Details

<b>Part 1 Clinical and Communication skills</b> . <p>1 Professionalism.</p> <p>2 The consultation.</p> <p>3 Health promotion.</p> <p>4 Clinical reasoning.</p> <p>5 Communication with colleagues.</p> <p>6 Medical records.</p> <p>7 Prioritising time.</p> <p><b>Part 2 Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare</b> .</p> <p>8 Capacity and consent.</p> <p>9 The Mental Health Act and common law.</p> <p>10 Confidentiality.</p> <p>11 Death certification and the coroner.</p> <p>12 Fitness to drive.</p> <p>13 Adult and child protection.</p> <p>14 Ethical principles in healthcare.</p> <p>15 Advance directives.</p> <p>16 End of life issues.</p> <p>17 NHS complaints procedure.</p> <p><b>Part 3 Clinical Governance and Patient Safety</b>.</p> <p>18 Why things go wrong.</p> <p>19 Human factors.</p> <p>20 Safe prescribing.</p> <p>21 Infection control.</p> <p>22 Use of evidence and guidelines.</p> <p>23 Audit.</p> <p><b>Part 4 Teaching and Training</b>.</p> <p>24 Learning about learning.</p> <p>25 Teaching large groups.</p> <p>26 Teaching small groups.</p> <p>27 Presentations.</p> <p>28 Teaching a skill.</p> <p>29 How to give feedback.</p> <p>30 How doctors are assessed.</p> <p>Index</p>

<b>Dr Nicola Cooper</b>, MRCP, Specialist Registrar in General Internal Medicine and Care of the Elderly, Yorkshire, UK<br /> <p><b>Dr Kirsty Forrest</b>, FRCA, Consultant in Anaesthesia, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Yorkshire, UK<br /> </p> <p><b>Dr Paul Cramp,</b> MRCP FRCA, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Yorkshire, UK</p>

This is a vital text to help you with the competency assessment in the UK Foundation Programme giving practical advice in an easy to follow format.<br /> <p>It advises new doctors on note-keeping, time management/organisation, communicating with colleagues, the structure of the NHS, and how to deal with the ethical and legal issues they face when on-call.<br /> </p> <p>Also looks at emotional intelligence, learning styles or how different personality types can work together more effectively.</p>

GB