We are a training practice, and are involved in the training of both medical students, Foundation Level 2 Doctors and GP Trainees. You will always be asked beforehand if you mind if a student is present during your consultation, or if you are happy to see a Trainee Doctor. Do not hesitate to say if you would prefer them not present.
Medical students are still undergoing their university training to become a qualified doctor, and are attached to the practice for short periods to give them experience with real illnesses. They will generally be sat in with a qualified GP but also have some of their own clinics.
GP Trainees are fully qualified doctors who have had several years experience working in hospitals and are in the final stages of training to qualify as a GP. They are attached to the practice for 6 months to a year.
F2 (Foundation Level 2 doctors) are Junior doctors in their second year, on a 4 month placement in General Practice. They undertake their own clinics, under supervision of our GPs in the practice.