04 Nov 2010
| by Dr Linda Miller
A GP trainer supervises a trainee during their time in practice. This includes inducting ...
the broad experience necessary to become a GP and to pass the MRCGP exam.
Weekly half-day release ...
a parent for the first time may well coincide with GP training and the trainer should be able ...
08 Dec 2011
| by Dr Peter Washer
and learning more enjoyable and rewarding for students and GPs alike.
Set ground rules Several common ...
they can achieve while on GP placements are too high. Therefore, it is always worth asking the students ...
06 Oct 2011
| by Dr Pipin Singh
First5 is an RCGP initiative to support GPs in the five years after qualifying, says Dr Pipin Singh....Exciting times lie ahead for general practice. As a new GP, either salaried, locum or partner, some of us can find the transition from training to real life as an independent GP challenging ...
to support GPs in the first five years post MRCGP through to revalidation and comprises five pillars, which ...
07 Mar 2012
| by Dr Tillmann Jacobi
to do the tender point test in a GP setting. However, a referral to rheumatology can be useful ...
and a referral for a second opinion.
Dr Jacobi is a GP in York
Resources
Wolfe ...
29 Feb 2012
| by Dr Kamilla Porter
asymmetry and a poor cosmetic result.
Dr Porter is a GP in Rochford, Essex
References 1 ...
10 Feb 2011
| by Dr Louise Jourdier
As you ponder your qualification as a fully-fledged GP, there may be a part of you that wonders ...
will need your colleagues' help as you settle in.
You will want to feel able to ask your GP colleagues ...
hospital colleagues.
With the learner plates off, and that comforting 'GP registrar ... ' beneath your ...
24 Feb 2011
| by Dr Alison Glenesk
problem areas.
Ways to help As GP trainers, our role is to identify ways in which we can help ...
the practice staff have a part to play in GP training. You may wish to discuss problems with your partners ...
ensure your trainee is registered with a GP outside of the practice.
If they find it difficult ...
21 Mar 2012
| by Dr Klaus Witte
.com/cpd
Take clinical tests and claim certificates for CPD at myCME.com/gp
It is also useful ...
the GP Curriculum Centre for hundreds of articles linked to key topics in the RCGP curriculum ...
04 Aug 2011
| by Dr Paul Charlson
GP with a special interest (GPSI) is a role that divides the healthcare profession. Some think ...
GPSI is a GP with qualifications and experience that allow them to be an independent practitioner in a ...
. The downside is that the buck stops with the GPSI and for some GPs, this is significant.
I recommend ...
08 Feb 2012
| by Professor Rodger Charlton
in the two countries and indeed in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
GP magazine's front page on 9 December last year was headlined 'UK GP contract is close to collapse'. Commissioning is a big issue in England ...
.
Rurality In England there are few areas where GPs work in rural and remote locations. Wales is a country ...