Parbold Surgery is an accredited training practice.
Trainee Doctors at the Practice
Doctors spend many years in training before becoming fully qualified GPs.
- Medical School – 5 years of study.
- Foundation Training – 2 years working as junior doctors in hospitals and the community.
- Specialist Training – After foundation training, doctors choose either:
- General Practice: 3 additional years, or
- Hospital Specialty: around 5 additional years.
In the final year of GP training, doctors are called GP Registrars. They spend 1 year working in a training practice like ours, under the supervision of experienced GPs.
This means that if you see a junior doctor here, they are usually in their 10th year of medical training and are fully qualified doctors gaining specialist GP experience.
Our current junior doctors are:
- Dr Zaheer Ahmed (m)
- Dr Farrukh Atique (m)
- Dr Rebecca France (f)
- Dr Curtis Mitchell (m)
- Dr Mohamed Zayed (m)
- Appointments with Junior Doctors
- You may be offered an appointment with one of our junior doctors. Occasionally, you might be asked if your consultation can be recorded for training purposes.
- Your choice – You can say no at any time, either before or after the consultation. This will not affect your care in any way.
- How recordings are used – Videos are used only for training, for example to help doctors develop their communication skills.
- Who sees them – Recordings are viewed by the doctor together with their GP Trainer. A small number may also be reviewed by other doctors outside the practice. No non-medical staff ever view these recordings.