Policy Update Notice - PEP Standard – Extenuating and unforeseen circumstances guide

Affected section

Change

Title

• Title updated for clarity (previously ‘Practice Experience Program – Extenuating and Unforeseen Circumstances Guidance Document’).

Whole document

• Content reorganised and updated for accuracy, removing redundant text, replacing/rephrasing headers and to align with other documents.
• References to what can be applied for were removed to ensure accuracy and clarity.

Whole document

• Information related to PEP Specialist removed as the guide only applies to PEP Standard.

Whole document

• Information regarding the PEP Standard education phase removed as all participants have completed the education phase of the program.

Section 2 – ‘Context’

• Information removed regarding leave and references to policies as these policies have been retired (PEP Standard Leave and Extensions Policy and PEP Standard Transfer Policy).

Section 3 - ‘Definition’

• Header updated to ‘Definition’ for accuracy (previously ‘Guidance’).
• Definition of extenuating and unforeseen circumstances updated to align with other RACGP documents.
• Section regarding extenuating and unforeseen circumstances that may prevent a participant from meeting program requirements removed for accuracy as PEP Standard is in the post-education phase.
• Section regarding ‘options available to candidates’ removed for accuracy as PEP Standard is in the post-education phase.

Section 8 – ‘Application outcomes’

• Section updated for clarity and accuracy on application outcomes and timelines.

Section 9 – ‘Circumstances not considered grounds for recognition’

• ‘Employment’ section updated to replace reference to ‘clinical break’ with ‘leave allowances per the PEP Standard Post-Education Phase Policy’.

Section 10 – ‘The GP Support Program’

• Section updated for accuracy.