Training site

Standards of quality

1. Learning environment and culture

GMC requirements in Promoting excellence to consider: R1.1 - 1.8, 1.13, 1.15 - 1.21.

1.6 The learning environment promotes inter-professional learning opportunities.1.1 Pharmaceutical medicine trainees are in an environment that delivers safe, effective, compassionate care that provides a positive experience for service users.

1.2 The learning environment is one in which education and training is valued and pharmaceutical medicine trainees are treated fairly, with dignity and respect, and are not subject to negative attitudes or behaviour.

1.3 There are opportunities for pharmaceutical medicine trainees to be involved in activities that facilitate quality improvement (QI), improving evidence-based practice (EBP) and research and innovation (R&I).

1.4 There are opportunities to learn constructively from the experience and outcomes of service users, whether positive or negative.

1.5 The learning environment provides suitable educational facilities for both pharmaceutical medicine trainees, educational supervisors and associate educational supervisors, including space, IT facilities and access to quality assured library and knowledge.

1.6 The learning environment promotes inter-professional learning opportunities.

2. Educational governance and leadership

GMC requirements in Promoting excellence to consider: R2.1, 2.2, 2.7, 2.10, 2.14 (read this to include associate educational supervisors), 2.15 - 2.17.

2.1 The educational governance arrangements measure performance against the quality
standards and actively respond when standards are not being met.

2.2 The educational leadership uses the educational governance arrangements to continuously
improve the quality of education and training.

2.3 The educational governance structures promote team-working and a multi-professional approach to education and training where appropriate, through multi-professional educational leadership.

2.4 Education and training opportunities are based on principles of equality and diversity.

2.5 There are processes in place to inform the appropriate stakeholders when performance issues with pharmaceutical medicine trainees are identified or pharmaceutical medicine trainees are involved in patient safety incidents.

3. Supporting and empowering pharmaceutical medicine trainees

GMC requirements in Promoting excellence to consider: R3.1 - 3.4, 3.11 - 3.14.

3.1 Pharmaceutical medicine trainees receive educational and pastoral support to be able to demonstrate what is expected in their curriculum or professional standards to achieve the learning outcomes.

3.2 Pharmaceutical medicine trainees are supported to complete appropriate summative and formative assessments to evidence that they are meeting their curriculum, professional standards or learning outcomes.

3.3 Pharmaceutical medicine trainees feel they are valued members of the healthcare team within which they are placed.

3.4 Pharmaceutical medicine trainees receive an appropriate and timely induction into the learning environment.

3.5 Pharmaceutical medicine trainees understand their role and the context of their placement in relation to care pathways and patient pathways.

4. Supporting and empowering educational and associate educational supervisors

GMC requirements in Promoting excellence to consider: R4.2, 4.3, 4.5.

4.1 Those undertaking formal education and training roles are appropriately trained as defined by the relevant regulator or professional body.

4.2 Educational supervisors and associate educational supervisors are familiar with both the 2010 (amended 2014) and 2021 PMST curricula.

4.3 Educational supervisor and associate educational supervisor performance is assessed through appraisals or other appropriate mechanisms, with constructive feedback and support provided for role development and progression.

4.4 Formally recognised educational supervisors and associate educational supervisors are appropriately supported to undertake their roles.

Action plan

You must upload a PMST training site action plan to this form if you have answered "No" to any of the domain statements above.

Please ensure you discuss the action plan with the training site and that they agree to the plan before you upload it to the form.

Declaration

I declare that:

- I have met the training site's point of contact or relevant person to complete this form;

- the information I have entered on this form is accurate to the best of my knowledge;

- I will follow up any actions with the training site if requested by FPM; and

- I will report to FPM on the progress and completion of the training site's action.