Third Avenue Doctors Surgery is now an Approved Training Practice.
Doctors undertaking further training to become GPs are referred to as GP Registrars. They are fully qualified Doctors who have undertaken their medical training and they have worked in hospital settings and are now undertaking specialist training in General Practice.
We believe that achieving and maintaining training practice status, enhances the quality of the medical care that we provide at the Practice.
You may be seen solely by a GP Registrar, you may be seen with a GP Registrar sitting in on your consultation with your GP or the GP sitting in on your consultation with the GP Registrar. You may also have a telephone consultation with a GP Registrar. However, all consultations are supervised by the Trainers so that you can expect to receive the same level of care you will receive from your GP.
In order for the GP Registrars to successfully complete their training they are assessed on their consultation skills. This is done in part by the appointed Trainer viewing a video of the Registrar’s consultations and you may be asked for your permission to have your consultation recorded in this way. If you agree, you will need to give your written permission and you will be offered a consent form to sign. You will always be asked in advance and are given the option not to take part. This will not affect your care in any way. These videos are used only for educational purposes with the Doctor doing the consultation and are destroyed after use.