July 2024

Please see below for our KSS July bulletin.

Highly Important

ARCP/Certificates

Foundation doctors need to sign their ARCP on Horus. This does not constitute acceptance of the outcome and does not affect your ability to appeal, but shows you acknowledge receipt of the outcome.

Once signed, KSSFS are able to process the F1CC (which is required by the GMC to apply for a full licence to practice) and to release the F2 FPCCs.

GMC Full Registration Process

You need to apply for full registration with a licence to practise so you can progress to F2 training.

If you’re not due to complete your training in August and need more time, it’s important you speak to the foundation school.

You should submit your application as early as possible to make sure you have the correct registration in time to start your F2 training. This is a very busy period for the GMC and it’s important that you get your application to them as soon as you can.

Non-UK and UK Graduates: Please click here for further guidance from the GMC.

UK graduates should follow instructions sent by the GMC, which will be sent 12 and 8 weeks ahead of F2.

REMINDER: Time Out of Training (TOOT) following ARCP

Please can we ask trust colleagues to inform us immediately should a Foundation Doctor have further sickness or industrial action absence which takes place after their ARCP and increases their TOOT over the 20-day trigger threshold.

F2 Responsible Officer Details

F2s are responsible for ensuring they are connected to the correct Responsible Officer. For doctors in training, this is your Postgraduate Dean. For more information please see: https://kss.hee.nhs.uk/kss-foundation/current-doctors-in-training/gmc-full-registration/.

Important Information

Provisionally registered doctors (foundation year one/F1) must not undertake formal locum posts or activities.

Provisionally registered doctors can undertake occasional ad hoc additional/overtime shifts on their current FY1 placement or previous FY1 placements that have formed part of their F1 rotation, where such work is undertaken only within the limits of their current competence and with the support of their educational supervisor. When undertaking such occasional ad hoc additional/overtime work, provisionally registered doctors should be clear with other members of their team about their current experience and level of competence.

SCRIPT – supporting safer prescribing practices

The SCRIPT programme is a collection of innovative eLearning portfolios designed to encourage safe and effective prescribing and medicines management among healthcare professionals.

SCRIPT will enhance your knowledge and confidence in prescribing correctly, improving patient safety, therapeutics and medicines management. You will receive a certificate for each module that you complete, which can be used in your online learning portfolio. SCRIPT is easy to use. You can access the modules at a time which suits you and revisit them even after completion. You can learn more about the SCRIPT eLearning programme and how to sign up by visiting Medicine & Surgery | Safe Prescriber.

Study Leave

The KSSFS Admin Team have received several queries on how KSS Foundation Year 2 Doctors can apply for Discretionary Study Leave. For clarity, please see below.

Discretionary Study Leave should be applied for prospectively and not retrospectively.  

1. Foundation Doctor (FD) seeks support from Educational Supervisor and trust (local) Foundation Training Programme Director (FTPD).
2. Local FTPD seeks approval from the area Foundation School Director (FSD)
3. Local FSD replies to trust TPD, including study leave team.
4. Local TPD can then reply to FD with outcome. 
5. If approved, on the guidance from the study leave team FD completes study leave form on the study leave portal. 

If you have any further questions, please do contact the school at: england.kssfoundationenquiries.se@nhs.net.

KSS Contact details:

For Foundation Year 1 queries please email england.kssfoundationyear1.se@nhs.net

For Foundation Year 2 queries please email england.kssfoundationyear2.se@nhs.net

For any other queries please email england.kssfoundationenquiries.se@nhs.net

PSA sittings 2024-2025

All sittings are scheduled to commence at 13.00.

• Tuesday 10 September 2024
• Thursday 20 March 2025
• Thursday 1 May 2025

e-learning opportunities

Welcome to your June 2024 update from the Foundation elearning programme.

The Foundation elearning programme covers key areas in your Foundation curriculum. It has been developed specifically for Foundation doctors by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in partnership with NHS England e-learning for healthcare (NHSE eLfH) and is approved by the UK Foundation Programme (UKFPO).

Reminders and Guidance

Foundation School Representatives

Please see here for current KSS Foundation Doctor Representatives.

Courses, fellowships, events and surveys

Useful Websites and Contacts