Practice Team

Training practice

We are proud to be an approved specialist GP training practice. All of our GP trainees are fully qualified doctors who have previously worked as hospital doctors and are undergoing part of their specialty general practice training. We also supervise F2 grade doctors who are rotating through posts. Dr Bhatt, Dr Galbraith, Dr Jansz and Dr Tunnicliffe are approved trainers and supervise are trainees.

Foundation year 2 (FY2) Doctors

These are doctors who have been qualified as a doctor for at least one year and are spending 4 months in general practice gaining some experience before deciding on which area they would like to specialise in. It is hoped that they will enjoy their placement in general practice although not all Foundation Doctors will become GPs.

Speciality Trainee year 1 & 2 (ST1 / ST2) Doctors

These are fully qualified doctors who have decided that they want to do further training to become GPs. They are in their first two years of GP speciality training and generally spend 4 months at the practice.

Speciality Trainee year 3 (ST3) Doctors

Previously known as “GP Registrars”, these doctors are in their final year of training to become GPs. They usually spend 12 months with the practice.

Medical Students

Additionally, we sometimes host final year medical students from Brighton & Sussex Medical School. They are not yet doctors and are very closely supervised by a GP.

All of the doctors in training and students have a GP supervisor who monitors their work to ensure they are working to a standard appropriate to their level of training.  If you have any questions or concerns regarding any of the above or anything to do with trainees, please speak to a member of staff.

Recording

As part of their training, trainee sometimes need to record some of their consultations either on the phone or by video. You will always be asked if you are happy to have your consultation recorded and would be asked to sign a consent form. It is perfectly acceptable for you to decline these requests and it would not affect the care you receive. Any recordings are stored securely and would only be seen or listened to be the trainee, their supervisor, or examiners during assessments.

Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (PSQ)

In order to monitor performance of trainees you may be asked to complete a PSQ from time to time. These are an important part of each trainee’s assessment and patients are encouraged to fill these out as honestly as possible so that feedback can be used to develop the skills of a trainee.

GP net earnings

All GP practices are required to declare the mean earnings (e.g. average pay) for GPs working to deliver NHS services to patients at each practice.

The average pay for GPs working in Witterings Medical Centre in the last financial year was £100,374 before tax and National Insurance. This is for 3 full time GPs, 4 part time GPs and 1 Locum who worked in the practice for more than six months.

However, it should be noted that the prescribed method for calculating earnings is potentially misleading. The calculation takes no account of how much time doctors spend working in the practice, and should not be used to form any judgment about GP earnings, nor to make any comparison with any other practice.