Appraisal Update

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Appraisal Update
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Agenda

• Introductions
• Aggregated report - Dr Bert Jindal
• Last year, next year - John Lord
• Break
• Forms, websites John Lord
• IT Training Helen Dearden-Briggs
• Summary Dr Bert Jindal
• Evaluation

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Aggregated report

• Dr Bert Jindal

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Aims and Objectives

• Learn more about changes in appraisal
• Be able to get more out of appraisal
• Be more prepared for revalidation
• Improve practice
• Celebrate share improvement in practice

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Background

• Appraisal detail is emergent.
• The situation may change- there are few absolute
  rights or wrongs.

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Method

• I present you a series of challenges and ask one
  group to report on each challenge.
• I present what other factors I think are relevant

Everyone else can tell me where they think I am
wrong. Load of rubbish John or Our
group has some additional perspective here
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What drives appraisal revalidation?
Support
Celebrate success
Appraisal
RCGP
Good Medical Practice
GMC
Revalidation
Public confidence
Political pressure
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What is the function of Appraisal ?

• Luxury of protected time to-
• Recognise and celebrate success
• Share good practice
• Find areas in which to do even better
• Plan out the process of personal development
• Review progress in development

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What do the headings of good medical practice
mean?

• Good Clinical Care Clinical Systems -
  Systematic assessment history, exam,
  diagnosis, investigation, Rx, follow up, clear
  records etc.
• Maintaining good medical practice
• Keep up to date clinically and as
  manager, audit, personal/professional
  development

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What do the headings of good medical practice
mean?

• Probity
• Health

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Probity

• Complete and confirmed integrity uprightness
• from probus - upright, good

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Probity

• Factual verifiable information about your
  services
• Honesty when writing references/reports / signing
  forms
• Honest /open re financial arrangements with
  patients e.g. fees/charges - not encourage gifts
  / bequests
• Honest in financial and commercial dealings
• Act in patients' best interests when referring
  /arranging Rx
• Declare financial interests in hospitals, nursing
  homes etc
• Not use institutions which you / family own.

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Health

• If your health may put patients at risk
• E.g. condition you could pass on to patients, or
  judgement / performance upset by illness / Rx
• Follow advice from Occupational Health Not your
  own assessment of risk to patients.
• Follow OcH advice re Rx / your clinical practice.

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Websites and forms

• https//www.appraisals.nhs.uk/

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Filling forms 1-2-3

• To bear in mind
• Previous PDP
• Changes in role
• Changes in career plan

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What is the function of Form 4 / PDP?

• Share information
• Feedback
• Celebrate success
• Benchmarking
• Revalidation?

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If form 4 is used for revalidation

• and you were a revalidator
• what information
• would you need to see
• in form 4 / PDP?

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Evidence if form 4 is for revalidation

• Each area
• has been discussed
• deficiencies identified
• and acted upon

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What makes a good PDP?

• Source of educational needs
• Degree of need
• Number of topics
• SMARTER objectives
• Scope

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What makes a good PDP?

• Source of Needs
• National
• PCT
• Practice
• Personal

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What makes a good PDP?

• Degree of Need
• Essential to service
• Desirable
• Interest only

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What makes a good PDP?

• Number of Needs
• For most people 3-5

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What makes a good PDP?

• SMARTER objectives
• Specific
• Measurable
• Agreed/ owned
• Relevant
• Time bound
• Enjoyable
• Recorded

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What makes a good PDP?

• Scope
• All personal development
• vs ongoing practice issues

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IT Training

• Helen Dearden-Briggs

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Summary

• Dr Bert Jindal