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Accreditation of GPwSIsFrom 1 April 2009 , general practitioners with special interests (GPwSIs)
who are actively providing a service must be accredited by their PCT. If you
haven’t already undergone this accreditation, please contact your PCT. The
RCGP have pulished a number of GPwSI frameworks to support the delivery and
accreditation of services in primary and community settings. The frameworks,
which were commissioned by the DH and launched in September 2008, draw on
good practice and experience nationally and are intended to offer best
practice for the development of local services. While they do not cover
every special interest, they all contain good principles, as described in
the DH’s Care Closer to Home Framework. You can get more information at Who and what are GPs with special interestsThe NHS Plan set out the target of creating 1000 new General Practitioners with Special Interests (GPwSIs) and to improve access and convenience to primary care services which are delivered closer to patients' homes. The appointment of GPwSIs has become more rigorous with a formal system of accreditation and reaccreditation every 3 years. PCTs have accreditation boards. GPs will have to complete a education course ratified by the RCGP. GPwSI accreditation requirements will include
Many GP are not and don’t want to be accredited GPwSIs but do have a special interest, knowledge or practice responsibility for a specific topic and if you are willing to share your knowledge with other GPs we want to build an information resource for Bristol GPs. Please email contact@bristolgpsolutions.org.uk. We will run a matching service for local GPs. Many PCTs already realise the benefits of GPwSIs but funding, recruiting, developing and managing the process are hurdles to implementing services. The benefits of GPwSIs, may be improved patient care, reduced strain on acute trusts and increased GP retention. The NHS library has links and references about GPwSIs: Practitioners with special interests There is more information at the Dept of Health website about GPWSIs: http://www.dh.gov.uk/...Association of Practitioners with Special Interests (APWSI) promotes the role and represent the interests of Practitioners with Special Interests at all levels, from local, regional and national. http://www.apwsi.co.uk/These guidelines for PCTs and staff have been developed with the Royal College of GPs, providing more specific recommendations for GPwSIs, for a number of clinical specialities Guidelines for clinical specialties
Cardiology If you have any suggestions about how we can improve this section email them to contact@bristolgpsolutions.org.uk We would like to hear from GpwSIs so that we can facilitate either local or national networks for GPwSIs |
Terry Kemple is responsible for this page. It was last updated and will be reviewed by 1/4/10.