The original requirement for a competency framework for prescribers was to identify the
essential skills for non-medical prescribers. However, core prescribing competencies are …

Advances in telecommunications and computer software have led to the development of
radiology image transfer systems. Radiologists may now report radiographs at a site distant …

SETTING Northern Ireland Deanery has over 1.5 million patients and there are nearly 200
General Practice Specialty Trainees in the 3-year programme. Teaching is organised through …

Background: Evidence of initiatives to support General Practitioners (GPs) during the Covid-19
pandemic is scant. Aim: To understand the impact of a novel method of providing support …

BACKGROUND Patients have always been part of the education of doctors but a more active
role for lay people is now being seen as an important part of training doctors for patient-…

Purpose Pulmonary embolism (PE) has a significant associated morbidity and mortality. The
role of diagnostic imaging in PE is being increasingly undertaken by computed tomography …

Challenge skills have a variety of potential uses in appraisal: helping with problem solving,
dealing with subtle indications of performance difficulties, and dealing with appraisees who …

In April 2006 the Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency (NIMDTA) took over
the central management of GP appraisal including the recruitment and employment of …

Reflective practice is an integral part of the Foundation Programme. This can be challenging
during jobs where the doctor’s role is based on service provision rather than directly …

BACKGROUND The treatment of drug and alcohol problems has formed an important part of
the core general practice (GP) curriculum1 for many years. Indeed, GPs have a skill set that …