Somerset GP Training Hub and Primary Care Links: GP Fellowship Resources

The links in this section include professional bodies and organisations, online journals, and other resources. 

• BMA - home page
• GMC - home page
• NHS England
• Royal College of General Practitioners - home page

• British Journal of General Practice
• GP Online
• Health Service Journal (HSJ)
• Pulse

• Department of Health and Social Care (England)
• Public Health England - as of 2022, replaced by Public Health England was replaced by UK Health Security Agency and Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• UK Health Security Agency

The links and resources on this page are mainly aimed at those taking part in the GP Fellowship Programme, with a focus on Somerset.

There is a separate page which includes more specific links and ideas to ideas to build a portfolio career.

The pages also include a small number of resources that might be of interest, with the aim of offering a starting point. 

Primary care colleagues in an area where there is a dedicated librarian as part of the HEE vanguard programme can also ask for evidence searches or other Knowledge and Library Services support - in Somerset, contact paula.younger@somersetft.nhs.uk OR paula.younger1@nhs.net

Transferable Skills 

Those taking part in GP Fellowship Programme also get the opportunity to develop and enhance their transferable skills, including: 

• Communication Skills
• Coping with pressure
• Decision making
• Empathy
• Problem-solving
• Professional integrity
• Team working

• Kumar, M., Chen, L., Tan, K., Ting Ang, L., Ho, C., Wong, G., Soh, S. E., Hian Tan, K., Kok Yen Chan, J., Godfrey, K. M., Chan, S. Y., Foong Fong Chong, M., Connolly, J. E., Seng Chong, Y., Eriksson, J. G., Feng, M., & Karnani, N. (2022). Population-centric Risk Prediction Modeling for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Machine Learning Approach. Diabetes research and clinical practice, 109237. Available at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0272989X211069931?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed

• Pressures in general practice data analysis - the BMA monitors data on GP workforce, working patterns and appointment numbers to help build a picture of the level of strain GP practices in England are under.https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/nhs-delivery-and-workforce/pressures/pressures-in-general-practice-data-analysis (February 2022: Data is included from September 2015 to October 2021)

• King's Fund pages on Pressures in general practice can be found at https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/projects/pressures-in-general-practice

• elearning for Healthcare has a module on shared decision making, https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/shared-decision-making/

• Guidance on shared decision making from NHS England, https://www.england.nhs.uk/shared-decision-making/

• Ives, J., Papanikitas, A., Myres, P., & Gregory, S. (2018). Shared decision making: a need for honesty?. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 68(671), 292–293. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp18X696557 

• Bomhof-Roordink, H., Gärtner, F. R., Stiggelbout, A. M., & Pieterse, A. H. (2019). Key components of shared decision making models: a systematic review. BMJ open, 9(12), e031763. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031763

• Opinion piece (2022) in the British Journal of General Practice from Dr Joel Brown - use of problem-solving techniques throughout the working day. https://bjgplife.com/is-a-problem-solving-approach-to-patient-consultations-part-of-the-problem/
   
• Although not a clinical or medical resource, the Business Balls website incorporates a wide range of toolkits and resources on "soft skills", including problem solving and decision-making. https://www.businessballs.com/problem-solving-and-decision-making/decision-making-and-problem-solving/

• How to build effective teams in general practice, King's Fund report from 2020, https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/effective-teams-general-practice
   
• Hawthorne, K., Jackson, B.E. orcid.org/0000-0001-8207-6559 and Fisher, D. (2018) New teams in general practice. InnovAiT, 11 (9). pp. 506-512. ISSN 1755-7380, Author copy available at https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/136923/3/New-teams-in-general-practice-1.pdf
   
• RCGP Multidisciplinary Team Working Toolkit pages, https://www.rcgp.org.uk/clinical-and-research/resources/toolkits/multidisciplinary-team-working-toolkit.aspx

• Burt, J., Abel, G., Elmore, N., Campbell, J., Roland, M., Benson, J., & Silverman, J. (2014). Assessing communication quality of consultations in primary care: initial reliability of the Global Consultation Rating Scale, based on the Calgary-Cambridge Guide to the Medical Interview. BMJ open, 4(3), e004339. Available at https://bmjopen.bmj.com/lookup/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=24604483

• Little, P., White, P., Kelly, J., Everitt, H., Gashi, S., Bikker, A., & Mercer, S. (2015). Verbal and non-verbal behaviour and patient perception of communication in primary care: an observational study. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 65(635), e357–e365. Available at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/26009530/ 

• Turner, A., Morris, R., Rakhra, D., Stevenson, F., McDonagh, L., Hamilton, F., Atherton, H., Farr, M., Blake, S., Banks, J., Lasseter, G., Ziebland, S., Hyde, E., Powell, J., & Horwood, J. (2022). Unintended consequences of online consultations: a qualitative study in UK primary care. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 72(715), e128–e137. Available at https://bjgp.org/content/bjgp/72/715/e128.full.pdf

Not quite what you're looking for? New articles on this topic are added to Pubmed (which includes MEDLINE) every day - take a look at the most recent. 

• Sperandeo, R., Cioffi, V., Mosca, L. L., Longobardi, T., Moretto, E., Alfano, Y. M., Scandurra, C., Muzii, B., Cantone, D., Guerriera, C., Architravo, M., & Maldonato, N. M. (2021). Exploring the Question: "Does Empathy Work in the Same Way in Online and In-Person Therapeutic Settings?". Frontiers in psychology, 12, 671790. Available at http://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.671790
   
• Surchat, C., Carrard, V., Gaume, J., Berney, A., & Clair, C. (2022). Impact of physician empathy on patient outcomes: a gender analysis. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 72(715), e99–e107, Available at https://bjgp.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=34990388
   
• Tement, S., Ketiš, Z. K., Miroševič, Š., & Selič-Zupančič, P. (2021). The Impact of Psychological Interventions with Elements of Mindfulness (PIM) on Empathy, Well-Being, and Reduction of Burnout in Physicians: A Systematic Review. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(21), 11181.Available at https://www.mdpi.com/resolver?pii=ijerph182111181

Check out more recent articles on this topic from Pubmed

• The BMA Code of Practice was reviewed in May 2019 https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/career-progression/training/code-of-practice
   
• GMC Guidance can be found at https://www.gmc-uk.org/ethical-guidance/ethical-guidance-for-doctors/good-medical-practice
   
• In 2019 NHS England produced "A practical guide for responding to concerns about medical practice, online at https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/practical-guide-for-responding-to-concerns-about-medical-practice-v1.pdf

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