All resident doctors (in training) are entitled to EDT. The number of hours is speciality and grade specific. EDT on ICU is an AM or PM session (5 hours), on site, which can’t be swapped once allocated. If unforeseen changes occur to staffing then an EDT session may be rescheduled. 

For AM EDT sessions please attend the operational handover at 8am.

F2s are exempt from this document as their EDT/SDL hours are built into their ICU rotas. F2 EDT/SDL can be taken off-site.

Process of requesting EDT 

1. Email Chelwest.ICUleave  the week before EDT is required, please include all the following:

a. Please title the email RE: EDT

b. If a specific day is needed (may not be possible to always accommodate)

c. Project/reason for EDT

d. Clinical supervisor cc’d into the email

2. The Friday before the following week starts, EDT will be allocated if there is enough staff. Your name will appear under research on CLWrota.

3. If there are ample staff, and no specific requests, I will automatically allocate EDT. EDT may not be given equally throughout the placement or specifically when requested, due to fluctuations in resident staffing.

At the end of the rotation, we will provide you a breakdown of your EDT hours, which will form part of your clinical supervisor sign off.

Table of speciality and hours advised, per week

ICU fellows/ACCS ED

JCFs and SCFs undertaking ICU projects (see below) can request EDT in the same way. The list for fellows will be more targeted and support the activities of the ICU, which includes:

· Clinical governance and mortality review presentations

· ICU related QiP and Audit

· ICU Teaching – delivery of teaching programme and/or simulation

· Other ICU supervisor approved activities that benefit the ICU

General suggested uses of EDT (ICM/Anaesthetic residents)

· Educational activity and preparation of educational materials

· Management and leadership activity

· Development of management portfolio, e.g. complaints, serious incident investigation, training or governance meetings, etc.

· Critical appraisal activity e.g. journal clubs

· Simulation and development/maintenance of procedural skills

· Maintenance of personal portfolio (self-assessment, reflective learning, personal development plan)

· Achieving personal learning goals beyond the essential, core curriculum.

Approved Projects 

· Audits and QiPs must be from the following list: Chelsea AICU - Project Database

· Any other idea/projects are welcome but need to be discussed with your supervisor and registered with the Trust. The Governance lead is responsible for all projects so please check first if any doubt, Roger Davies

· Morbidly and mortality presentations will be announced by the consultant chair for that session (quarterly) 

· Simulation teaching/support please speak to Linsey Christie prior to requesting EDT

Foundation Year 2

2 hours per week. Will appear as SDL on the master rota (Google sheet) and Research (CLWrota). It will be a fixed AM or PM and be on site. F2 SDL is fixed into the rota so can’t be swapped.

Self-development time is to be used for non-clinical activities which foundation doctors must carry out, to successfully develop as a doctor and complete foundation training, but which are not best suited to completion within the clinical environment during day-to-day clinical working.

Further reading about SDL please review the Foundation Review Recommendation 14 and any general queries direct them the post graduate department, and ICU specific to your clinical supervisor.