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Introduction to The Enhance Programme: South West Foundation School

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Summary

The 'Enhance Programme for Foundation Doctors' is a comprehensive postgraduate course designed to equip doctors for tomorrow's complex healthcare environment. It provides learning resources, live event opportunities, integrated care board meetings, and real-time patient activities. Offering 4-5 hours per module, the programme meets foundation curriculum requirements and provides a broad depth of knowledge, beyond the clinical. This includes understanding local healthcare needs, preventative care, and supporting vulnerable populations. Added benefits are transferrable clinical skills and an upper hand in specialty job applications. Attendees also receive a module certificate, a contextual leadership certificate, and a chance to win the Enhance prize. Ideal for doctors seeking to promote social justice and sustainable healthcare while gaining a deeper understanding of their local region's specific healthcare needs.

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Learning objectives

  1. To comprehend the purpose, relevance, and structure of the Enhance Programme for Foundation Doctors, and how it aligns with the Foundation curriculum.
  2. To understand the importance and implications of a population-based health approach, with a focus on preventative medicine and its relevance to the local region's health needs.
  3. To gain knowledge of the self-directed learning methods and resources associated with the programme, including module workbooks, e-learning resources, live events, and shadow placements.
  4. To understand how the participation in the programme relates to professional development, including its benefits for clinical work and future specialty job applications.
  5. To become aware of the additional support mechanisms available during the programme, such as context of care networks, community outreach teams, and opportunities to engage with community services addressing local health issues.
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Enhance Programme for Foundation DoctorsWhat is it? A postgraduate generalist programme that aligns with the Foundation Curriculum § Module certificate § Contextual leadership certificate § Enhance prize § Completion beneficial and transferable for clinical work and specialty job applications 2Why now? Tomorrow’s healthcare professionals will work within an increasingly complex system § Increased clinical complexity § Increased societal complexity § Increasing system complexity § The specialised expert with a narrow field of knowledge may not be fully equipped 3Population Based Health Thinking locally 4Care relevant to your region § Which localities § What are those have increased needs? health needs § How can we attend (LSOAS – Statistical to those needs? geographies split into 1,000 or so § And finally, who is currently attending houses)? to those needs? § What are the main additional Aiming for vulnerable preventative medicine populations? vs curative 5Enhance enable The program is available to all foundation doctors from now and involves: § Self-directed engagement with learning resources, via module workbooks & self-assessment § Opportunities to attend live events, stand-alone training days and shadow placements § Contacts working within the community – Health for Homeless, Fishermen’s mission, health promotion groups reaching out to seasonal farmworkers, Transgender support groups § Integrated care board meetings to discuss regional policies and resources § Enormous flexibility in how we fulfil these modules and we encourage you to make it your own In the future we will have F1 and F2 Posts applied for via oriel which create a job plan that Includes more enhance themed rotations instead of some of your hospital rotations @NHS_HealthEdEngenhance enable: Foundation modules § Self-directed learning offer for all Foundation doctors via workbooks on the learning hub & online resources, and trust based or regional live events § Real time patient activities to support learning § Community shadowing F1 F2 Introductory module Population health Person-centred practice 3 in 1 module: social justice & health equity, environmental sustainability, systems working Complex multi-morbidity Summary contextual leadership moduleWhat does this entail? §Self-directed learning, aligns with Foundation Curriculum §4-5 hours per module (1-2 hours in placement e.g SLE) §Partly in core and non-core mandatory teaching §E-learning resources can be done in self -development time §Study leave can be used in F2 §Taster days §Study days, Case based discussions, alternative resourcesEvidence 2 parts § REAL form on learning hub uploaded to Horus. § Is a reflective form in additional achievements § Doesn’t require ES to sign § Can be linked to curriculum § Formative/reflection § For certification, complete the sign off in the module appendix § ES discussion and countersign § To Foundation School admin § Use for evidence for module certificationFind out more @NHS_HealthEdEngWhat do I get out of the enhance programme? § Promote social justice, ensuring everyone has access to high quality care. § Work with and or within local communities. § Recognising the specific needs of your region § Be an advocate for sustainable healthcare, promoting environmental resource stewardship § Work more closely with the MDT, feeling more included in the care network available to a patient both in and out of hospital § Extra knowledge, a context of the care environment you work inWhere to go from here? §Reach out to us: joe.Kempton@nhs.net c.edwin@nhs.net Once we have some interest, we will set up a small group session at each trust to discuss ideas and get things rolling It will be useful to know numbers and specific interests soon so that we can arrange with our community outreach teamsThank you joe.Kempton@nhs.net c.edwin@nhs.net