Become an approved learning environment in London
As a learning environment, you have the opportunity to guide and shape our future primary care workforce.
Becoming an approved learning environment allows you to attract and retain high-quality staff. Integrating training can drive excellence across your multidisciplinary teams so they are equipped to meet the evolving needs of your community.
As a learning environment, you have the opportunity to lead the way in primary care training. Increasing your training capacity allows you to strengthen your legacy, continuously enhance patient care and foster a culture of continuous learning so your multidisciplinary teams are equipped to meet the evolving needs of your community.
You are needed now more than ever to shape the future of primary care.
Dr Alison Heaton has successfully transformed Glenpark and Teams Medical Services into a thriving approved learning environment. Dr Alison Heaton, a GP partner in Gateshead, says:
"Initially I got the practice 'training ready', I have expanded the number of resident doctors from one to two personally and five as a practice."
Her influence has extended beyond her own educational activities. "I have encouraged other people at the practice to become educators and developed the use of group tutorials and a standardised trainer record."
The benefits for your practice
By expanding training capacity, you're not only supporting learners but actively participating in the transformation that will improve patient care and deliver that care closer to where people live.
Becoming an approved learning environment brings tangible benefits to your practice, including:
- contacts and networking with other doctors and practices training
- helping to further develop a learning environment at the practice
- increasing diversity of activity in the practice including educational and quality improvement activities
- increasing in the number of appointments available for patients
- strengthening the care you provide to your local community
- creating opportunities for recruitment of former GP registrars
Your commitment to training leaves a legacy, with improved patient care, increased capacity to meet community needs, and a culture of continuous learning that benefits both your current team and future generations of primary care professionals.
Hear from primary care educators working in approved learning environments
Interested in becoming an approved learning environment but want to know more about how it works in practice? Read our case studies to discover the benefits for you, your service and patients.
Further information
Find out more about the requirements for becoming an approved learning environment, what the GP educator role involves, and the applications steps to become a GP educator in London below: