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IntroductionOut of hours, there is only one on-site junior doctor. First year psychiatry trainees (CT1s) and GP trainees may have no prior experience in psychiatry. On-call shifts are therefore potentially daunting for new trainees.ObjectivesExpand the resources available for trainees when on-call.MethodsWe issued questionnaires to CT1s asking if they would have appreciated more information about on-call scenarios and in what format.Based on the questionnaire results we implemented some changes. These were:– a printed “pocket-guide” summarising common on-call scenarios;– a training video on common on-call scenarios.The handout was given to new trainees in February 2016 and in August 2016. The video was shown to new trainees in August 2016. Trainees provided feedback on the resources.ResultsOf 24 CT1s, 15 (63%) were “neutral” or “disagreed” that they had felt prepared for on-calls.CT1s wanted additional resources, especially a paper handout or phone download.Feedback on the “pocket-guide” from trainees in February 2016 (n = 8) was positive (62.5% reported increased confidence in on-call situations). Feedback is also being collected from trainees who received the guide in August 2016.Trainees in August 2016 (n = 36) liked the video – no trainees “disagreed” with statements asking if the video had been useful.The video improved the confidence of trainees about on-call situations by an average of 2.8 points.ConclusionsWe have expanded available resources relating to on-calls and improved confidence. Further improvements would include making resources more easily available in downloadable formats.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

At Guy's King's and St Thomas’ School of Medicine, a unique initiative is the Psychiatry Early Experience Programme (PEEP), which allows students to shadow psychiatry trainees at work several times a year. The students’ attitudes towards psychiatry and the scheme are regularly assessed and initial results are already available.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

IntroductionPsychiatry in the UK has longstanding recruitment problems (1). Evidence suggests the positive effects of clinical attachments on attitudes towards psychiatry are often transient (2). We therefore created the Psychiatry Early Experience Programme (PEEP) where year 1 medical students are paired with psychiatry trainees and shadow them at work. Students will ideally remain in PEEP throughout medical school, providing consistent exposure to psychiatry and a broad experience of its subspecialties.Objectives/AimsTo present PEEPTo assess: Students’ baseline attitudes to psychiatryPEEPs’ impact on students’ attitudes to psychiatryMethodsDesignA prospective survey based cohort study of King’s College London medical students.RecruitmentPEEP started in 2013. In this cohort all students that signed up were accepted.Data collectionStudents’ attitudes towards psychiatry were assessed on recruitment using the ATP-30 questionnaire (3), and will be re-assessed annually.Results127 students were recruited. Attitudes were positive overall. 73% listed psychiatry in their top three specialities. 95.3% agreed or strongly agreed that ‘psychiatric illness deserves at least as much attention as physical illness.’ 84.3% disagreed or strongly disagreed that ‘at times it is hard to think of psychiatrists as equal to other doctors.’ConclusionsBaseline attitudes to psychiatry were positive. By March 2015 we aim to collect and analyse data on students’ attitudes after one year in PEEP. Through on-ongoing analysis of this and future cohorts, we aim to assess the impact of PEEP on improving attitudes to psychiatry and whether this will ultimately improve recruitment.