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nMRCGP
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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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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" |
[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]
[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]
[Teaching,
mentorship and clinical supervision]
Patient safety
Direct link to the Patient
safety curriculum
Material specific for the Nottingham VTS
Relevant
texts and resources
Web
resources
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General Medical Council Principles of
Prescribing;
www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/current/library/prescriptions_faqs.asp#p1
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The Healthcare Commission The Healthcare
Commission is an independent body, set up to promote and drive improvement
in the quality of health care and public health.
www.healthcarecommission.org.uk
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National Electronic Library for Health
and National Electronic Library for Public Health The National Electronic
Library for Public Health is intended for all public health professionals,
many of whom work in local government. It has been developed by the Health
Development Agency.
www.nelh.nhs.uk/new_users.asp
www.phel.gov.uk/
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The National Patient Safety Agency
The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) aims to improve the safety and
quality of care through reporting, analysing and learning from adverse
incidents and ‘near misses’ involving NHS patients.
www.npsa.nhs.uk
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Seven Steps to Patient Safety in
Primary Care lists actions that primary care organisations, staff and teams
can take to improve patient safety locally and help meet their clinical
governance targets.
www.npsa.nhs.uk/health/resources/7steps
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The National Prescribing Centre The
National Prescribing Centre is a health service organisation, formed in
April 1996 by the Department of Health. Its aim is to ‘promote and support
high quality, cost-effective prescribing and medicines management across the
NHS, to help improve patient care and service delivery’.
www.npc.co.uksaferprescribing.nhs.uk
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The Medicines Management programme of the
Nottingham Primary Care Research Partnership. The focus of this programme of
research is on preventing medication errors in primary care. The programme
is funded by NHS R&D.
www.saferprescribing.nhs.uk
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Saferhealthcare is an online patient
safety resource and an opportunity for people interested in this area to
link up, share ideas and develop communities of interest. The website is a
partnership between the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA), BMJ
Publishing Group, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and people
who register on its website. It aims to highlight the most important
developments in this field. It is peer reviewed.
www.saferhealthcare.org.uk
References
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. An Organisation with a
Memory London: The Stationery Office, 2000
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NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY AGENCY. Seven Steps to
Patient Safety for Primary Care London: National Patient Safety Agency, 2005
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Building a Safer NHS for
Patients London: Department of Health, 2001
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NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE REPORT. A Safer Place for
Patients: learning to improve patient safety London: The Stationery Office,
2005
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MEDICAL DEFENCE UNION,
www.the-mdu.com/section_GPs_and_primary_care_professionals/index.asp
[accessed January 2007]
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MEDICAL PROTECTION SOCIETY,
www.mps-riskconsulting.com/content/default.asp?page=s6_1_12
[accessed January 2007]
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NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY AGENCY,
www.npsa.nhs.uk
www.saferhealthcare.org.uk [accessed January 2007]
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NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY AGENCY. Being Open Policy,
2005, www.npsa.nhs.uk
[accessed January 2007]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Commissioning a Patient Led
NHS London: Department of Health, 2005
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Community matron policy in
Department of Health NHS Improvement Plan 2004: putting people at the heart
of public services London: Department of Health, 2004
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. A First Class Service:
quality in the new NHS London: The Stationery Office, 1998
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REASON J (ed.). Human Error Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 1990
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REASON J. Human Error: models and management BMJ
2000; 320(7237): 768–70
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