Training and Research

The Maclean Medical Practice is an approved training practice and also plays an active part in medical research projects. No patient is obliged to take part in any of these activities and your permission will always be sought in advance of your involvement. The practice is grateful for patients help and cooperation in these areas.

OUR INVOLVEMENT IN TRAINING

The MacLean Medical Practice is an approved GP training practice. GP Specialist Trainees (GPST) are attached to the practice for a 3 year training programme. The GPSTs are Postgraduate doctors with a minimum of 2 years experience. During the training programme, the doctors will spend 18 months in the practice, usually 6 months near the start of GP training and then the final year to complete their qualifications. The GPSTs work under the supervision and guidance of the partners in the practice. You may be offered an appointment with, or home visit from, the GPST. You may also be asked to allow the GPST to record your consultation. This will be done with your consent and you have the right to decline. The recorded consultations are used for training purposes only. The recordings are held under strict general data protection regulation (GDPR) and will be deleted at the earliest opportunity.

Medical students at University may be attached to the practice for limited periods to work alongside our own doctors to gain experience. The doctor will inform you if a student is present and confirm that you are agreeable to them staying during the consultation or home visit. You have the right to say no. The students are the doctors and nurses of the future and practical experience is invaluable to them. Please help and encourage them as much as possible.