GP REGISTRAR TOOLKITYour GP registrar year is a busy time. With audits and assessments to complete, there's a lot to think about. So let us take some of the strain by keeping track of what you need to do, and when and how you need to do it.
You can also visit our new GP Curriculum Centre. We have put together hundreds of key articles and tools for each of the statements.
In 15 years as a trainer and RCGP examiner, Bromley GP Dr James Heathcote has watched more than a thousand GPs consulting. Most consultations are like the curate's egg - 'good in parts', but over the years he has seen some behaviour that, if not stri...
In 15 years as a trainer and RCGP examiner, Bromley GP Dr James Heathcote has watched more than a thousand GPs consulting. Most consultations are like the curate's egg - 'good in parts', but over the years he has seen some behaviour that, if not stri...
Professor Ruth Chambers sets a reflective challenge to test how confident you are when managing paediatric health problems
Use problem-solving skills to improve your GP consultations, writes Dr Peter Tate
A Registrar Survival Guide - Developing teaching skills as a GP registrar Develop the skills to teach others during your GP registrar year.
A Registrar Survival Guide - Managing stress at work We are all familiar with stressful situations. As GPs, we advise our patients about them and, at times, also experience them ourselves.
A Registrar Survival Guide - dealing with latecomers Your surgery is running fairly smoothly, albeit you are 20 minutes behind. It appears that two patients have not attended, allowing you to catch up. A message appears from reception informing you that the two 'non-attenders' have arrived, apologised ...
A Registrar Survival Guide - Two-week referral GPs have a crucial role in the detection of cancer, and one of the most important tools for this is the 'two-week referral' guideline.
A Registrar Survival Guide - Video recording your consultations You probably think that watching videos of yourself is more embarrassing than educational, but when used as a tool for reflecting on consultation skills, it can be invaluable.
A registrar survival guide - Managing work with a young family Contributed by Dr Sudha Subramanian, a locum GP in Stockport, Greater Manchester.
The last of our 10-part series discusses how to handle difficult ethical dilemmas.
Think about all aspects of health promotion and disease prevention, says Dr MeiLing Denney.
Case-based discussions are an important part of a GP registrar's workplace-based assessment, explains Dr Prashini Naidoo
COTs aim to assess and develop communication and interpersonal skills, says Dr Prashini Naidoo.
The case: This 48-year-old patient had been aware of a number of small, brown papules on the upper part of her chest ever since her teenage years. They had gradually spread and increased in number. The lesions were completely symptomless, but recentl...
The MDU's Dr Mike Devlin provides updated advice on how to deal with notifiable diseases.
Relatives often request details from GPs about deceased patients, says MPS adviser Dr Rachel Birch.
GPs should bear in mind that paternity testing is not a routine investigation, says the MDU's Dr Jacqui Phillips.
MPS adviser Dr Nick Clements and Sara Williams on how internet research can affect consultations.
MPS adviser Dr Marika Davies explains how to avoid the legal pitfalls of recording consultations.
Dr Iain Barclay and Sara Williams explore how the buck stops with GPs for errors made by their staff.
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