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Introduction
Foundation training is a two‐year training programme which consists of 4‐monthly rotations between different specialities. A four‐month placement in General Practice is offered in the second year of the Foundation Training Programme. This document provides guidance on Foundation Programme Training in General Practice. The intention is to provide a framework, guided by the GMC standards for the learning environment and for educational supervision, that can be adapted to suit the practice’s local circumstances.
An attachment in General Practice will allow a unique experience of patient pathways, both in the community and between the hospital and secondary care services and the community. This pathway includes the transition of patients with acute illness from investigation to diagnosis, management, and treatment then on to recovery and rehabilitation. Managing long term conditions and providing health promotion advice is a key part of the Foundation curriculum and GP posts are key to delivering this experience. The interface between the hospital and the GP environment would be important to trainees especially many who are continuing a career in secondary care.
General Practice gives added experience of looking at patients and the impact of disease on their lives, and within their own environments. This will give general clinical experience and not specialty training. General Practice is unique in its clinical method and risk assessment in care, especially with uncertainty in diagnosis with early presentation of disease.
