Try our Registrar's recommended links

The following links have proved very useful to our GP Registrars and come highly recommended by them.

Our Registrar's Top Ten

1. www.gpnotebook.co.uk - Used by most GPs in the country, an excellent updated concise medical encyclopaedia.
   
2. www.patient.co.uk - A huge array of Patient Information Leaflets written in plain English.
   
3. www.bradfordvts.co.uk - A wonderful resource, full of useful downloads.
   
4. www.google.co.uk - A great search engine for any medical topic.
   
5. www.eguidelines.co.uk - Provides updated evidence based guidelines with a Primary Care perspective.
   
6. www.fpa.org.uk - Great Patient Information Leaflets and information regarding all aspects of contraception.
   
7. www.bmj.com - Read the last BMJ, use it for literature searches or finding a job.
   
8. www.rcgp.org.uk - Essential for all your nMRCGP and e-portfolio information.
   
9. www.yorkshiredeanery.com - Courses, resources and information relating to GPST education.
   
10. www.dvla.gov.uk - Great updated medical guidelines downloads.

Medical

• www.nice.org.uk - National Institute of Clinical Excellence.  
• www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk - Excellent updated travel health advice. 
• www.bma.org.uk - Advice regarding employment, contracts and careers.
• The ECG Library - a link to a website with loads of examples of abnormal ECGs.
• www.dermnet.org.nz which has quizzes, learning modules, a wealth of patient information leaflets and a loads of photos of dermatological conditions.
• www.doctors.net.uk - Useful forums of discussion and a source of accredited learning modules.
• BMJ learning - An excellent source of accredited learning modules which are great for satisfying PDPs.
• www.library.nhs.uk - Formerly the electronic library for health and the NHS based hub for medical literature searches.
• www.onlineconsultation.org.uk - An excellent resource detailing consultation models and communication skills.
• www.cks.library.nhs.uk the NHS Clinical Knowledge Summaries (formerly PRODIGY) are a reliable source of evidence-based information and practical 'know how' about the common conditions managed in primary care.
• www.faculty.londondeanery.ac.uk/e-learning - Excellent e-modules in ethics, communication, patient safety and leadership etc. They provide e-certificates on completion which can be uploaded into your e-portfolio and are great for demonstrating learning for your PDP.
• www.the-mdu.com - advice about membership, complaints and risk reduction.
• www.medicalprotection.org - advice about membership, complaints and risk reduction.
• www.nasgp.org.uk  - National Association of Sessional GPs full of useful advice for locums and sessional GPs.

Non medical

• www.multimap.com - Just enter the post code and it provides the local map and an aerial view, super for finding home visits or meetings.
• www.TripAdvisor.co.uk - Want to find out what your hotel will be like, log on and read the reviews by previous guests.
• www.lastminute.com - Great for booking that cheap holiday.
  
• www.odeon.co.uk - Huddersfield Odeon multiplex cinema
• www.kirklees.gov.uk - Find out what's on in Kirklees.
• www.calderdale.gov.uk - Find out what's on in Calderdale.