Study Leave and Study Leave Budget

GP trainees are entitled to 15 days (30 sessions) study leave per 6 month general practice post. The entitlements are the same whether the trainee is full or part time.   

This includes mandatory attendance at the weekly half day release (HDR) sessions. Study leave may only be taken with prior approval from your trainer/supervisor.

During any break in the GPST HDR this session should remain an educational session. It can be used in a self-directed manner or for targeted educational activity in agreement between the trainee and trainer, i.e. the trainee still has 7 clinical and 3 educational sessions that week.

When trainees take leave during the week the ratio of clinical: educational sessions should be maintained with flexibility being exercised by both the practice and the trainee when required. A suggested and appropriate balance for any given week might be:

5 Day working week: 7clinical: 3 educational sessions

4 Day working week: 6 clinical: 2 educational sessions

3 Day working week: 4 clinical: 2 educational sessions

2 Day working week:  3 clinical: 1 educational session

1 Day working week:  2 clinical: 0 educational sessions

(Or the pro rata amount for those trainees in LTFT placements).

Attendance at HEIW half-day or day release courses, including any appropriate ‘Regional Teaching Events’, is counted as part of the study leave entitlement. This attendance is mandatory for trainees in GP placements.

For a 12 month placement in General Practice, 60 sessions are allocated for study leave, 46 of which are already incorporated into the HDR (or additional SDL when the HDR is not in session).Therefore a total of 14 study leave sessions remain for courses etc which should only be granted following the prospective agreement between the trainee and the educational supervisor. (The pro rata amounts would apply to trainees in 6 month placements.)

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