In response to the Covid pandemic appraisals were initially suspended. Then appraisals were restarted and a new appraisal template was provided that was designed to reduce the administrative burden of appraisals for Doctors. There was more of a focus on quality and the appraisal discussion and...
There is now a much more convenient way to manage your learning entries in FourteenFish.
Learning entries are things like CPD, QIA, Significant Events, Feedback and so on. Basically anything in the Supporting Information area of your appraisal.
The new 'All entries' screen
You now have a...
We get asked the same questions quite often regarding our Appraisal Toolkit, especially from new users. Here are the answers!
1) Am I able to use FourteenFish for my appraisal?
Short answer: Yes
If you're in England then you have complete freedom of choice over which appraisal system you use...
We get contacted quite often by people who are new to using our Appraisal Toolkit and are confused by the PDP section. We've never been completely happy with it and in September we decided to go back to the drawing board. Today we've launched a completely revised way of managing your PDP which...
Say hello to our new appraisal toolkit layout!
The appraisal overview screen (pictured below) is now...
easier to use
more logically organised
simpler for first-time users
The functions that you are likely to use less often are now in a section at the bottom, and we've made a big effort to...
In light of recent court cases where reflection has been using as evidence should we continue to direction of reflection on our practice? Yes, but with caution.
This is a result of a recent question that came into Fish TV episode 5. If you haven't seen any Fish TV yet stop reading this and...
We have a file size limit for appraisals - why is this and should we be scanning in files for supporting information anyway?
After consultation with NHS England we recently introduced a file size limit for our appraisal summaries of 9 MB. This was not to try and save on server space but rather...
At FourteenFish we are often asked if we have any tips for Locums undergoing Revalidation. Whilst the following is aimed at GP Locums I hope the following should still be useful for hospital doctors, nurses and others.
Feedback
If you are not working in the same place regularly it can be...
Last week I attended an extremely positive event in Winchester, Hampshire. This was a 'how was it for you' review of a pilot where practice nurses had undergone Appraisals using an adapted version of the doctors medical appraisal model. The appraisers had training and they then appraised other...
This is a guest blog post from Dr Rachel Boyce, a GP and trainer in the Thames Valley.
@BucksGPST
I spend a lot of time on social media and I often use Twitter for informal continuing professional development. There are a number of medics in the twittersphere who participate in formal learning...
Benefits for doctors
As an appraiser I'm often asked 'Should I use a toolkit or should i use the MAG MAF?'. So what are their advantages? Well the MAG MAF is good and has served us well and will continue to do so but it does have some limitations. It is a PDF and so is only available where the...
What is reflection?
A question I often get asked is: 'What actually is reflection?' and 'What makes good reflection?' Well reflection is a set of processes to identify what you need to change in order to be a better doctor. It is not a case of recording how you feel or listing the content of a...
Today we start a series of regular blogs to help doctors, nurses and appraisers to gain the most possible benefit from the appraisal and revalidation process.
Over the next few weeks I will cover some of the issues that I often get asked about in my role as one of the Appraisal Leads for NHSE...
One of the questions we get asked a lot is 'what counts as CPD'? Does it have to be a course attended or an online learning module and who judges this. The answer is any of these can be counted as CPD but it is the learning and the reflection that is the key.
We all learn every day and some of...
We have today launched a major update to both our Appraisal toolkit and Learning Diary.
The system remains familiar and easy to use but there are some big new features that we are very excited about.
The main update is a tighter integration between the Learning Diary and the Appraisal system....
Today we have changed the pricing for our appraisal toolkit and surveys. We've tried to make it simpler to understand our prices, which were quite complex before.
What are the new prices?
Our appraisal toolkit is now £42 (including VAT).
Colleague or patient feedback surveys are just...
Appraisals are a part of life, in almost every industry and every business.
Some people grow to love them whilst others hate them. It is vital that appraisals are conducted in a proper manner for any benefits to be gained or skills to be developed for future progression. That's why it's...
Continuing professional development (CPD) is a feature that exists in many industries around the UK. It was introduced to the health sector with the purpose of improving safety and quality of care provided for patients. Recording CPD has been left with individual doctors to identify their own...
Should you need to change your email address:
Click on the down arrow next to your name
Click on My Account
Click on Manage emails
You will then see + Add an alternative email address
Here you can enter your additional email address.
You can add as many alternate emails as you like which...
For various reasons you may find it is necessary to amend something in your Appraisal after it has been submitted to your Appraiser, these changes can be easily made...
Go to Portfolio from your dashboard
You should see an 'Update something in your Appraisal' button
If you click on this you...
You can email learning@fourteenfish.com to easily capture your learning or indeed anything you want to store in FourteenFish. You can do this from any of the email addresses on your account, and it's possible to add as many emails as you want.
How to add your first entry via email...
Send an...
There are several options for adding Supporting Information entries to your FourteenFish portfolio. You don't have to choose just one, and regardless of which option you use the entries will all be added to your account.
Using the website
Sign in to your account
Click on Portfolio from the...
The appraisal year is set by the end date of your last appraisal (your appraisal meeting).
The appraisal year runs from April 1st.
Examples:
If your appraisal date is 5th April 2017 the year is 2017/18.
If your appraisal date is 28th March 2017 the year is 2016/17.
As always if you have...
We are passionate about improving the quality of appraisal. For us that means giving both appraisees and appraisers the best tools, and providing first class support when they need it.
Our Appraisal Toolkit is built to encourage doctors to work on their appraisal throughout the year instead of...
Alternatively you could watch our video on how to Change your Email Address.
If you need to change your email address...
Click on the down arrow next to your name in the top toolbar
Click on My Account from the menu
Click on Manage emails
You will then see your current email address, next to...
How do I change the type of entry in my Supporting Information?
It is very straightforward to change the type of learning entry on our system
Please go to Portfolio from the main dashboard
Click on an entry type you wish to change within Supporting Information
Click on the entry you wish to...
Enter your Portfolio from the Dashboard
To then see a list of entries you can either click to search All entries from the Supporting Information section (or if you know which entry type your entry is under you can click directly on that type)
You should then see the list of entries, please...
The Portfolio
Our Appraisal toolkit now encompasses a portfolio, a free online tool, that is a built to record all aspect of learning.
This allows for CPD to be recorded through a dashboard that enables you to write notes on an event, leave a space for any learning points and gives you the...
For various reasons you may find it is necessary to amend something in your Appraisal after it has been submitted to your Appraiser, these changes can be easily made
Go into your Portfolio from your Dashboard
You should see a button on top left of your screen labeled Update something in your...
Select Portfolio from across the top of the page when you are on the Dashboard.
From here select the type of learning you would like to export as a PDF file.
A list of all of your entries for the learning type will appear. Click on the entry you would like to convert into the PDF format.
At...
You can add a simple CPD entry quickly and easily from the dashboard
To do this please click on 'What have you learned today?'
or click here,
However, in some cases you may want to add a different type of entry, e.g. Feedback, Complaint, QIA, Significant Event or PUNS & DENS and for this...
We have introduced 'Roles' as a way of being able to categorize your learning to your different areas or scope of work. However you may wish to delete a Role at a later date. To do this....
Click on the Role you wish to delete within your Scope of work
Click to Edit this role
Then scroll to...
Firstly your appraisee needs to set you as their appraiser on the system. They can do this by clicking on the 'Set Appraiser' link on within their Portfolio and entering your email address and other details.
How to give your Appraiser access to your appraisal...
??Once you have set your...
Alternatively you could watch our video on how to Create Roles and Tags.
What is a tag?
Tags are a way of categorising your supporting information for an appraisal. They help to demonstrate learning across different areas as well as helping you to quickly find all learning notes that you...
Alternatively you could watch our video on how to Create Roles and Tags.
We have introduced 'Roles' as a way of being able to categorize your learning to your different areas or scope of work.
For example you might set a Role as GP for your GP work and another as Teacher for your role as a...
How to change your Appraiser.
To change the Appraiser that you have set on your Portfolio...
Sign into your account and click on Portfolio
You will see your Appraiser set on the right hand side
Please then click on your Appraisers name in pink.
This will take you to 'Your Appraiser' page,...
Tasks is a feature which will remind the user to record there CPD and generally help them to keep up to date with there appraisal.
Add the task
First visit Tasks from the drop down box under your profile
Then press the Quick add button
Next we need to set a reminder so click on the...
My Designated Body has said I can only submit my appraisals on certain toolkits such as Clarity or the MAG form what should I do?
We can understand that it is difficult for Designated Bodies and Appraisers if there are loads of different toolkits being used in an area. However, our toolkit is...
We have worked in consultation with Wessex Local Medical Committees and the local Deanery to produce a Colleague Survey specifically tailored for Medical Educators.
This is useful for:
Anyone involved in Medical Education
Doctors involved in Medical Education and no longer in Clinical...
The NMC (Nurse and Midwifery Council) draft guidance versions consistently mention appraisal but appraisal is hardly mentioned in the final guidance.
Many nurses will still have annual appraisals, these are often similar to the appraisal process for doctors but with protected time and trained...
Reflection is a set of processes to identify what you need to change in order to be a better doctor. It is not a case of recording how you feel or listing the content of a meeting but more about what you would've done differently.
Select Portfolio from across the top of the page when you are on...
As an Appraiser or an Appraisee, if you notice that you have overlooked some Patient Identifiable Information within an Appraisal it is simple to go in and edit this. It is important to note however that CPD entries are owned by the Appraisee and exist on their account only, so it is the...
We are passionate about improving the quality of appraisal. For us that means giving both appraisees and appraisers the best tools, and providing first class support when they need it.
To set an Appraiser
Click on Portfolio from your Dashboard
Set your Appraiser - This can be found on the...
The Severn Appraisal Toolkit (SAT) will no longer be available as an appraisal toolkit from 1st April 2016.
Free transfer service!
Let us take all the work out of moving to FourteenFish for your next appraisal.
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Why use FourteenFish?
The FourteenFish...
Please Note: you must have a training portfolio set up under My Account
Select Portfolio from across the top of your page when you are on the dashboard.
Underneath Sharing details and preparation you can set your Trainer
Then you need to fill in your Trainer's details so they can then view...
Create a new Appraisal
To start a new appraisal you should click on Portfolio from the dashboard
Then click on the drop down menu next to the Appraisal title
And clcik on Your other Appraisals. Here you can click on Start a new Appraisal
If you have any problems please contact...
If you wish to track any CPD or learning against Safeguarding Children or Adults (or in fact any other training that you store in your compliance passport) then this is straight forward to do with FourteenFish.
In the Compliance passport click through to the relevant training. You will then see...
Twitter and other social media platforms can be used as a learning tool for informal continuing professional development or formal learning. This can be a useful tool if you choose to follow medics as interesting and relevant news articles can be quickly shared this way.
Using the FourteenFish...
Once you have had your appraisal you will not be able to see your appraisal summary until it has been signed off by your appraiser. When this has been done you will be notified via email, you can then log into the website and view the appraisal summary by following the link on the dashboard or...
MAG MAF appraisals must be viewed using Adobe reader.
If you click on a link to view a past appraisal that is a MAG MAF form then your computer may try and open the PDF in the browser. In which case you will get a screen titled: 'Please wait... with further text: If this message is not...
Email to all GPs in Wessex
Following the recent email which was sent to all GPs in Wessex explaining the requirement that all doctor must engage in colleague feedback in each and every revalidation cycle and advertising the MSF developed by the LMC for GPs, we have received a number of emails...
The RCGP has developed a CPD credits system to help GP's across the UK to provide evidence of their learning for revalidation. One hour of education equates to one learning credit.
When you create a CPD entry with FourteenFish you then need to assign credits to it. The current guidance is that...
Learning notes are an easy and quick way to record your Continuing professional development (CPD) for your appraisal and revalidation.
How do I record them?
You can record learning notes on the website as Supporting Information, by using the Learning Diary App or by emailing...
Once the Appraiser signs off
An automatic email is sent to the Appraisee informing them you have signed off the appraisal.
The Appraisee next has to sign in to the website, check the summary and your comments.
Appraisee wants to clarify something?
Instead of signing off the appraisee can...
Easier
In all we do our focus is on being user friendly. We are passionate about IT solutions and providing solutions that complement the process, rather than detract from it because they are too complicated to use. The first page gives you an overview where you can see your portfolio evidence...
