We are delighted to announce that Stoke Road GP, Dr Tim Hardwick, has been awarded the prestigious Gloucestershire Postgraduate Trainer of the Year Award 2022, for his work teaching and assessing trainee GPs and junior doctors at the practice. He was presented with the award at the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Annual Medical Education Conference by Deborah Lee, CEO of the Trust, in October. Fifteen doctors from a range of hospital specialties had been nominated by junior doctors, who had written statements of support. In these, Dr Hardwick was described as an enthusiastic, supportive teacher with a passionate approach to Primary Care. His trainees recounted how much they had learned and grown in confidence during their placements at Stoke Road Surgery and how they had been inspired by Dr Hardwick to consider a long-term career in General Practice.
In his acceptance speech, Dr Hardwick thanked the local GP Vocational Training Scheme, and the Severn Deanery Primary Care support, represented on the day by Dr Tom Morgan and Dr Hannah Richmond. He gave special thanks to the wider Stoke Road Surgery team of doctors, nurses, receptionists and administrators, emphasising that training doctors requires a team approach and that the award has been earned by the whole of the team at Stoke Road Surgery.
