continue to guide improvements. We look forward to working with you. Clinical Skills and Simulation It is recognised that with the decrease in hours worked by doctors there is a considerable challenge to ensure that training can occur in the most effective way. It is also recognised that errors in clinical practice frequently occur as a result of poor team working and communication. Simulation of clinical scenarios is one way in which training can be improved. ABHB has recognised these challenges and has recently invested in a clinical skills and simulation suite. Dr Rachel Rouse (Consultant Anaesthetist, NHH and former Foundation Programme Director) has been appointed as the clinical lead for this development. The ABHB Foundation Programme is an ideal opportunity for you to engage in this type of medical education, which is becoming increasingly popular. A number of simulation teaching events will be taking place during your time with us, which we hope Foundation trainees in particular will take advantage of. Royal Gwent HospitalThis District General Hospital, with more than 3,400 staff and approximately 774 beds, provides a comprehensive range of hospital services for inpatients, day cases and outpatients. Services provided by the Royal Gwent Hospital include: Accident and Gastroenterology Ophthalmology Emergency General Surgery (incl Paediatrics Adult Medicine Breast & GI) Radiology Anaesthetics Gynaecology Rehabilitation Care of the Elderly Haematology Rheumatology Cardiology Critical Care and Outreach Trauma & Day Surgery Maxillo-Facial Surgery Orthopaedics Dermatology Neurology Urology Diabetes & Obstetrics Vascular Surgery Endocrinology ENT The Health Board as a whole serves a population of more than 600,000 and many of the inpatient and specialist services at the Royal Gwent Hospital support the entire catchment area. Outpatient services are utilised primarily by those in Newport and the surrounding area. In recent years a massive redevelopment programme has been undertaken to provide a new Cardiology Unit, Medical Day Case Unit, Medical Admissions Unit, Paediatric A&E, complete refurbishment of the outpatient facilities and a £5m Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology Unit. Work has now been completed on an expansion to the Main Delivery Unit, with two new obstetric operating theatres, high dependancy beds, extra delivery rooms and a six bed post-operative support ward. A new trauma and orthopaedic unit has been opened at St Woolos Hospital (situated close to the Royal Gwent Hospital), this unit has a state of the art operating theatre suite with clean air flow systems throughout and voice activated surgical equipment. Mess There are excellent Medical and Surgical Junior Doctors’ Messes, both of which are well furnished with satellite TV. Recreational facilities are available at the hospital and there is a great social network across the board. Accommodation Single accommodation is available at the hospital. FP1s need to be resident throughout the duration of their period of work and the accommodation provided is without charge. Catering The Belle Vue Restaurant level 3 "B" block, is open from 07:30 to 20:00 and provides a full hot menu which is available at reduced rates for staff. In addition, the Beechwood Cafe on level 1, D Block is open from 07:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. each day for the sale of hot food, snacks, and refreshments. Parking There is limited parking on the hospital site with the rear of the site reserved for staff parking. In addition there are two large car parks across the road from the main hospital entrance offering approximately 500 spaces. In addition, limited parking for junior doctors on late shift duty is reserved in the Education Centre car park until 10.00am each day. Library / IT facilities The Royal Gwent Hospital has an excellent new 24 hour library facility which opened in May 2009. This facility is located just behind the main hospital building and is available for use 24 hours per day. In addition to an extensive library collection, there is a quiet study area and a large computer suite. The library is staffed by two professional librarians and two library assistants, all of whom work together to provide a comprehensive library service. The librarians are also available to offer teaching support in relation to literature searching and research. Social life There is an extensive social network throughout the hospital focused on the two messes. Newport itself has a number of pubs, clubs and restaurants and the hospital’s close proximity to Cardiff means extensive access to all that Cardiff has to offer as the Capital city of Wales. Educational Facilities The Friars Education Centre is based in an old Victorian building called ‘The Friars’, at the rear of the Royal Gwent hospital site. The past few years have seen it developed from a medical and dental education centre to a truly multidisciplinary education centre. Access to the Centre is available from 7.30am – 5:00pm. The postgraduate office is staffed from 7.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday. All ABH Staff are provided with 9.00am – 5.00pm swipe card access to the Education Centre. The Education Centre is the hub of educational activity at the Royal Gwent Hospital and we provide and promote excellent educational opportunities for all levels of staff. Postgraduate education and training is co-ordinated from here to include the organisation of courses, seminars, continuing Professional Development, Dental Education, GP Vocational training and the organisation of junior doctor educational activity.