The effects of small pump priming grants for GP tutors on innovations

Problem

Undergraduate GP tutors often feel constrained by medical school curricula.GP tutors were encouraged to apply for grants of up to £2000 to use in innovative ways to further education at their surgeries or education hubs.

Approach

Process evaluation of schemes introduced by participating surgeries

Findings

Given the right amount of encouragement and a curriculum that can be sufficiently adapted, GPs can be very imaginative in their use of relatively small amounts of money. We report on some of these innovations

Consequences

GPs can innovate meaningfully using relatively small amounts of money