For many years our Practice has been involved in the training of medical students, young doctors and student nurses. You may therefore find a student present during your consultation but remember you do have the right to refuse to have them sit in. We regularly have young doctors working in the Practice for up to a year to complete their training for General Practice. These doctors have usually been qualified for over three years before they join us and have been working in a range of hospital jobs to give them a broad experience of medicine.
Practices which are involved in training are visited from time to time by a panel of other doctors to check that the Practice is of a high standard. As part of this assessment, the doctors may check the quality of patients’ records.
If you would object to your records being seen in this way please let us know. Occasionally we record consultations for training purposes. The recordings will only be viewed by other doctors. You will always be asked for your consent before the consultation is recorded and you have the right to refuse.