Belling the Cat Exams

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Belling the Cat Exams!!!

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Fees

• Yet to be confirmed.
• Its not free, you will have to pay

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Components

• Applied Knowledge test (AKT)
• Clinical skills assessment (CSA)
• Workplace based assessment (WPBA)

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Applied knowledge test

• 3 hour 200 item multiple choice test
• Computer terminals at 147 Pearson Vue
  Professional testing centres.
• Clinical Medicine-80, Critical Appraisal
  Evidence based Clinical Practice-10 and Health
  Informatics and Administration issues-10
• Three times a year
• Contact Pearson Vue to book date and centre
• 2 forms of Identification
• Feedback
• ST3 GP Trainee

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Clinical Skills Assessment

• Feb, May and October. Initially in Croydon, later
  in a purpose built centre in London
• Consulting room
• 13 ten minute appointments
• Primary care management, Problem solving skills,
  Person centred approach, comprehensive approach,
  Attitudinal aspects and clinical practical skills

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WBPA and eportfolio

• Opportunity for assessment in real situations
• Professional development, Probity and Team
  working
• Based on approach of Foundation programme
• Feedback on areas of strength and needs, Identify
  trainees in difficulty, Drive learning in
  important areas of competency and determine
  fitness to progress to next stage

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Competency areas

• Communication and Consultation Skills
• Practising Holistically
• Data Gathering and Interpretation
• Making a Diagnosis/Making Decisions
• Clinical Management
• Managing Medical Complexity
• Primary Care Administration and Information
  Management and Technology
• Working with Colleagues and in Teams
• Community Orientation
• Maintaining Performance, Learning and Teaching
• Maintaining an Ethical Approach to Practise
• Fitness to Practise

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Collecting Evidence

• Case-based Discussion (CBD)6 in ST1, 6 in ST2
  and 12 in ST3
• Consultation Observation (COT) in primary careor
  Mini-CEX in secondary care6 in ST1, 6 in ST2 and
  12 in ST3
• Direct Observation of Procedural Skills
  (DOPS)Until mandatory section of log complete
• Evidence recorded through direct observation of
  the trainee by the trainer in primary care and
  Clinical Supervisors Reports (CSR) when in
  secondary care.
• Multi-Source Feedback (MSF)Two cycles in both
  ST1 (clinicians only) and ST3 (clinicians and
  non-clinicians),with the option of repeating in
  ST2 if unsatisfactory in ST1  
• Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (PSQ)One
  cycle in ST1 or ST2, when in primary care, and
  one in ST3

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Required Evidence

• Specialty Training Year 1
• Prior to 6 month (6m) review
•  3 x COT or mini-CEX 3 x CBD 1 x MSF, 5
  clinicians only DOPS, if in secondary
  care Clinical supervisors reports, if in
  secondary care
• Prior to 12 m review
•  3 x COT or mini-CEX 3 x CBD 1 x MSF, 5
  clinicians only 1 x PSQ, if in primary
  care DOPS, if in secondary care Clinical
  supervisors reports, if in secondary care

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Required Evidence

• Specialty Training Year 2
• Prior to 18 m review
•  3 x COT or mini-CEX 3 x CBD PSQ, if not
  completed in ST1 DOPS, if in secondary
  care Clinical supervisors reports, if in
  secondary care
• Prior to 24 m review (primary care) 3 x COT 3
  x CBD PSQ, if not completed in ST1

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Required Evidence

• Specialty Training Year 3 (primary care)
• Prior to 30m review 6 x CBD 6x COT 1 x MSF
• Prior to 34m review 6 x CBD 6 x COT 1 x
  MSF 1 x PSQ

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Eportfolio

• Plan of the e-Portfolio
• Learning Log
• Log EntriesClinical encounters, tutorials,
  reading, lectures, seminars, professional
  conversations and more.
• Personal Development PlanA dynamic record of
  training needs
• Assessments
• Progress to CertificationInformation on CCT,
  chart summarizing progress, declarations and
  more.
• Applied Knowledge Test (AKT)Information on AKT,
  how to book a test and record of result.
• Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA)Information on
  CSA, online application and record of result.
• Workplace-based Assessment (WPBA)Information on
  WPBA, professional competencies, DOPS, CBD, MSF,
  PSQ, CSR, mini-CEX, COT.
• Reviews6 month, 12m, 18m, 24m, 30m and final
  review, Deanery Panel Reviews.
• Skills LogRecord of skills.

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