A GP Registrar is a trainee doctor who is completing their final year in order to become a GP.  GP Registrars have daily surgeries (often with longer appointment times), undertake home visits and help with on-call doctor duties. Their placements with us vary in length, depending on their stage of training, from 4 months to over 12 months. They are supervised and assessed on a regular basis. Patients may, on occasion, be asked whether they mind having their consultation recorded for assessment purposes and/or to complete patient satisfaction questionnaires.

Shifa Surgery provides placement opportunities for Foundation Doctors. Foundation Doctors are trainee doctors who rotate around various specialties to increase their experience. Some of them may choose to go onto do further training to become a GP. Each Foundation Doctor will be with us on a 4-month rotation. They will be closely supervised and assessed throughout their placement and have longer appointment times.

Physician Associates are one of the Medical Associate Professions (MAPs) and can be found working throughout primary and secondary care. Physician Associates are overseen by a dedicated medical supervisor, but they can work autonomously with appropriate support. PA’s work under the supervision of a GP but can work autonomously with appropriate clinical support.

Shifa Surgery enthusiastically accepts medical students to support those training to become doctors. Patients are made aware of students sitting in with GPs, observing a clinic or may be asked to take their history of the problem they are presenting with on the day.  This is then presented to their GP supervisor before seeing the doctor as part of their training. 

We currently take medical students from several universities.

Patients retain the right to decline helping with assessment & training, however, we find that our patients are generally happy to assist in the education and training of our future health professionals. For those who are happy to see the medical student, we are very grateful for your support.

Shifa Surgery provide training opportunities to Student Nurses from UCLAN.  Student Nurses are in placement between 6 – 10 weeks.  They are supervised by experienced Practice Nurse mentor who would help them understand more about chronic disease management patients.  You may be seen by the student initially before consulting with their mentor.  All our trainees are supervised during clinics.

It is entirely the choice of patients whether you would like to be seen by a trainee, however, we appreciate you are helping the trainees to become competent.