Appendix B - Induction
January 2005
Induction Period (clause ___)
Your induction period will include the following matters:
- Knowledge of how to use the computer system within the practice so that consultations, prescribing, templates, protocols, mentor, British National Formulary (BNF), word processing and internal message systems etc can be accessed and utilised.
- Practice systems for Chronic Disease Management: adding to disease registers, familiarity with recall systems, targets, and team roles in their management.
- Practice procedures for incorporating new disease headings into records (paper or electronic).
- Practice procedure for summarising notes.
- Familiarity with data retrieval where relevant.
- Knowledge of relevant statutory data protection requirements.
- Knowledge of practice repeats prescribing policy and use of practice formulary.
- Familiarity with NHS net where available.
- Familiarity with referral systems used by the practice, main providers and services available, familiarity with Direct Access Booking where available.
- Familiarity with in-house services, e.g. Phlebotomy, Electrocardiogram (ECG) etc.
- Knowledge of any special services provided by the practice, e.g. drug dependence, physiotherapy, counselling, chiropody etc,.
- Knowledge of Primary Care Trust (PCT) protocols.
- Knowledge of National Service Frameworks (NSFs).
- Access to Pathology Links where available.
- Practice procedures for actioning results.
- Provided with relevant and necessary telephone contact numbers.
- Awareness of practice appointment systems and on-call arrangements.
- Awareness of internal practice management systems.
- Location of emergency drugs.
- Procedures for reporting significant events.
- Panic button location and protocol for reporting violent incidents.
- Meet other members of the Primary Health Care Team.