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Study Leave Policy
The Trent Region Study Leave Policy is distributed to all doctors in the Trent region by the Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education committee. Here are the sections which deal with study leave for SpRs.
Registrars in years one and two should receive a half day per week protected educational time with consultant supervision this should be increased to one day per week in years three onwards. This time will be for research and education and will not count against study leave entitlement. This allowance may accumulate over the period of the training programme, provided that the total amount due in the period of the training programme is not taken until one year of the programme is completed.Applications for leave in excess of 2 months must be considered by the appropriate regional speciality education subcommittee and local postgraduate dean.
When calculating study leave include weekends and Bank HolidaysAuthorisation of private study leave is discretionary and is subject to the support of the educational supervisor.
Leave is at a rate of 30 days per annum.Leave may be accumulated over a 3 year period.