Press release
Local doctor becomes mentor
A local doctor has been appointed to support other GPs to continue to top up on their skills for the benefit of patients.
Dr. Debbie Hartley, GP at Greenmount Medical Centre, has been appointed as Bury’s new Primary Care Medical Educator (PCME).
Dr. Hartley takes on this new role in addition to her existing commitments.
The role of a PCME is to encourage learning amongst GPs and their teams and to support them to continually develop professionally, for the benefit of the individuals and their patients.
Dr. Hartley trained at Leicester University, graduating in 2000. She has worked in Bury since 2001. Since 2005, she has worked at Greenmount Medical Centre where she is a partner at the practice.
In her new role, Dr. Hartley will support GPs and their teams including practice nurses and practice managers. She will also be establishing close links with other community services over time including pharmacists, dentists, opticians and clinical staff within Community Services Bury.
Most of the educational opportunities will be practice based, to ensure the best use of time and resources, but will also encompass e-learning and educational events.
All educational topics will be relevant and based on local requirements, to ensure GPs and their teams can stay up to date with current guidance and topics, which will in turn improve the patient experience.
Dr. Hartley said; “General practice is changing and education needs to change to keep up. I am working with peers to identify opportunities to support GPs and their teams to continue to develop professionally, whilst ensuring the training is enjoyable and relevant to meet the health needs of people in Bury.”
ENDS
Date: 8th December 2009
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Notes to editor:
A photograph of Dr. Hartley in .jpg format is available on request.