nMRCGP Curriculum

The three year training program is based on the Royal College of General Practitioners Curriculum for General Practice

The full RCGP curriculum can be viewed  by clicking "RCGP Curriculum for General Practice"

The RCGP WPBA website can be viewed by clicking "RCGP WPBA"

Symptoms:

Inflammation – pain, swelling, redness, warmth

Lack of function – weakness, restricted movement, deformity and disability

Injuries – cuts, bruises, wounds

Systemic manifestations – rashes, tiredness, nerve compression, etc.

Common and/or important conditions: 

 *** these topics should be considered throughout the age range including children ***

Acute back/neck pain

Chronic back/neck pain

Shoulder pain

Knee pain

Soft-tissue disorders

Osteoarthritis

Osteoporosis

Somatisation/fibromyalgia and allied syndromes

Pain management

Acute arthropathies

Chronic inflammatory arthropathies

Polymyalgia rheumatica and allied conditions

Awareness of rare diseases

Chronic disability

Common injuries

Investigations: 

Indications for plain radiography, ultrasound, CT and MR scan including the use of tools such as the ‘Ottawa Rules’

General rules of X-ray interpretation

Implications of ‘Misses’ on X-rays, common errors

Emergency care:

The initial management of the patient who has been burnt

To be aware of the safety of the patient, the scene of the incident and medical staff

To be aware of how to summon help in an emergency

Be competent in basic life support (adult and paediatric), the use of simple airway adjuncts (for example oropharyngeal airway and pocket mask) and the safe use of a defibrillator

Be competent in stopping haemorrhage

Be competent in reducing pain by the use of analgesia or other methods

Be aware of the principles of major incident management

Treatment:

Understand the principles of treatment for common conditions managed largely in primary care including the use and monitoring of NSAIDs and disease-modifying drugs

Knowledge of when joint injections and aspirations are appropriate in general practice and the ability to per-form when appropriate, e.g. shoulder and knee joints and injections for tennis and golfer’s elbow

Understand the roles of allied health professionals (nursing, physiotherapy, chiropody, podiatry, occupation-al therapy, counselling and psychological services)

Prevention:

Advise regarding appropriate levels of exercise

Heath promotion regarding accident prevention

Understanding of the other health team professional

Describe the systems of care for rheumatological conditions, including the roles of primary and secondary care, shared-care arrangements, multidisciplinary teams and patient involvement.

Complementary health care professionals including osteopaths, chiropractors, physiotherapists, and acupuncture and consider that many services have limited NHS availability or are only available privately.