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Shadowing

Induction / Shadowing

Your Shadowing Diary from the 28th July to 5th August will be emailed to you soon, once received, please continue to check your email regularly for any updates to the programme.

Please complete all online forms via Turas People and Turas Hub that are required by our Medical Workforce department.  If you are unclear what that is please contact medical education.

**If you have not already done so, please action the request you received from NES to complete your PVG Form. Leaving it too late can delay your start date in Forth Valley**

Shadowing Wards

Medicine

  • A12 – Diabetes, Endocrine & Haematology
  • A21 – Ortho/Geriatrics
  • A22 – Ageing & Health
  • A31 – Infectious Disease
  • A32 – Ageing & Health
  • B21 – Stroke
  • B31 – Respiratory
  • B32 – Gastroenterology
  • Cardiology
  • ICU

Acute Medicine

  • AAU
  • CAU

Surgical

  • B11 – General Surgery
  • B12 – Specialty/SAU
  • B23 – Orthopaedics

Your FY1 Shadowing week commences on the 28th July.  Tea, Coffee and biscuits will be available in the alcove outside the Lecture Theatre, Level 3, Learning Centre.  Computer logins and Scrubs will be issued before the West of Scotland Induction so please arrive promptly at 8.00am

Turas Learn

Clinical and Essential Learning Modules

When time permits, please complete the clinical system and essential/role specific learning modules in your Shadowing Week. Modules are housed on Turas Learn. Please view the guide below for instructions on how to access and activate your Turas Learn account that gives you access to Forth Valley modules.

Move Turas Account to Forth Valley

Once your Turas is set up to Forth Valley, your Turas Learn screen should show the following

Residents need to complete Clinical Systems Induction in order to receive their account logins and passwords, therefore please complete this first, then the role specific, followed by the essential learning modules.  Please use the link below then select your specialty and complete what is listed.

Clinical System Induction for Resident Doctors

Essential and Role Specific Learning Modules

Please use this link >>Turas | Learn (nhs.scot)<< and complete all modules listed below, links to modules have been added under the Role Specific modules below

Stat Man Modules

Module Category Statutory/Mandatory Modules Frequency
Business Continuity
  1. Counter Fraud
  2. Whistleblowing
 Every 3 Years
Health, Safety and Security
  1. Fire Safety
  2. Breaking the chain of infection
  3. Why infection prevention and control matters
  4. Health & Safety
  5. Moving and Handling
  6. Violence and Aggression
 Every 2/3 Years
Public Health and Protection
  1. Public Protection
  2. Prevent
  3. Making a call – Resus
  4. Corporate Parenting
  5. Equality & Human Rights
 Every 2/3 Years
Information Governance
  1. Cyber Security
  2. Freedom of Information
  3. Records Management
  4. Safe Information Handling
 Every 2/3 Years

Role Specific Modules

Module Category Statutory/Mandatory Modules Frequency
Role Specific
  1. Safe Transfusion Practise – Clinical staff : medics, nursing and midwifery, and ODPs | Turas | Learn
  2. Diabetes Think, Check, Act Diabetes Think, Check, Act | Turas | Learn
  3. ReSPECT – this is listed under your Clinical System modules
  • Every 2 Years

Contact

All enquiries should be directed to the postgraduate mailbox in the first instance: fv.postgraduatemedicaleducation@nhs.scot.

Key Contacts

  • Director of Medical Education – Dr Kate Patrick
  • Associate Director of Medical Education in Medicine – Dr Alison Mackenzie
  • Senior Postgraduate Administrator – Jacqueline McMenemy
  • Administration Assistant – Laura Allison

You can also contact Jacqueline by phone if have any questions relating to the above or for anything else regarding your placement in Forth Valley Tel: 01324 567618

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