Trainee educational resources
Below are some links to resources you may find useful throughout your training:
Please also see the information on the MRCGP page.
RCGP require certified evidence of Child Safeguarding to level 3 at final ARCP to allow the award of a CCT. Certification can be from a course attended or an on-line module e.g RCPCH eLfH child protection modules.
Where formal learning has taken place to meet the requirements for level 3 and a certificate has not been issued, NHS Education for Scotland has produced a certificate [DOCX] that can be completed by the trainee and countersigned by the Educational Supervisor.
Either the RCPCH certificate or the NES Certificate requires to be uploaded as an attachment to a learning log under the heading Courses/certificates and labelled Safeguarding Children. This must be present for final ARCP.
- Guidance documents (Generic for Scotland)
Participation in SEA is a requirement for all GPs in training and after CCT for revalidation purposes. It is an important tool for improving patient safety, and promoting quality improvement. The links below provide some information on this process.
Quality Improvement in Primary Care: What to do and how to do it.
Electronic version of booklet now launched. Available on NES Patient Safety Zone and through NES GP website.
Here are some other articles about patient safety, which you may find useful in your training.
- Safety Checklist for GPSTs [DOCX]
- Safety Rating Scale for GPSTs [DOCX]
There are various valuable GP prescribing information bulletins identified below. Some information is generic and some is specific to a particular health board prescribing list. It is worth checking any of them but specifically the ones relating to where you are working
East of Scotland
- East Region Formulary - for GP practices in Lothian, Borders and Fife
Tayside
- Tayside Prescribing Bulletins - for GP practices in Tayside, see under news and then the GP bulletins for useful prescribing information
West of Scotland
- Greater Glasgow & Clyde Prescribing - for GP practices in Greater Glasgow and Clyde
- Ayrshire & Arran Prescribing - for GP practices in Ayrshire and Arran
- Dumfries & Galloway Prescribing - for GP practices in Dumfries & Galloway
- Lanarkshire Prescribing Formulary - for GP practices in Lanarkshire
- Forth Valley Prescribing Formulary - For GP practices in Forth Valley
North of Scotland
- Grampian Prescribing Information - for GP practices in Grampian
- Highlands and Islands Prescribing Formulary - for prescribing in Highlands and Islands
British National Formulary
This includes the online resources and access to the apps for both adults and children formularies. Be aware that you may need to also check the local formularies for the relevant list of local drugs of choice.
The NES Knowledge Network provides very useful point of care resources and guidance on literature searching. An athens login is required to access resources - contact the knowledge network team if you do not have a login or if it has expired.
Leadership and Management resources:
Trigger tool is another tool for quality improvement, which involves systematic review of a small batch of patient records. These links below provide information and guidance on this process, which you might want to consider as a quality improvement project.
- Trigger Tool : Practical Guidance [DOCX]
- Trigger Review Presentation [PPT]
- Learning & Improvement [PDF]
- Trigger Review Summary Report [PDF]
- Lothian Eye Health Network [DOCX]
A useful resource for those working in Lothian Health Board practices to get Ophthalmology curriculum coverage.
This page was last updated on: 01.10.2025 at 13.50