Last revised: 22 Aug 2025
Addressing doctors' health: caring for ourselves and our colleagues
Healthy medical practitioners are integral to optimising patient safety and quality of care. GPs are therefore expected to take responsibility for their own physical and psychological health and also support colleagues in maintaining their wellbeing and seeking help when unwell. This eLearning module therefore aims to promote psychological health and wellbeing and will present strategies you can use to address your own health as well as that of your colleagues.
0.5hrs EA, 0.5hrs RP
Clinical risk management in general practice (Learning pathway)
The three modules in this learning pathway will discuss ways to manage clinical risks and respond to patient safety incidents. The module titles are listed below. See each individual module for details of the learning outcomes and CPD hours. You can choose to complete as many modules as you prefer.
1: Introduction to clinical risk management
2: A systems approach to patient safety
3: Medico-legal issues and patient safety
2hrs EA, 2hrs RP
Consultation skills in general practice
This module provides an overview of the key consultation skills in general practice. It is the second module of the Communication and consultation skills in general practice course. This module focuses on consultation structure, from the initial contact with a patient, through to the diagnosis and management phases.
1.5hrs EA
Critical appraisal: Applying scientific research in general practice (Learning pathway)
The eight modules in this learning pathway are designed to build your skills in evidence-based medicine and critical thinking when searching for information related to clinical problems.
1. Evidence-based medicine and asking clinical questions;
2. Locating answers in evidence-based sources
3. Understanding critical appraisal and research design
4. Understanding important statistical concepts
5. Recognising bias.
6. Appraising primary research.
7. Appraising secondary research
8. Critical appraisal
6hrs EA, 0.5hrs RP
Disaster recovery: GP self-care after a disaster
During a crisis, GPs and other health professionals play a pivotal role in caring for and supporting those affected by natural disasters and emergencies. With a large influx of patients requiring assistance within short timeframes, frontline responders tend to overlook their own personal needs for support and instead focus on other people requiring medical attention. This module will explore the importance of, and key strategies for, self-care by GPs caring for people after natural disasters or emergencies.
0.5hrs RP
Ethical and legal considerations in general practice MCQs
Explore your role and responsibility as a GP in situations that require you to exercise your ethical and legal obligations and ways to navigate some of these challenging situations.
Family abuse and violence – Gp support and self-care
This eLearning module is the final in a series of ten online modules which focus on addressing the public health issue of family abuse and violence at a general practice level, by improving the knowledge, skills and confidence of GPs in detecting and responding to incidences of family abuse and violence. This module is available within the Family Abuse and Violence learning pathway but may be completed individually for CPD hours.
Minimising harm from opioids and pharmacotherapy for opioid dependency
This eLearning module looks at your role as a GP in minimising harm in patients through safe prescribing of opioids and supporting patients to taper and cease use of opioids, as required. It will also look at the pharmacotherapy that is available to help patients who have developed an opioid use disorder (buprenorphine and methadone).
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