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Medic One Educational Support Policy (Internal)

Background
Staff training and education is integral to achieving enhanced performance, productivity and employee satisfaction. The Medic One Charity is committed to supporting CPD for all Emergency Medicine staff recognising that this will be of benefit to the individual employee, the services we provide as the ED team and the benefit to patients and the Emergency Department as a whole.

Specific Guidance

Medic One funding will be considered on the following basis:

  • Personal development needs

  • Anticipated benefit to patient care

  • To provide appropriate level of training for the individual’s role

  • Available funding

  • Service requirements

  • Previous funding granted

  • Benefit to patients, other ED staff and the Emergency Medicine service.

Following application, Medic One trustees will have 4 weeks to respond to requests.

Aim and Purpose

  • To encourage professional and personal development and offer learning opportunities to all staff

  • To ensure equity and fairness to all ED team members

  • To manage the Medic One charitable funds in a way that will ensure equity and fairness

Utility

Medic One funds may be used to cover:

  • Course fees

  • Attending educational meetings

  • Conference fees

NB. This list is not exhaustive.
Self funding can also be discussed as well as other institutional funding opportunities.

Application Process

Applications will be made to the Medic One trustees via the submission of a completed application form. The applications process will be reviewed by the trustees.

Other funding sources: Please consider applications to other funding sources available to you:

Nursing
The RCN Foundation: range of grants from £500 to £1600 – Education grants | RCN Foundation
The King Edward VII Memorial - Nurses Memorial to King Edward VII in Scotland
The General Nursing Council & NES - General Nursing Council | NHS Education for Scotland
The NHS Lothian Elise Inglis Elsie grant funding - Inglis Grant Funding (scot.nhs.uk) (Intranet page)
The RCN Professional Development Scholarships and Bursaries - RCN scholarships and bursaries

Medical staff
Emergency Medicine trainees - Service level approval via CD/CS, apply via TURAS for deanery level approval Specialty Doctors – Service level approval via discussion with supervisor, application via CD.
SAS Development Fund – available via Scotland Deanery
GPST and FY Doctors – Service level approval via CD/CS, apply via TURAS for deanery level approval

Medical Students
Contact the Edinburgh Medical School Medical Teaching Organisation for information Medical Teaching Organisation or advice/queries MTO.Manager@ed.ac.uk