School of General Practice at the Severn Deanery

Welcome

The institute has replaced the western end of the old Severn and Wessex Deanery. The GP school is a new organisation formed in April 2007 and is part of the educational arm of South West Strategic Health Authority.

We are responsible for the delivery of general practice education in the counties of Avon (Bristol, Bath & Weston), Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire. Our main workload relates to second year foundation placements in primary care, all aspects of GP specialist training, retainer programmes and CPD for established GPs within the school's footprint. This is an exciting time to be involved in medical education and the school is working hard to develop additional expertise in new areas such as NHS appraisal, returner programmes, assessment and quality assurance within the primary care setting.

The Head of School and administrative team are based in Frenchay and are supported by an experienced team of associate GP directors.

On this website you will find the information, links and documents covering most areas of GP education in the Severn area. Every page is updated regularly. If you have further queries please contact us.