Description
of placement
Busy inner city unit covering both in-patient and community work.
In-patient beds based at Meadowbroook. Community team based at the
Willows (1 mile from Meadowbrook) Community Service are well developed,
with additional services supplied for an Assertive Outreach Team,
a crisis service based at A&E, and on First Onset Service. Services
are joint with Health and Social Services, with single management
structure.
Training is based on experience of the trainee, varying from close
supervision (1st year), to considerable autonomy (3rd year) responsibility
for own case load and inpatient
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Example
of Specialist Registrar's Timetable |
AM |
MIDDAY |
PM |
MON |
Ward review |
|
Admin |
| TUE |
Community
Clinic |
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2-3 Educational
Supervision with Dr Colgan
Community Round |
| WED |
Ward Round |
Academic lunchtime
programme 12.30-2pm |
Special interest |
THU |
Ward review
/ admin |
|
Special interest |
FRI |
Research |
|
Research |
On call: 1 in 9
Core placement: Yes
A core placement on general psychiatry is linked to both in-patient
and community settings to a defined catchment area and involves
experience with a multidisciplinary team.
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