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

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Locality based learning

[Being a GP] [The GP consultation] [Clinical Ethics and Values] [Evidence based health care] [Clinical Governance] [Equality and diversity]

[Management in primary care] [Information technology] [Research and academic activity]     

Whole day learning 

[Patient Safety Management] [Healthy living] [Genetics] [Acutely ill People] [Children & Young People] [Older Adults] [Women's health] [Men's health]

[Sexual Health] [Cancer & Palliative Care] [Mental Health Problems] [Drugs and Alcohol] [Learning Disabilities] [Respiratory] [Cardiovascular] [Gastroenterology] [Ophthalmology] [Neurology] [ENT & Facial] [Rheumatology and Trauma] [Dermatology] [Metabolic]                    

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[Teaching, mentorship and clinical supervision]

Clinical Governance   Direct link to the Clinical Governance curriculum

Material specific for the Nottingham VTS

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Relevant texts and resources

  • BAKER R, LAKHANI M, FRASER R, CHEATER F. A model for clinical governance in primary care groups BMJ 1999; 318: 779–83

  • BIRCH K, FIELD S, SCRIVENS S. Quality in General Practice Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press, 2000

  • CAMPBELL SM AND SWEENEY GM. The role of clinical governance as a strategy for quality improvement in primary care Br J Gen Pract Quality Supplement, October 2000; S12–17

  • CGST AND NATPACT. The Strategic Leadership of Clinical Governance in PCTs – a learning resource for the members of PCT Boards and PECs (2nd edn Executive Summary), 2003

  • CHAMBERS R, WAKELY G, FIELD S, ELLIS S. Appraisal for the Apprehensive – a guide for doctors Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press, 2003

  • CLINICAL GOVERNANCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME TEAM’S PUBLICATION. Using CGDP to Implement Improvements to Mental Health Services London: CGDP, 2003

  • CONLON M. Appraisal: the catalyst of personal development BMJ 2003; 327: 389–91

  • CULLEN R, NICHOLLS S, HALLIGAN A. NHS Support Team: reviewing a service – discovering the unwritten rules British Journal of Clinical Governance 2000; 5(4): 233–9

  • CULLEN R, NICHOLLS S, HALLIGAN A. Measurement to demonstrate success British Journal of Clinical Governance 2001; 6(4): 273–8

  • DONALDSON L AND HALLIGAN A. Implementing clinical governance: turning vision into reality BMJ 2001; 322: 1413–17

  • GERADA C AND CULLEN R. Clinical governance leads: roles and responsibilities Quality in Primary Care 2004; 12(1): 13–18

  • GERADA C AND LIMBER C. General practitioners with special interests: implications for clinical governance Quality in Primary Care 2003; 11: 47–52

  • GRECO M, POWELL R, JOLIFFE J, SWEENEY K, WYATT K. Evaluation of a clinical governance training programme for non-executive directors of the NHS organisations Quality in Primary Care 2004; 12(2): 119–28

  • HALLIGAN A. The implementation of clinical governance Health Director Mar/Apr 2003: 14–15

  • HALLIGAN A AND NICHOLLS S. How the National Clinical Governance Support Team plans to support the development of clinical governance in the workplace (editorial) Journal of Clinical Governance 1999; 7: 155–7

  • HALLIGAN A AND NICHOLLS S. Learning clinical governance as you go Health Care Risk Report 2000; 6(2): 4

  • HALLIGAN A AND WALL D. Take steps to improve your quality of care Hospital Doctor 2003: 36–7

  • HOUGHTON G AND WALL D. Twelve tips about teaching on clinical governance Medical Teaching 2000; 22(2): 145–53

  • IRVINE D AND IRVINE S. The Practice of Quality Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press, 1996

  • NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE. Improving Quality and Safety: progress in implementing clinical governance in primary care: lessons for the new primary care trusts London: National Audit Office, 2007

  • NICHOLLS S, CULLEN R, HALLIGAN A. Clinical governance … after the review – what next? Agreement and implementation British Journal of Clinical Governance 2001; 6(2): 129–35

  • NICHOLLS S, CULLEN R, O’NEILL S, HALLIGAN A. NHS support team – clinical governance: its origins and its foundations British Journal of Clinical Governance 2000; 5(3): 172–8

  • ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS. Clinical Governance: clinical advice for primary care in England and Wales London: RCGP, 1999

  • SANG B AND O’NEILL S. Patient involvement in clinical governance British Journal of Health Care Management 2001; 7: 278–81

  • SCALLY G AND DONALDSON LJ. Clinical governance and the drive for quality improvement in the new NHS in England BMJ 1998; 317: 61–5

  • SQUIRE S, WALL D, HALLIGAN A. Involving patients and the public in clinical governance: a practical approach. Clinical Governance Bulletin December 2002; 3(4): 5–6

  • SWEENEY G, ELLIS A, POWELL R. Making an impact: exploring delegates’ perceptions of the Clinical Governance Development Programme Clinical Governance: An International Journal 2003; 8(3): 262–70

  • SWEENEY G, SWEENEY K, GRECO M, STEAD J. Developing Clinical Governance in Primary Care: the experience of primary care clinical governance leads. Briefing paper. Exeter and North Devon: NHS Research and Development Support Unit (RDSU), 2001

  • SWEENEY G, SWEENEY K, GRECO M, STEAD J. Moving clinical governance forward: capturing the experiences of primary care group leads Clinical Governance Bulletin April 2001; 2(1): 6–7

  • SWEENEY G, SWEENEY K, GRECO M, STEAD J. Implementing clinical governance within primary care Journal of Clinical Excellence 2002; 4: 108–10

  • SWEENEY G, SWEENEY K, GRECO M, STEAD J. Primary care clinical governance: what’s happening on the ground Clinical Governance Bulletin May 2002; 3(1): 10–12

  • SWEENEY G, SWEENEY K, GRECO M, STEAD J. Softly, softly, the way forward? A qualitative study of the first year of implementing clinical governance in primary care Primary Health Care Research and Development 2002; 3: 53–64

  • VAN ZWANENBERG T AND HARRISON J (eds). GP Tomorrow Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press, 1998

  • VAN ZWANENBERG T AND HARRISON J (eds). Clinical Governance in Primary Care Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press, 1999 WALL D. Clinical Governance Support Team: patients as a virtue Clinical Governance: An International Journal 2004; 9(1): 67–72

  • WALL D, CONLON C, CULLEN R, HALLIGAN A. Learning by doing: training general practitioners to be appraisers British Journal of Clinical Governance 2002; 7(4): 294–8

Web resources

  • NHS Clinical Governance Support Team A valuable resource that supports the implementation of clinical. www.cgsupport.nhs.uk/

  • The NHS Quality Improvement Scotland NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (NHS QIS) was established as a Special Health Board by the Scottish Executive in 2003, in order to act as the lead organisation in improving the quality of health care delivered by NHSScotland. www.nhshealthquality.org

  • National Electronic Library for Health and National Electronic Library for Public Health The aim of the National Electronic Library for Health (NeLH) is to provide clinicians with access to the best current know-how and knowledge to support health care-related decisions. www.nelh.nhs.uk/new_users.asp www.phel.gov.uk/

  • Royal College of General Practitioners in Association with the University of Dundee The Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education for General Practice is one of a linked series of courses in medical education. It is an excellent introduction to the subject and is ideal for primary care medical educators. www.dundee.ac.uk/meded/frames/courses/3_Cert_GPs.html

  • RCGP Scotland RCGP Scotland has worked with NHS Education for Scotland (NES), formerly the Scottish Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education (SCPMDE), the Scottish General Practitioners’ Committee (SGPC) and the Scottish Executive Health Department (SEHD) to jointly develop a paper outlining the pro-posed mechanisms for an annual appraisal scheme for general practitioners in Scotland. The GP Appraisal Handbook is for reference throughout all the stages of the appraisal process.. www.rcgp.org.uk/PDF/Scott_Revalidation_Booklet.pdf

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