SQP training

Re: SQP training

Caro Laithwaite VN — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:38:32 GMT

Had a letter from amtra today asking if l (or any sqp nurse is a std letter) could do some positive stories how sqp has helped in practice so they can use it for publicity. Well l guess from my point of view stuff all as most have never heard of it

Re: SQP training

Caro Laithwaite VN — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:22:11 GMT

Oh stuff it Spud l thought they would give you the full amount. They said under the circumstances you should get it. Typical like it is such a big deal that cpd was useles and l made sure they understood my feelings on it when l sent the questionaire back.

Re: SQP training

Anonymous — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:55:21 GMT

it is a waste of time, i have just started a full time job and am going to speak to the boss and see if he wants me to carry on with it.

the cpd was a waste of time and as i had to leave early to drive from yorkshire to london to do night shift i did not get the full points so have to do more extra stuff to get the 30 points needed.

i would say dont do it till you are told as a vn or rvn that you have to.

Re: SQP training

Sally Howe — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:31:19 GMT

I started it but changed practice so never finished it. Just gathering dust in Dave's train set room.

Just seemed to be a waste of time from different things I've heard and the practices never signed up to it.

Re: SQP training

Caro Laithwaite VN — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:21:08 GMT

Nicky keep an eye on the over the counter website for cpd

Re: SQP training

Nicola Smith — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:58:49 GMT

I have it and am struggling to find any CPD local enough to me that I can get to. Also just had annual renewal through of £50!!!!! Wish I had never done it but don't want to lose it due to cost of getting it back.

Re: SQP training

Maisy — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:40:37 GMT

I looked into it but decided against it for the reasons Caro mentioned. My practice I was working in at the time said the SQP qualification wouldn't be used there (!) and in practices I've locumed at since the qualification hasn't been considered essential.

Re: SQP training

Caro Laithwaite VN — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:05:10 GMT

Hi tracey yup l have done it and also spud but spud is off moving around.(think a couple of others may/have done it)

I have yet to see any practices who are using it. I would not have bothered if l had known what a waste of money it is. There is quite a few threads on here about sqp. I met spud at the cpd the other week. quite frankly a total waste of our time. There was a lot of C - sqp pet shop people at the meeting (99.9%) at a guess and small animal was pitched to the lowest knowledge. Yes the speakers were good but not for us. spud and l had to keep kicking and nudging each other to stop from nodding off (no exaggeration)

The equine not sure what knowledge that was aimed at it was errmm... worms (study done on different wormers for some worm) very scientific about papers and % and et als and a talk on errr feeds? think it was 2 talks in the morning, as you can see it was enthralling. I think we had 3 or maybe 4 talks in the afternoon, again not sure.

We had to do the equine (morning) and small animal(afternoon). We had to sign in and out if we did not then we did not get the points so would have wasted the wages and time. No one warns you of that so if you ever do go until the end to any be aware.

It was ridiculous that they made us sit through equine and we(well l) have no contact with equines.

Those who sqp it in the vn world seem to be dropping out l am only keeping it becuase if l have to get it back it will cost me 200£ (maybe more by then).

The only good thing was the food at the hotel. But there is very very few cpd around the country certainly for c (small animal) you HAVE to do one cpd day in your group/calender year. And can top that with up to 5 points self study or 5 points online cpd. Eack letter has a set amount of points /year. equine and c is 30.

If the drugs company want to have their talks inc. it has to go to a special panel and get approval... FFS!!!! hence no drugs company can be bothered., certainly at the moment. Not for small in house cpd. Even then l am guessing you would have to do the full day so you wouldnt really get any benefit.

I think the next nearest c and equine to the nw is in wales around june next year.