Contact email
All enquires should be directed to the undergraduate mailbox in the first instance:
fv.undergraduatemedicaleducation@nhs.scot
Key Contacts
- Undergraduate Coordinator – Margot Robinson
- Director of Medical Education – Dr Kate Patrick
- Deputy Director of Medical Education – Dr Chris Kelly
- Clinical Teaching Fellow – Dr Madeleine Jamison
- Clinical Teaching Fellow –Dr Nicholas Simpson
- Clinical Teaching Fellow – Dr Arman Shirandani
Should you have any questions or concerns throughout your placement regarding pastoral support, education or patient safety please get in touch with any of the above team members, or placement supervisor.
- General Medicine – Dr Chris Kelly
- General Surgery – Miss Liz Cannings, Mr Himanshu Wadhawan
- Emergency Medicine – Dr Stephen Feltbower
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology – Dr Jacqueline Hill
- Paediatrics – Dr George Nagiub
- Psychiatry – Dr Patrick Hughes
- Surgical Specialties – Dr Stephen Burgess (Ophthalmology), Mr Ravinder Harar (ENT)
First Day Arrangements
On your first day please report to the lecture theatre on level 3 of the learning centre (above the Restaurant) at 9am, where you will be met by Margot Robinson (undergraduate coordinator). You will be given a brief introduction to the placement and will be supplied with:
- Swipe access badge (which entitles you to staff discount at Starbucks!)
- Computer logins
- Travel information
- Locker key
Tutorials
You will find details of local under-graduate and post-graduate learning opportunities on the Events page.
Attendance/Welfare
For fire safety purposes students should register each morning with Margot at the undergraduate office. If you are off due for any reason, including sickness, you must email Margot/undergraduate email address to let us know by midday. Please also follow your own university’s absence reporting arrangements.
In line with Covid-19 guidance you must not come to the hospital if you have had a positive test result and may only return after 5 days if you have had a negative result. Please remain at home/in accommodation and call / email Margot Robinson / Fv.undergraduatemedicaleducation@nhs.scot in order that we can help you arrange testing.
Dress Code
You must dress appropriately whilst in clinical areas; you are encouraged to wear scrubs which you should change into upon arrival at the hospital, these must not be worn out with the hospital and must be changed before leaving. Name badges/security passes must be worn at all times.
Lockers
Student lockers are located on level 2 of the education centre next to the undergraduate office. You will be given your own locker key at the induction meeting.
Accommodation
Accommodation is limited. If you require accommodation during your placement please contact Margot Robinson in advance of your start date.
Student accommodation is based at Falkirk Community Hospital, in the junior doctor’s residences behind the main hospital building. The accommodation comprises self-contained en-suite rooms, each student will have their own en-suite bedroom with access to shared kitchen area. The Falkirk Community Hospital accommodation has Wi-Fi access.
Some rooms are kept aside for ‘ad-hoc’ use, these can be booked out for short number of days at a time by discussing with Margot.
Students who have been offered accommodation will be sent information directly.
A short video depicting safety aspects at the accommodation such as fire exits and access to fire extinguishers is available on the following link.
Travel
Travel between FVRH and the Falkirk Community Hospital accommodation is relatively straight forward using public transport.
The number 38 bus goes from Camelon Road Falkirk and stops in FVRH, the bus schedule can be found here.
If you have your own vehicle you are invited to park in the purple car park at the rear of the hospital. Please do not park in the patient/visitor parking area adjacent to the main entrance.
Students who prefer not to take accommodation or if accommodation is unavailable, will be reimbursed travel expenses to the equivalence of the bus fare between Glasgow/Edinburgh and Larbert. Only the driver will be able to claim reimbursement if students carshare.
Because of the greater distance involved Dundee students will be pre-allocated accommodation.
Library
You are very welcome to make use of the NHS Forth Valley Library Service throughout your time on placement. We are based at Forth Valley Royal Hospital within the Medical Education department, just along from the undergraduate office.
You can use the space and login to the PCs if you need to study, and you can also borrow from our collection which includes books on a wide range of healthcare and related areas. You can browse the library shelves, or search our online catalogue, Library Search, to check whether we have the book(s) you need in stock or whether there is a copy available to request from another library.
You will also find a wealth of e-resources on The Knowledge Network, the national digital library for NHS Scotland. As a medical student in Scotland, you are entitled to use these resources which include eBooks, full-text journal articles, and point of care tools such as BMJ Best Practice and DynaMed.
To borrow from the library and access digital resources, you need an OpenAthens account which you can register for here. This is free and only takes a few minutes.
If you are looking for a particular book or article, would like help with using the library and/or The Knowledge Network, or have any questions throughout your placement then please don’t hesitate to get in touch by emailing fv.forthvalleylibraryservices@nhs.scot or by speaking to our Librarian either at the front desk in the library or in Office 1, Medical Education.
The Library is here to support you so please do take advantage of the resources and services available.
Wifi
Wi-Fi is available in the residence and Eduroam is available within FVRH.
IT System Access
IT and Clinical Systems
All students will be given a log-in which automatically gives them access to ‘MS Teams’ and clinical portal .Please change the location on your LearnPro account to Forth Valley which will allow you to complete the modules which are required for Trak and Hepma. You will have access to the following clinical systems:
SCI Store
This is a system that clinical users access to view verified Laboratory (Biochemistry, Microbiology, Haematology and Cellular Pathology) and Radiology (X-Ray, CT-Scan, MRI text reports) test results/reports for their patients. There is a simple guide to use available on the hospital intranet and this will be available to you via Clinical Portal.
TraK
This system allows you to view the patient’s records. A Learn Pro Module must be completed before access is granted.
Hepma (read only)
This is the prescribing system to which you will have read only access. A LearnPro module for the read only version must be completed before access is granted.
In order to minimise any delay in your access it is important for you to return the signed copy of your agreement to the ICT Terms and conditions prior to your arrival. This will be emailed to you when we have notification of your placement.
Needlestick Injury
All students should be familiar with the FV needlestick injury policy which can be found here.
Scrubs/PPE
It is recommended that Scrubs be worn on the wards changing facilities are available in the staff bases located at the end of the long (ward) corridors on each floor. PPE information is in every ward and masks are to be worn in all corridors.