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Start collecting evidence for NHS GP appraisal

21st June 2017 by Sara Chambers

Start collecting evidence for NHS GP appraisal

Having a system for capturing all that learning you do automatically on the job is going to pay dividends down the line, staving off all that usual pre-appraisal free-floating angst. I desperately needed this to boost my recording of CPD credits. But now, unexpectedly, it’s become more than just making my appraisal easier. It has changed the way I work.

“For some it may be paper-based, but the world is turning and many have been won over by IT solutions.”

Nowadays, rather than my appraisal learning being something stagnant I tuck away and dust off once a year, my learning record is a living, breathing entity which I carry with me via cloud-based document storage. It has become something of a second brain that I constantly refer to, amend and use in consultations. And everytime I use it, I can easily record my activity and add up those CPD points. Except now I don’t think of this as appraisal work – it’s just what I do. And I enjoy it!

Make designing your own learning system a priority.

  • Make it a PDP project for your appraisal.
  • Convince your appraiser (and yourself!) that you are looking for a system that fits your life as a locum working in many locations. No desktops for you – you need a portable, searchable system where you can collect, organise and quickly retrieve your learning for your appraisal – and more importantly, if you want to access your new clinical knowledge to help you out during a consultation.

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"I love getting an email to say 'a new GP locum has linked with your practice', especially when the offer of sessions is just what I’d been needing and it’s just dropped into my lap! It’s great to have everything in one place and be able to download documents so easily. LocumDeck makes the terms and conditions of each locum really clear, and I’ve built up a really good amount of offers from different GPs. It’s easy to keep track of invoices and pension forms, and it’s great that it’s free for practices to use too."

Jennie Dock, Practice Manager, Hedge End Medical Centre, Southampton, Hampshire

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