RCPCH Sub-specialty Questionnaire
Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Department
Supervision
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly
disagree
The patients’ needs and safety are
put first




Trainees are completing workplacebased assessments regularly




1
2
3
4
>4





Yes
No


The number of consultants in the
department
There is more than 1 ST4 – 8 in the
department
Comments
Service requirements
The facilities for children and families
allow appropriate assessment and
management of the patient
Strongly
Agree
Agree


Yes
No
Telephone support for outpatients


Endoscopy suite staffed for a
minimum of one list per week


Laboratory services


Paediatric radiology


Access to specialised feeding unit (or
team)


Disagree
Strongly
disagree


The department provides:
The department has access to:
Comments
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2009
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Educational activities
Strongly
Agree
Trainees’ days allow learning
paediatric medicine in the subspecialty whilst also gaining
proficiency in service provision
Agree


Yes
No
Have the tertiary trainees received
training in :
Technique of endoscopy


Anthropometrics


Modes of nutritional support


Evaluation of patient referred by
other teams


Disagree
Strongly
disagree


u/c

Comments
Necessary Skills and
Curriculum
Strongly
Agree
The clinical experience has enabled
the trainees to achieve curriculum
coverage including acute renal
failure and chronic renal failure
Gastroenterology

Agree
Disagree

Yes
No
Inflammatory Bowel disease


Intestinal failure


Upper GI endoscopies


Colonoscopies


Yes
No
The trainee has sufficient clinical
exposure to:
Strongly
disagree

Hepatology

u/c

Yes
No








Yes
No
Neonatal jaundice
Acute liver failure
Upper GI endoscopies
Liver biopsies
Comments
Clinical and Ward rounds
Gastroenterology
The trainee has been able to
attend:
Hepatology
The trainee has been able to
attend:
1 Gastroenterology outpatient
clinics per week


1 Liver outpatient clinics per
week


3 Combined specialty clinics
throughout the year


1 Related metabolic disorders
clinics per month


3 Clinics where PN patients are
reviewed throughout the year


250 Outpatient episodes for
other forms of liver disease


3 Combined specialty clinics
throughout the year


Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Unit Questionnaire Sept
2009
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Strongly
Agree
Trainees have had the opportunity to
assess and manage children with
chronic disease from referral
onwards, over a period of time which
allows adequate insight into chronic
management by and working with
the multi-disciplinary team

Agree

Disagree
Strongly
disagree

N/A

Comments
Transitional care
Trainees have the opportunity to
attended at least two adolescent
transfer clinics
Strongly
Agree

Agree

Disagree
Strongly
disagree

N/A

Comments
Meetings
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly
disagree
Trainees attend regular clinical team
meetings



Trainees regularly attend the
following meetings:
For Gastroenterology:
Management of IBD




Paediatrics surgeon




Management of intestinal failure




For Hepatology
Suitability of patients for liver
transplantation weekly




N/A

Comments
Teaching
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly
disagree
Trainees have been trained in
assessment




Trainees have been involved in the
assessment and/or appraisal of
others




Trainees have regular opportunities
to teach both formally and informally




Comments
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N/A
Management
Strongly
Agree
Trainees have sufficient access to
management meetings and projects
Agree

Disagree

Strongly
disagree


Comments
Overall
Please mark on the scale how completely you agree with the following statement:
“The department is able to provide the training programme fully with appropriate
resources, patients and learning opportunities”
0
1
Not
at all
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Completely
Date of Completion: ………………………………..
Name of Unit:………………………………………..
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2009
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N/A