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When you’re in your GP block, you’ll get one Self Directed Learning (SDL) session per week . That’ll either be AM/PM session.

Which day will depend on your rota/practice manager.

Most GP practices are very flexible if you give them enough notice if you wanted to arrange SDL for a particular time in the week.

Below are a list of recommended Self Directed Learning (SDL) activities from trainees:

Acute Medicine

• Acute Clinical Team (ACT)
• Acute GP Unit
• Minor Injuries Unit

Community Services:

• District Nursing Team
• Health Visitor
• ACT

Dermatology

• Dermatology Clinic

Drug and Alcohol:

• WCADA

ENT

• CAS clinic

Medicine

• Cardiology
  • Heart Failure Clinic
• Gastroenterology
• Haematology
• Respiratory Clinic
• Diabetes Clinic

Minor Surgery

• Minor Surgery Clinic (check with your practice)

MSK

• The Hub, Physio
• Walk in Physio (NPTH/MGH)
• MCAS
• O.T.
• Podietry
• Chronic Pain Clinic
• Exercise Referral Scheme

Obs and Gynae

• PMB Clinic, NPTH, Paula Bidder
• Midwives
• Pessary Clinic

Opthalmology

• Specsavers (Fundoscopy skills)
• RACE clinic/Eye Casualty

Oncology

• Rapid Diagnostic Centre
• Sarcoma Clinic

Palliative

• Community Palliative Nurses
• Ty-Olwen (Morriston)

Paediatrics

• Baby Clinic
  • 6-8 week check
  • New born check
• CAHMS
• Children’s Orthopaedics (?Mr Price)
• Health Visitor
• P.A.U.
• Safeguarding Meetings

Psychiatry

• Community Mental Health Team

Prescribing

• Pharmacy
• Prescribing technician

Sexual Health

• Family planning
• GUM Clinic
• Fertility Clinic

 

 

Note: If there is no Tuesday PM VTS/HDR, that will be an extra SDL session.

 

Resource List for the Self directed learning session (Updated April 2020)

 

Resources			Contact name	Contact details
Clinics	Dermatology Pigmented lesion Clinic Rashes/chronic		Email Avad Mugal	Singleton Hosptial   Prince Philip Hospital
	Parkinsons Clinic		Owen Powell (FforestfachMedical Centre)	Gorseinion
	Neurology		David Abankwa	David.Abankwa@swansea-tr.wales.nhs.uk
	Psychiatry/ Memory clinic		Westfa Day Unit	01792 643537 Gillian.Jones8@wales.nhs.uk
	Rheumatology		Tom Lawson	Bridgend
	Gastroenterology		Secretary/Dr L. Thomas	Singleton
	Musculoskeletal/ MCAS		Mark Ridgewell	SA1 – Beacon Health Centre Lowri.Ridings@wales.nhs.uk
	Physiotherapy walk in clinic		Scott Hurford	Scott Hurford@wales.nhs.uk
	Erectile dysfunction clinic Psychosexual counselling		Diabetic secretary	Morriston hospital
	Prostate clinic		Sarah Matthews	Morriston Hospital
	Haematuria clinic		Secretary	Morriston Hospital
	Incontinence clinic		Lynne Owen	Suite 17 Singleton Hosptial
	Lipid Clinic		Andar Gunneberg John Doran	Morriston Hospital
	ENT		Conor Marnane secretary Christine 01792 285458 Rini (reg)	Morriston Hospital Conor Marnane and Mr Winter (head and neck cancers), Simon Browning, Mr Whittet
	Diabetic clinic		Secretary	Prof Stephens
	Infertility Clinic			Singleton
	Breast Clinic			Breast Clinic Singleton
	Post menopausal bleed Clinic			Paula Bidder – NPTH
	Vulval Clinic		Secretary	Mr Flynn NPTH – can contact
	EPU		Angela Gronow	Singleton Hospital
	GUM		Iona Blackwell	Singleton/some practices
	Preconceptual care in patients with Medical conditions		Margery Morgan secretary Sally	Singleton
	Community Paeds Including stepping stones		D .Dyer Carolyn Samuels	Central clinic Orchard street
	Paeds Constipation		M Cosgrove	Singleton CNS clinic Lynn.owen3@wales.nhs.uk
	Cardiology		Linda GPwSi: Kirstie Truman/Tanya Eves-	Singleton   St Thomas Surgery 01792 653992 Heart Failure/Arrrythmia Dr Carey Edwards
	TIA Clinics		Chris Hudson/Dr Taweel	Singleton
	COPD		Linzi Johnson Specialist nurse	Singleton
	Rectal Bleed Clinics		Secretary	Singleton Mr Khot
	AADAS – this is the assessment service for WCADA/CDAT			St James Crescent
	Breast Clinic		Secretary	Ms Dillon
	RACE Clinic		Nurse in charge	Via singleton switchboard
	Psych/crisis team		Secretary	Dr Ali
	CAMHS		Secretary	Trehafod
Other	CDL sessions		Prescribing lead in practice
	LMC meetings		Ian Millington
	Video surgeries		Trainer/PM at practice
	Joint surgeries with trainer		Trainer/PM at practice
	ACT team		Call ACT
	District Nurses		Via practice
	Health Visitor		Via Practice
	Chronic Disease clinics with practice nurse		Via practice
	Contraception clinics		Practice nurse or via GUM
	Ante-natal care		Midwife attached to surgery
Guidelines	NICE
	SIGN
	e-guidelines
	Bandolier
	GPnotebook
e-learning	BMJ/Drs.net/RCGP/patient.co.uk
Courses	Minor Surgery			Neath
	DFsRH		http://www.ffprhc.org.uk	Practical sessions/Central clinic
	Joint Injections
Drugs Project
SDL suggestions 2012
Hot clinics elderly Care		Claire Dinsdale
Stop smoking wales
GP Carers Awareness		Karen Keey 01792 653344