Getting Approved and Staying Approved; Forms and Visits

What next after the course? Talk to your partners and practice manager Talk to other trainers Talk to your colleagues on the course Talk to your Associate Director

The Pastoral Visit Especially important if the practice hasnt trained before Your AD will support you in preparing to train and may be helpful in negotiation with your partners

Forms; tips If you have fellow trainers in the practice ask them to share Get Your PM involved! Put aside some time to fill it in – give it some thought – this will help you on the visit Do it electronically and make sure you save it somewhere permanently Much of the documentation required parallels QoF and GP appraisal Send to your patch AD

The Visit Ask the AD about his/her approach to the visit to allow you to prepare Look critically at yourself, your practice and your application before the day Allow enough time The visiting team What happens on the visit After the visit

Staying Approved Get feedback from your GPR early and often Talk to your AD if you have concerns Develop your skills with your colleagues in the trainer group Volunteer to be part of an approval visit to another practice Become a training practice