All agreed learning from previous appraisal's Form 4 will inform your PDP. In this section you should provide supporting information (and reflections) that confirms you have met the learning needs, and consider how they were met and how they have changed your practice to improve patient care.
If any of the PDP objectives were not achieved, you should provide the reasons why the proposed activity was not undertaken. If your objective was not completely met, you should consider whether this could or should be addressed in more depth, or whether you should continue with it.
The supporting information that you provide will depend upon what your learning objective was. For example, a certificate of attendance at an ALS course would demonstrate that you had met a need to update ALS skills; or inclusion of a practice protocol for management of a collapsed patient would demonstrate that you had met a need for developing a system within your practice for coping with this clinical scenario.
Reflection of your learning (as supporting information) is equally important. On SOAR, there are comments boxes on appropriate sections of the appraisal forms to record this; or you can use the reflective templates provided.
If you completed any educational activities not originally included in your PDP, you should provide appropriate supporting information and reflections in this section also. This can include certificates of attendance (courses provided by accredited providers), details of practice or personal protocols, management plans, or guidelines. Reflect on how the knowledge / skills / attitudes learned may be implemented, or what further learning is required.
If you have completed a significant amount of training, reflect on the ones that have had the most impact in your practice for discussing with your appraiser.
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This page was last updated on: 11/11/2024
