Professional Support Unit Wales The Smart Choice Medical Training/Careers in Wales

 Specialty Professional Support Leads  Professional Support Policy  Faculty Development  Postgraduate Centres  Specialty Specific  Trainers / Trainees  E-learning Modules (Plato)  Ready access to advice Professional Support Unit

Total Cases Total Closed Cases 419 PSU Active Cases 159 (>5%) Current ISP Referrals 52 Positive Outcomes90% Training number removed31 PSU Referrals

Referrals by Year and Gender

Most Referred Specialties - Total

Most Referred Specialties - Current

What do we find?

 Workload  Lack sleep  Poor diet  Poor fitness  Exposure illness/suffering  Patients demanding  Scrutiny Why?

 Perfectionist  Need control  Need to please  Stoic  Dedicated  Self doubt  Caretaker  Emotionally remote Personal

 Strained relationships  Financial – debt  Personal interests  Social pressure  Misuse of substances Social

 Not punitive  Supportive  Confidential  Impartial advice  Challenging Referral to PSU

 Self referral  Referral from Supervisor / College tutor  Referral following negative ARCP  Referral following GMC referral  Copied to referrer  Copied to Professional Support Lead Referrals

 General confidential advice trainees/trainers  Repeated exam failure  Help with educational plan  Disability & Adjustments  Occupational Health Referral  Careers  LTFT  Referral to ISP PSU Support

 Cardiff University  Referral by Professional Support Unit  Confidential  Assessment  Personality  Psychological assessment  Communication  Remediation Individual Support Programme

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Professional Support Unit Dr Sally Davies, Sub Dean, Professional Support Leona Walsh, PSU Manager, Support Dr Melanie Jones, Associate Dean, Careers & LTFT Sally Blake, PSU Manager, Careers /17/85 Questions?