Curriculum resources
A brief guide to the curriculum (click)
Resources for the 5 GMC generic professional capability groups which underpin the RCGP 13 core capabilities areas can be found here.
Knowing yourself and relating to others
Applying clinical knowledge and skill
Managing complex and long term care
Working well within and across organisations
Caring for the whole person in the wider community
1. Knowing yourself and relating to others
Fitness to practise
Demonstrating the attitudes and behaviours expected of a good doctor
Managing the factors that influence your performance
Maintaining an ethical approach
Treating others fairly and with respect and acting without discrimination
Providing care with compassion and kindness
Communication and consultation
Establishing an effective partnership with patients
Maintaining a continuing relationship with patients, carers and families
2. Applying clinical knowledge and skill
Data gathering and interpretation
Applying a structured approach to data gathering and investigation
Interpreting findings accurately to reach a diagnosis
Clinical examination and procedural skills
Demonstrating a proficient approach to clinical examination
Demonstrating a proficient approach to the performance of procedures
Making decisions
Adopting appropriate decision-making principles
Applying a scientific and evidence-based approach
Clinical management
Providing general clinical care to patients of all ages and backgrounds
Adopting a structured approach to clinical management
Making appropriate use of other professionals and services
Providing urgent care when needed
3. Managing complex and long-term care
Managing medical complexity
Enabling people living with long-term conditions to improve their health
Managing concurrent health problems within an individual patient
Adopting safe and effective approaches for patients with complex needs
Working with colleagues and in teams
Working as an effective team member
Coordinating a team-based approach to the care of patients
4. Working well in organisations and in systems of care
Improving performance, learning and teaching
Continuously evaluating and improving the care you provide
Adopting a safe and scientific approach to improve quality of care
Supporting the education and development of colleagues
Organisational management and leadership
Applying leadership skills to improve your organisation’s performance
Making effective use of information and communication systems
Developing the financial and business skills required for your role
5. Caring for the whole person and the wider community
Practising holistically, promoting health and safeguarding
Demonstrating the holistic mindset of a generalist medical practitioner
Supporting people through experiences of health, illness and recovery
Safeguarding individuals, families and local populations
Community orientation
Understanding the health service and your role within it
Building relationships with the communities in which you work
Topic guides are focused into three areas
- Topics guides relating to professional issues e.g. Consulting in GP, Equality & diversity, Evidence based medicine, Improving quality & safety, leadership & management, urgent care etc.
- Topic guides about life stages e.g. Children, People living with long term condtions including cancer, older adults, end of life care and reproductive health.
- Topic guides to clinical topics e.g. ENT, Respiratory, CVD, Neurology etc