After completing your Foundation Year 2 you can apply for the Specialist General Practice Training Programme (GPTP) which is a three year programme.  The first two years are in GP approved ST posts and one year in a GP Trainee post.  

The following posts make up the Bromley Scheme :

After these posts there are twelve Bromley Training practices for the GP Trainee year. 

The possible combinations of these posts vary for each entry to the Scheme and for details you need to contact the GPTP Course Organiser placements officer.

During your ST 1 and 2 posts there will be structured teaching relevant to general practice and you will have an educational supervisor who will agree learning objectives with you and record your progress.  One of the Programme Directors will also meet with you during each post to see how you are progressing, advise on study leave and discuss any other relevant issues.

You will also be expected to prepare a PDP (Personal Development Plan) for each post. Every effort is made by the various departments to free you from your service commitment to enable you to attend  the GPTP Half Day Release Course during your ST 1 and 2  years. 

At the end of the ST 2 post you must ask your consultant to sign the VTR2 form which is found at the back of your Vocational Learning Record, and obtain a stamp from the Education Centre. You must keep your Learning Records in case the PMETB challenge the validity of your VTR2 Form.

Each post has been designed to help you gain insight into patient-centred care, the interaction between primary and secondary care and help you gain experience working with different professional groups. 

The more interest you show in your job, and the better the working relationships you develop, the more you are likely to learn from your ST job and the more rewarding the experience.  If you have had previous experience in the speciality you are working, possibly in your foundation programme, you will find you will be given greater responsibility and be taught new competencies. 

As GPs we take a particular interest in our communication skills and you will be encouraged to focus on these.

Most GPTP doctors during their training will obtain study leave for courses in Advanced Life Support, Family Planning, Minor Surgery, Child Health Surveillance etc. We also encourage you to sit relevant exams eg DRCOG and DCH.  The London Deanery stipulates the number of study days but ST 1 and 2 doctors must request authorisation from their supervisor well in advance of specific events.