1. Improving Appraisal Uptake amongst SAS Doctors
How we have achieved 97% at GHNHSFT
Dr Nicol Vaidya
SAS Tutor/Appraiser

2. Revalidation Support Team Organisational Readiness Document 2011-12
The RST published the document covering the year up to 31st march 2012 was published in Aug 2012
This showed that 85% of doctors have a designated responsible officer in a body with an appraisal process meeting revalidation requirements
There was a huge disparity between appriasal uptake amongst various doctor groups

3. Appraisal Uptake

4. GHNHSFT background
Medium sized DGH
Have 400 Consultants and 98 SAS doctors
Current Appraisal process – RO, Appraisal Lead, 2 P/T Appraisal administrators, 36 Appraisers
Last year we achieved 97% uptake in appraisal amongst SAS Doctors and 95% amongst Consultants.

5. So how did we do it?

6. Organisational Buy-In
Appointment of Appraisal Lead
Senior member of staff, experienced appraiser,
Appraisal Support Staff
Administrative staff sending out reminders, dealing with queries, organising patient/colleague feedback
Culture of Appraisal
Appraisal participation is the ‘norm’, appraisers have allocated Pas, expected that departments will have appraisers,
SAS Representation on Appraisal Steering Group
Helps identify issues specific to SAS group.

7. Organisational Buy-In
No disparity between Consultants and SAS Doctors
Lends validity to time taken by SAS doctors in appraisal preparation
Requirement to link Appraisal with Job Plan reviews and draft PDPs
Meeting with Speciality Director engages SAS doctors in the departmental aims
Linking Appraisal to eligibility for ACCEA

8. Engaging with SAS Doctors
Use of SAS Education team to raise awareness amongst SAS Doctors
Educational sessions about appraisal included in induction sessions for new starters, sessions offered for long term staff
One to One sessions
With Educationalist/SAS tutor for doctors who have not engaged,
Portfolio development Sessions
Portfolios reviewed & areas of improvement suggested

9. Engaging with SAS Doctors
Workshops
Reflective writing sessions open to all clinicians run by SAS team
Professional Generic Skills e.g. leadership, change management, service development, ethical and legal issues
Appointing SAS doctors as Appraisers
With appropriate SPA time in job plan.

10. Lessons to be learnt?
Treat SAS doctors as Senior Medical Staff
Give them Appropriate Support in terms of Education and Time
De-mystify Appraisal/Revalidation
Foster a culture of Appraisal
Make SAS doctors the frontrunners