Horus e-portfolio
All Foundation doctors in England use the Horus e-portfolio. Accounts will be created for all new F1s using details imported from Oriel.
The e-portfolio provides Foundation doctors with a simple way to collate their assessments; document meetings with their supervisors; record their personal development plan; and demonstrate that they have met the required curriculum outcomes. However, the e-portfolio can also be used to showcase work that has been done over and above the baseline requirements.
The Portfolio provides the structure and paperwork (forms, templates etc) to help individuals understand the process of their training and plan their development. It also includes the formal assessments that must be completed together with guidance about other evidence that might be submitted to demonstrate competence.
Foundation Doctors and Supervisors can access the e-Portfolio at https://horus.hee.nhs.uk/login.
Horus now uses a 2-Step Authentication Process for sign in. IMPORTANT! Before the end of your F2 training please ensure you update your Horus email address to one that you will have access to after you have completed your training. You will lose access to your trust NHS email address shortly after completion of training.
- For further guidance on using the eportfolio and access to comprehensive curriculum guidance please see the UKFPO website.
TAB
Foundation Doctors only have to complete one TAB round and following feedback it is strongly recommended that Foundation Doctors start their TAB in their second placement and by the end of January. This will have given Foundation Doctors time to establish a good range of people they can request to complete TAB feedback.
If it is felt your TAB has been completed too early another one may be requested. As with all TABs should there be any areas of concern another TAB will need to be completed, this will be after discussion with your Educational Supervisor and if necessary Foundation Programme Director (FPD). There is always the option to ask for an additional TAB at any time during the training year.
Placement Supervision Group (PSG)
A curriculum requirement is at least one Placement Supervision Group (PSG) must be completed each foundation training year as a minimum. A PSG is a good way on informing an end of placement report so all Clinical Supervisors are encouraged to instigate a PSG for every placement.
Obtaining Completion Certificates and Downloading Portfolio Contents
- Completion certificates will be released on Horus once both the panel chair and the Foundation Doctor have signed the ARCP outcome form.
- The School will then need to create a certificate, but this will not be done until there is less than 28 days from the end of the current Foundation Year (in July). This is a GMC requirement.
- When produced the completed F1CC/FPCC can be viewed and downloaded from the relevant foundation doctor's portfolio "Overview" page. It can be found under the "ARCP" tab.
- Please download a copy of your certificates and retain them for future use. We will not send a copy of your certificate to you.
- You are also able to download your full portfolio and guidance can be found on the Horus website.
IMPORTANT!
How long Can I access my Horus portfolio after I have completed Foundation Training?
Your Horus portfolio will only remain on the site for 6 years after you have completed foundation. After this time it will be removed so it is important to download items you require for future roles and applications.
The School team will not be able to access your portfolio either after 6 years so we as a school cannot provide you with certificates after this time.
Script and Support for Passing The PSA
Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA)
The Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) has been developed jointly by the British Pharmacological Society (BPS) and MSC Assessment. It is intended to be a valid and reliable tool allowing medical graduates and foundation doctors to demonstrate that they have achieved the core prescribing competencies outlined in Outcomes for graduates (originally published in Tomorrow’s Doctors).
- All F1 doctors are required to pass the PSA to be awarded a Foundation Year 1 Certificate of Completion (F1CC) at the end of the first year of the foundation programme.
- F2 stand-alone doctors can choose to sit the PSA, if they and their supervisor(s) feel this may be helpful to them. This should be discussed with their foundation school.
UKFPO resources for sitting the PSA
Further information on the PSA can be found on the UKFPO website.
The UKFPO have also provided some extra resources to help you pass the PSA:
Take a look at a new set of Preparation resources for sitting the PSA, which includes resources shared by UK medical schools to support new F1 doctors who graduated outside the UK to prepare for sitting the PSA.
SCRIPT
SCRIPT is an eLearning programme to improve safety and competency among healthcare professionals around prescribing, therapeutics and medicines management. SCRIPT is freely available to all UK foundation doctors in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
SCRIPT is also used extensively throughout UK medical schools and as such you may already have an existing account. If you have an existing SCRIPT medical school account, and would like this to be transferred to SCRIPT Foundation, follow the instructions below:
- Login to your SCRIPT medical school account
- Select the down arrow icon to the top right of the menu
- Select ‘Transfer Request’ from the options displayed
- When prompted to ‘Choose client’ select ‘Script Foundation’ (it is at the top of the drop-down list)
- Fill in the requested details and submit.
Accounts will be transferred within 24 hours during the working week.
If you do not have a SCRIPT account, please register a new account here: https://foundation.safeprescriber.org
Should you have any issues or queries contact the SCRIPT support team on support@safeprescriber.org and they will be happy to help you.
Curriculum Resources (including Elearning for Healthcare (e-LfH))
The UKFPO Curriculum Resource Page will take you directly to resources available relating to each HLO/FPC, including e-LfH modules, BMJ resources and Drs.net resources.
Elearning for Healthcare (e-LfH)
Foundation e-Learning (provided by e-Learning for Healthcare, or eLfH) is a free and engaging online resource to support Foundation doctors with their F1 and F2 training. eLfH is a national project, providing quality assured learning materials for healthcare professionals.
Sessions include:
- Health Promotion
- Equality and Diversity
- Mental Capacity Act
- Safeguarding Children and Young People
- Work place based assessment: mini CEX, DOPS, CbD and MSF
More e-Learning will be added on a regular basis.
All Peninsula foundation doctors will be provided with a username and password for accessing the eLfH portal. If users have forgotten their username and/or password, they can use the Forgotten username or password link. Alternatively, they can find further support through e-LfH Support.
Doctors.net.uk
Doctors.net.uk is available to UK-registered doctors in primary and secondary care. It offers a professional, secure e-mail facility, clinical and non-clinical fora, the very latest medical information and free accredited education allowing doctors to maintain Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
BMJ Learning
BMJ Learning offers you a convenient way to meet your continuing professional development (CPD) and training needs. Our website contains more interactive CME and training modules than other providers, so you can be sure we have the best available content relevant to your practice. All modules are written by world renowned experts, peer reviewed and edited by doctors.
Microsoft NHS Resource Centre
The Microsoft NHS Resource Centre is a free portal hosted by Microsoft that provides access to a wide variety of resources.
NHS staff registered with the resource centre can access Microsoft e-learning and a number of software licensing offers that are available only to NHS staff.
Social Care Institute for Excellence
SCIE is an independent charity, funded by the Department of Health and the devolved administrations in Wales and Northern Ireland. SCIE identifies and disseminates the knowledge base for good practice in all aspects of social care throughout the United Kingdom. Only by understanding what works in practice - and what does not - can services be improved, and the status of the workforce be raised.
