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Application form is in Word format with the same form completed for all Dental, Medical, Public Health and Foundation. There have been few cases where for Dental the form from the Dental Gold Guide with the minimum dataset has been submitted.
Application Numbers
Reason | Application numbers |
i. Trainees with a disibility or illness | 50 |
ii. Trainees with caring responsibilities | 195 |
iii. Welfare and wellbeing | 161 |
iv. Unique oppertunities | 16 |
v. Religious commitment | 0 |
vi. Non-medical development | 3 |
vii. Flexibility for training & career development | 28 |
vii. Other | 40 |
TOTAL | 493 |
LTFT Reasons
All employees have a legal right to request flexible working – not just parents and carers. Therefore, all doctors in training can apply for LTFT training and section 3.123 of the Gold Guide provides a list of illustrative examples for requesting LTFT training.
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GP Team calculates the CCT using Royal Colleges Calculator and inputs this to TIS. Specialty Team do not calculate this at this stage but left until ARCP panel to be worked out and inputted to TIS.
TPD LTFT Process Questions
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1 | Discussion/Pre-approval Stage | What's your involvement in the Less Than Full Time application process? |
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2 | Discussion/Pre-approval Stage | Which specialties do you cover in regard to discussions with trainees on LTFT? (GP, Specialty, Medicine, Foundation, PH) (GP, Specialty, Medicine, Foundation, PH) |
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3 | Discussion/Pre-approval Stage | Do you get contacted by trainees who wish to change their LTFT arrangement, e.g. increasing or decreasing % WTE or returning FT? |
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4 | Discussion/Pre-approval Stage | Do you have any involvement in slot-sharing arrangements discussion and with who? |
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5 | Discussion/Pre-approval Stage | Do you have any involvement in Supernumerary post arrangements discussion and with who? |
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6 | Discussion/Pre-approval Stage | Do you have joint conversations with Head of School / Educational Supervisor on LTFT applications? | |
7 | Discussion/Pre-approval Stage | At what point in the process do you have the discussion with the trust? |
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8 | Discussion/Pre-approval Stage | How do you receive the application form to complete and sign? Is it from the trainee by email? Or brought to the face-to-face meeting and completed by hand? |
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9 | Discussion/Pre-approval Stage | How do you come to a decision that the programme the trainee is on can be accommodated on an LTFT basis and the percentage WTE required to fulfil the requirements of the programme? |
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10 | Processing/Approval | Once application has been approved by HEE / AD and trainee made aware, are you notified? | |
11 | Processing/Approval | Once approved, do you get involved in the implementation of the LTFT, e.g. negotiation of Rota? |
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12 | Processing/Rejection/Appeal | What's your involvement if an application is rejected by the AD? (re-classification of reason/criteria discussion with the trainee and meeting with HOS. e.g. Health and Disability) |
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13 | Processing/Rejection/Appeal | According to GMC Gold Guide we understand that "3.124 All well-founded reasons will be considered. However, support to progress the application may be dependent on the capacity of the programme and available resources as well as compliance with relevant legislation relating to CCT requirements (paragraphs 3.118 and 3.119)."
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