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Introduction

The below resources highlight the national guidance and protocols available to support each of the curriculum’s foundation professional capabilities (FPCs). There are a wealth of freely available evidence-based resources available to help consolidate and develop knowledge and skills to deliver safe and effective patient care. The information below draws on a range of sources including elfh, British Medical Journal (BMJ) and Drs.net. Logins are required for all sites. The listed resources are mainly e-learning, webinars and content for reading.

The curriculum resource aims to assist foundation doctors, clinical supervisors, educational supervisors and other key members involved in delivering foundation training in improving their knowledge and understanding of the generic and clinical topics as set out in the Foundation Programme Curriculum 2021 (2026 Revision). It is important to note however, that this resource does not provide additional information underpinning every element of becoming a successful doctor. Many other resources are available through local postgraduate centre and foundation teams.

HLO 1: An accountable, capable and compassionate doctor

FPC1: Clinical assessment

Assess patient needs in a variety of clinical settings including acute, non-acute and community.

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– Medication history-taking and prescribing on admission

– The Mental Health Act

– Psychiatric assessment and mental state examination

– Delirium (acute confusional states): Recognition and causes

– Delirium (acute confusional states): Differential diagnoses and management

– Psychotic disorders

– Holding an outpatient consultation

– Depression

– Bipolar affective disorder

– Anxiety disorder

– Medically unexplained symptoms

– Self-harm assessment and management

– Dementia: Assessing, diagnosing and managing

– Personality disorder

– Addictive behaviours

– Senior advice: Who, when and why?

– Senior advice: When to stop for help

– Risk management and safe prescribing

– Safe practice: The doctor’s perspective

– Clinical incidents: Reporting and analysis

– Medical error: When things go wrong

– Communicating treatment risks to patients

– Hospital-acquired fever: What to do if MRSA positive

– Hospital-acquired fever with MRSA: What to do next

– Infection control: Diarrhoea in an inpatient

– Infection control: Air and bloodborne pathogens

– Infection control: Modes of transmission

– Communication skills

– Breaking bad news

– The bereavement process

– Cultural and religious diversity and bereavement

– Selection of investigations

– Interpretation of investigations: Practical application

– Confidentiality and privacy

– Managing low urine output

– Managing sepsis

– Acute illness: Assessment and initial management

– Acute illness: Re-evaluation and monitoring

– Arterial blood gas sampling and interpretation

– Patient with a reduced level of consciousness

– Pain management

– Oxygen therapy

– Nutrition, health and disease

– Nutrition assessment

– Options for nutrition care

– The impact of malnutrition on health

– Multidisciplinary discharge planning

– Impact of short-term and long-term physical problems on daily living

– Assessment of ability to self-care after discharge

– Family dynamics affecting discharge

– Management of long-term disease in the community

– NICE IV fluid: Assessment

– NICE IV fluid: Principles and five Rs

– NICE IV fluid: Properties

– NICE IV fluid: More complex scenarios

– NICE IV fluid: When it goes wrong

– Prescription writing

– BNF usage and other prescribing information sources

– Safe use of injectable medicines (part 1)

– Safe use of injectable medicines (part 2)

– Safe anticoagulation

– Safe prescribing in renal impairment

– Prudent use of antibiotics (part 1)

– Prudent use of antibiotics (part 2)

– Prudent use of antibiotics (part 3)

– Safe prescribing of insulin

– Adverse drug effects

– Safer medicines use through concordance

– Alcohol facts

– Alcohol IBA – assessment

– Understanding eating disorders: Sign, symptoms and causes

– Understanding eating disorders: Practical requirements

– Eating disorders: Anorexia and bulimia (children and young people)

– Am I dying? How long have I got? – handling challenging questions

– Discussing ‘do not attempt CPR’ decisions

– Recognising the last months and days of life and verifying death

– Symptom management for the dying adult: pain, and nausea and vomiting

– Symptom management for the dying adult: respiratory symptoms, diabetes control and anticipatory prescribing

– Development of management plans and ceilings of care

– Introduction to frailty

– Mobility

– Medicines

– Multicomplexity

– The what and why of bullying (children and young people)

– Vulnerable groups: An overview (children and young people)

– How to take a history red eye

– Red eye case study 1

BMJ

– Hospital presentations: Chest pain

– Hospital presentations: Nausea and vomiting

– Arterial blood gases: a guide to interpretation

– Care of asylum seekers and refugees

– Diagnosing diabetes

– Step by step: A guide to diagnosing heart failure

– Diagnosis and initial management of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) in primary care

– Quick neurological exam for primary care

– Myeloma: Practical tips for primary care

FPC2: Clinical prioritisation

Recognise and, where appropriate, initiate urgent treatment of deterioration in physical and mental health.

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– The Mental Health Act

– Psychiatric assessment and mental state examination

– Delirium (acute confusional states): Recognition and causes

– Delirium (acute confusional states): Differential diagnoses and management

– Psychotic disorders

– Depression

– Bipolar affective disorder

– Anxiety disorder

– Medically unexplained symptoms

– Self-harm assessment and management

– Dementia: Assessing, diagnosing and managing

– Addictive behaviours

– Competency in practice

– Senior advice: Who, when and why?

– Senior advice: When to stop for help

– Safe practice: The doctor’s perspective

– Clinical incidents: Reporting and analysis

– Medical error: When things go wrong

– Communicating treatment risks to patients

– Hospital-acquired fever: What to do if MRSA positive

– Hospital-acquired fever with MRSA: What to do next

– Infection control: Diarrhoea in an inpatient

– Infection control: Air and bloodborne pathogens

– Infection control: Modes of transmission

– HIV testing

– Communication skills

– Breaking bad news

– The bereavement process

– Cultural and religious diversity and bereavement

– Good handover practice

– Selection of investigations

– Interpretation of investigations: Practical application

– Ethics and patient autonomy

– Confidentiality and privacy

– Managing low urine output

– Managing sepsis

– Acute illness: Assessment and initial management

– Acute illness: Re-evaluation and monitoring

– Arterial blood gas sampling and interpretation

– Patient with a reduced level of consciousness

– Pain management

– Oxygen therapy

– Nutrition, health and disease

– Nutrition assessment

– Options for nutrition care

– The impact of malnutrition on health

– Handling complaints

– Multidisciplinary discharge planning

– NICE IV fluid: Assessment

– NICE IV fluid: Principles and five Rs

– NICE IV fluid: Properties

– NICE IV fluid: More complex scenarios

– NICE IV fluid: When it goes wrong

– Prescription writing

– BNF usage and other prescribing information sources

– Safe use of injectable medicines (part 1)

– Safe use of injectable medicines (part 2)

– Safe anticoagulation

– Safe prescribing in renal impairment

– Prudent use of antibiotics (part 1)

– Prudent use of antibiotics (part 2)

– Prudent use of antibiotics (part 3)

– Safe prescribing of insulin

– Adverse drug effects

– Safer medicines use through concordance

– Understanding eating disorders: Sign, symptoms and causes

– Understanding eating disorders: Practical requirements

– Eating disorders: Anorexia and bulimia (children and young people)

– Am I dying? How long have I got? – handling challenging questions

– Discussing ‘do not attempt CPR’ decisions

– Recognising the last months and days of life and verifying death

– Symptom management for the dying adult: pain, and nausea and vomiting

– Symptom management for the dying adult: respiratory symptoms, diabetes control and anticipatory prescribing

– Development of management plans and ceilings of care

– Introduction to frailty

– Mobility

– Medicines

– Multicomplexity

– Vulnerable groups: An overview (children and young people)

– How to take a history red eye

– Red eye case study 1

Drs.net

– Oral anticoagulation in adults – direct oral anticoagulants

– Bridging (periprocedure) Antithrombotic Treatment

– Thromboprophylaxis for the Prevention of Hospital-acquired Thrombosis

BMJ

– Hospital presentations: Chest pain

– Hospital presentations: Nausea and vomiting

– Arterial blood gases: a guide to interpretation

– Anaphylaxis: a guide to management

– Drug errors in hospital practice

– Diagnosis and initial management of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) in primary care

– Quick neurological exam for primary care

– Myeloma: Practical tips for primary care

FPC3: Holistic planning

Diagnose and formulate treatment plans (with appropriate supervision) that include ethical consideration of the physical, psychological and social needs of patients of all ages.

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– Holding an outpatient consultation

– Anxiety disorder

– Medically unexplained symptoms

– Self-harm assessment and management

– Dementia: Assessing, diagnosing and managing

– Personality disorder

– Addictive behaviours

– Senior advice: Who, when and why?

– Senior advice: When to stop for help

– Risk management and safe prescribing

– Safe practice: The doctor’s perspective

– Clinical incidents: Reporting and analysis

– Medical error: When things go wrong

– Communicating treatment risks to patients

– Hospital-acquired fever: What to do if MRSA positive

– Hospital-acquired fever with MRSA: What to do next

– Infection control: Diarrhoea in an inpatient

– Infection control: Air and bloodborne pathogens

– Infection control: Modes of transmission

– Determinants of health and disease

– HIV testing

– Organ donation and related communication skills

– Dealing with bloodborne virus infections

– Communication skills

– Breaking bad news

– The bereavement process

– Cultural and religious diversity and bereavement

– Good handover practice

– Effective referrals to other clinical teams

– How to get the best from laboratory and imaging services

– Discharge planning: Engaging therapists and social services

– Selection of investigations

– Interpretation of investigations: Practical application

– Ethics and patient autonomy

– Safeguarding vulnerable adults

– Confidentiality and privacy

– Managing low urine output

– Managing sepsis

– Acute illness: Assessment and initial management

– Acute illness: Re-evaluation and monitoring

– Arterial blood gas sampling and interpretation

– Patient with a reduced level of consciousness

– Pain management

– Oxygen therapy

– Nutrition, health and disease

– Nutrition assessment

– Options for nutrition care

– The impact of malnutrition on health

– Keeping the patient at the centre of care

– Seeing the whole picture

– Handling complaints

– Multidisciplinary discharge planning

– Impact of short-term and long-term physical problems on daily living

– Assessment of ability to self-care after discharge

– Family dynamics affecting discharge

– Management of long-term disease in the community

– NICE IV fluid: Assessment

– NICE IV fluid: Principles and five Rs

– NICE IV fluid: Properties

– NICE IV fluid: More complex scenarios

– NICE IV fluid: When it goes wrong

– Prescription writing

– BNF usage and other prescribing information sources

– Safe use of injectable medicines (part 1)

– Safe use of injectable medicines (part 2)

– Safe anticoagulation

– Safe prescribing in renal impairment

– Prudent use of antibiotics (part 1)

– Prudent use of antibiotics (part 2)

– Prudent use of antibiotics (part 3)

– Safe prescribing of insulin

– Adverse drug effects

– Safer medicines use through concordance

– Alcohol IBA – assessment

– Understanding eating disorders: Sign, symptoms and causes

– Understanding eating disorders: Practical requirements

– Eating disorders: Anorexia and bulimia (children and young people)

– Am I dying? How long have I got? – handling challenging questions

– Discussing ‘do not attempt CPR’ decisions

– Recognising the last months and days of life and verifying death

– Symptom management for the dying adult: pain, and nausea and vomiting

– Symptom management for the dying adult: respiratory symptoms, diabetes control and anticipatory prescribing

– Development of management plans and ceilings of care

– Introduction to frailty

– Mobility

– Medicines

– Multicomplexity

– Vulnerable groups: An overview (children and young people)

– How to take a history red eye

– Red eye case study 1

Drs.net

– Basic Blood Gas interpretation

BMJ

– Hospital presentations: Nausea and vomiting

– Hospital presentations: Chest pain

– Spirometry in practice

– Step by step: A guide to diagnosing heart failure

– Cardiology case histories

– Diagnosing diabetes

– Complex cases in gastro-oesophageal disease

– Diagnosis and initial management of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) in primary care

– Quick neurological exam for primary care

– Myeloma: Practical tips for primary care

FPC4: Communication and care

Provide clear compassionate explanations to patients and their carers or guardians that are appropriate to their age and level of understanding, agree a plan and deliver healthcare advice and treatment where appropriate; working within local and national guidance to promote safe care, with particular reference to safe prescribing.

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– Medication history-taking and prescribing on admission

– Holding an outpatient consultation

– Depression

– Bipolar affective disorder

– Anxiety disorder

– Medically unexplained symptoms

– Self-harm assessment and management

– Dementia: Assessing, diagnosing and managing

– Personality disorder

– Medical error: When things go wrong

– Communicating treatment risks to patients

– Hospital-acquired fever: What to do if MRSA positive

– Hospital-acquired fever with MRSA: What to do next

– Infection control: Diarrhoea in an inpatient

– Infection control: Air and bloodborne pathogens

– Infection control: Modes of transmission

– Disease notification

– Determinants of health and disease

– Screening

– HIV testing

– DVLA

– Organ donation and related communication skills

– Communication skills

– Breaking bad news

– The bereavement process

– Cultural and religious diversity and bereavement

– The interface between primary and secondary care

– Effective referrals to other clinical teams

– How to get the best from laboratory and imaging services

– Discharge planning: Engaging therapists and social services

– Evidence-based medicine in clinical practice

– Common study designs in clinical research

– Explaining evidence, guidelines and protocols to patients

– Guidelines in clinical practice

– Selection of investigations

– Ethics and patient autonomy

– Safeguarding vulnerable adults

– Managing low urine output

– Acute illness: Re-evaluation and monitoring

– Patient with a reduced level of consciousness

– Nutrition, health and disease

– Nutrition assessment

– Options for nutrition care

– The impact of malnutrition on health

– Quality and safety in the NHS

– Keeping the patient at the centre of care

– Seeing the whole picture

– Team working and patient safety

– Clinical governance

– Outcomes and patient experience

– Handling complaints

– Multidisciplinary discharge planning

– Impact of short-term and long-term physical problems on daily living

– Assessment of ability to self-care after discharge

– Family dynamics affecting discharge

– Management of long-term disease in the community

– NICE IV fluid: Assessment

– NICE IV fluid: Principles and five Rs

– NICE IV fluid: Properties

– NICE IV fluid: More complex scenarios

– NICE IV fluid: When it goes wrong

– Prescription writing

– BNF usage and other prescribing information sources

– Safe use of injectable medicines (part 1)

– Safe use of injectable medicines (part 2)

– Safe anticoagulation

– Safe prescribing in renal impairment

– Prudent use of antibiotics (part 1)

– Prudent use of antibiotics (part 2)

– Prudent use of antibiotics (part 3)

– Safe prescribing of insulin

– Adverse drug effects

– Safer medicines use through concordance

– Alcohol facts

– Alcohol IBA – assessment

– Understanding eating disorders: Sign, symptoms and causes

– Understanding eating disorders: Practical requirements

– Eating disorders: Anorexia and bulimia (children and young people)

– Am I dying? How long have I got? – handling challenging questions

– Discussing ‘do not attempt CPR’ decisions

– Recognising the last months and days of life and verifying death

– Symptom management for the dying adult: pain, and nausea and vomiting

– Symptom management for the dying adult: respiratory symptoms, diabetes control and anticipatory prescribing

– Development of management plans and ceilings of care

– Introduction to frailty

– Mobility

– Medicines

– Multicomplexity

– Completion of the medical certificate of cause of death: Part 3

– The what and why of bullying (children and young people)

– Vulnerable groups: An overview (children and young people)

– How to take a history red eye

– Red eye case study 1

Drs.net

– Alcohol Use Disorders: Screening, Brief Interventions and Wernicke Prevention

BMJ

– Hospital presentations: Nausea and vomiting

– Hospital presentations: Chest pain

– The importance of physical activity

– How does physical activity produce health benefits?

– The health benefits of physical activity: Cancer

– The health benefits of physical activity: Diabetes

– The health benefits of physical activity: Osteoarthritis and low back pain

– The health benefits of physical activity: Cardiovascular disease

– The health benefits of physical activity: Respiratory disease

– Physical activity for people with anxiety or depression

– Motivational interviewing in brief consultations

Suggested UKFPO webinar curriculum mapping

– Safe prescribing – introduction to curriculum requirements and SCRIPT

FPC5: Continuity of care

Contribute to safe ongoing care, both in and out of hours.

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– The Mental Health Act

– Psychiatric assessment and mental state examination

– Delirium (acute confusional states): Recognition and causes

– Delirium (acute confusional states): Differential diagnoses and management

– Psychotic disorders

– Self-harm assessment and management

– Addictive behaviours

– Competency in practice

– Senior advice: Who, when and why?

– Senior advice: When to stop for help

– Risk management and safe prescribing

– Clinical incidents: Reporting and analysis

– Hospital-acquired fever: What to do if MRSA positive

– Hospital-acquired fever with MRSA: What to do next

– Infection control: Modes of transmission

– HIV testing

– Organ donation and related communication skills

– An underperforming colleague: What to do?

– Communication skills

– Breaking bad news

– The bereavement process

– Good handover practice

– The interface between primary and secondary care

– Effective referrals to other clinical teams

– How to get the best from laboratory and imaging services

– Discharge planning: Engaging therapists and social services

– Explaining evidence, guidelines and protocols to patients

– Guidelines in clinical practice

– Safeguarding vulnerable adults

– Managing low urine output

– Managing sepsis

– Acute illness: Assessment and initial management

– Acute illness: Re-evaluation and monitoring

– Arterial blood gas sampling and interpretation

– Patient with a reduced level of consciousness

– Pain management

– Oxygen therapy

– Options for nutrition care

– Introduction to patient safety

– Quality and safety in the NHS

– Keeping the patient at the centre of care

– Seeing the whole picture

– Team working and patient safety

– Clinical governance

– Outcomes and patient experience

– Multidisciplinary discharge planning

– Impact of short-term and long-term physical problems on daily living

– Assessment of ability to self-care after discharge

– Family dynamics affecting discharge

– Management of long-term disease in the community

– NICE IV fluid: Assessment

– NICE IV fluid: Principles and five Rs

– NICE IV fluid: Properties

– NICE IV fluid: More complex scenarios

– NICE IV fluid: When it goes wrong

– Prescription writing

– BNF usage and other prescribing information sources

– Safe use of injectable medicines (part 1)

– Safe use of injectable medicines (part 2)

– Safe anticoagulation

– Safe prescribing in renal impairment

– Prudent use of antibiotics (part 1)

– Prudent use of antibiotics (part 2)

– Prudent use of antibiotics (part 3)

– Safe prescribing of insulin

– Adverse drug effects

– Safer medicines use through concordance

– Eating disorders: Anorexia and bulimia (children and young people)

– Discussing ‘do not attempt CPR’ decisions

– Recognising the last months and days of life and verifying death

– Symptom management for the dying adult: pain, and nausea and vomiting

– Symptom management for the dying adult: respiratory symptoms, diabetes control and anticipatory prescribing

– Development of management plans and ceilings of care

– Multicomplexity

– The what and why of bullying (children and young people)

– Vulnerable groups: An overview (children and young people)

BMJ

– Hospital presentations: Nausea and vomiting

– Hospital presentations: Chest pain

HLO 2: A valuable member of healthcare workforce

FPC6: Sharing the vision

Work confidently within the multiprofessional team and, where appropriate, guide the team to deliver a consistently high standard of patient care based on sound ethical principles.

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– Competency in practice

– Senior advice: Who, when and why?

– Senior advice: When to stop for help

– Risk management and safe prescribing

– Hospital-acquired fever: What to do if MRSA positive

– Infection control: Air and bloodborne pathogens

– HIV testing

– Organ donation and related communication skills

– Dealing with bloodborne virus infections

– Stress: Bullying

– Breaking bad news

– The bereavement process

– Cultural and religious diversity and bereavement

– Guidelines in clinical practice

– Safeguarding vulnerable adults

– Managing low urine output

– Acute illness: Assessment and initial management

– Acute illness: Re-evaluation and monitoring

– Arterial blood gas sampling and interpretation

– Nutrition assessment

– Options for nutrition care

– Introduction to patient safety

– Quality and safety in the NHS

– Keeping the patient at the centre of care

– Seeing the whole picture

– Raising concerns about patient safety

– Team working and patient safety

– Clinical governance

– Outcomes and patient experience

– Multidisciplinary discharge planning

– Impact of short-term and long-term physical problems on daily living

– Assessment of ability to self-care after discharge

– Family dynamics affecting discharge

– Management of long-term disease in the community

– National immunisation policy and programmes

BMJ

– Drug errors in hospital practice

– Confidentiality and disclosure: your guide to handling patient information

– Motivational interviewing in brief consultations

FPC7: Fitness to practice

Develop the skills necessary to manage own personal wellbeing.

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– Personality disorder

– Stress and mental health

– Dealing with bloodborne virus infections

– An underperforming colleague: What to do?

– Raising concerns about patient safety

– Handling complaints

BMJ

– Drug errors in hospital practice

FPC8: Upholding values

Act as a responsible employee, including speaking up when others do not act in accordance with the values of the healthcare system.

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– Medical error: When things go wrong

– Hospital-acquired fever with MRSA: What to do next

– Infection control: Diarrhoea in an inpatient

– Infection control: Air and bloodborne pathogens

– Infection control: Modes of transmission

– How to avoid the General Medical Council disciplinary process

– Stress and mental health

– Dealing with bloodborne virus infections

– An underperforming colleague: What to do?

– Stress: Bullying

– Raising concerns about patient safety

– Clinical governance

– Handling complaints

– NICE IV fluid: When it goes wrong

BMJ

– Drug errors in hospital practice

FPC9: Quality improvement

Take an active part in processes to improve the quality and sustainability of care, with consideration to environmental sustainability; promotion of safe care through engagement with QI activity, risk management and safe prescribing.

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– Infection control: Diarrhoea in an inpatient

– Audit

– Evidence-based medicine in clinical practice

– Common study designs in clinical research

– Explaining evidence, guidelines and protocols to patients

– Guidelines in clinical practice

– Clinical governance

– Searching the journal literature and locating papers

Suggested UKFPO webinar curriculum mapping

– Patient safety – an introduction for foundation doctors

– Safe prescribing – introduction to curriculum requirements and SCRIPT

– Sustainability in Healthcare for Foundation Doctors

FPC10: Teaching the teacher

Teach and present effectively.

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– Principles of assessment

– Making the best use of multi-source feedback: A trainee guide

– Getting the most from a direct observation of procedural skills

– Getting the most from a case-based discussion

– Getting the most from a mini-clinical evaluation exercise

– Getting the most out of supervised learning events: Feedback

– Getting the most out of supervised learning events: Reflection after feedback

– How do adults learn?

– Teaching: Delivering a formal teaching session

– Teaching clinical practice: Bedside or opportunistic moment

– Searching the journal literature and locating papers

HLO 3: A professional, responsible for their own practice and portfolio development

FPC11: Ethics and law

Demonstrate professional practice in line with the curriculum, GMC and other statutory requirements through development of a professional portfolio.

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– Delirium (acute confusional states): Differential diagnoses and management

– Addictive behaviours

– Communicating treatment risks to patients

– Disease notification

– Screening

– Health needs, demands and resource

– DVLA

– Organ donation and related communication skills

– How to avoid the General Medical Council disciplinary process

– Dealing with bloodborne virus infections

– Stress: Bullying

– GMC registration and post graduate observation

– Ethics and patient autonomy

– Safeguarding vulnerable adults

– Confidentiality and privacy

– Patient with a reduced level of consciousness

– Options for nutrition care

– Discussing ‘do not attempt CPR’ decisions

– National immunisation policy and programmes

– Completion of the medical certificate of cause of death: Part 3

Drs.net

– Equality and Diversity

BMJ

– Career progression in UK healthcare for international medical graduates

– Care of asylum seekers and refugees

– Confidentiality and disclosure: your guide to handling patient information

Suggested UKFPO webinar curriculum mapping

– Sexual safety and professionalism in the NHS – an introduction for foundation doctors (trigger warning – further information on our Webinars page)

– Everyday ethical decision-making for foundation doctors

FPC12: Continuing professional development

Develop practice, including the acquisition of new knowledge and skills through experiential learning; acceptance of feedback and, if necessary, remediation; reading and, if appropriate, through research.

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– How to avoid the General Medical Council disciplinary process

– Principles of assessment

– Making the best use of multi-source feedback: A trainee guide

– Getting the most from a direct observation of procedural skills

– Getting the most from a case-based discussion

– Getting the most from a mini-clinical evaluation exercise

– Getting the most out of supervised learning events: Feedback

– Getting the most out of supervised learning events: Reflection after feedback

– GMC registration and post graduate observation

– Evidence-based medicine in clinical practice

– Common study designs in clinical research

– Explaining evidence, guidelines and protocols to patients

– Guidelines in clinical practice

– How do adults learn?

– Teaching: Delivering a formal teaching session

– Teaching clinical practice: Bedside or opportunistic moment

– Searching the journal literature and locating papers

Drs.net

– Learning and Studying Efficiently

Suggested UKFPO webinar curriculum mapping

– Making the most of your e-portfolio – Tips, tools and reflections

– Beyond the basics: Exploring foundation training pathways and opportunities

– Preparing for ARCP – Time to polish up your e-portfolio

– National Foundation Doctors Presentation Day 2026 – winning presentation and reflections

– National Foundation Doctors Presentation Day 2025 – winning presentation and reflections webinar

– E-portfolios, reflection and good quality written feedback

– UKFP TAB/PSG and summary narrative

– UKFP e-Portfolio and SLEs

FPC13: Understanding medicine

Understand the breadth of medical practice and plan a career.

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– Health needs, demands and resource

– GMC registration and post graduate observation

BMJ

– Career progression in UK healthcare for international medical graduates

Suggested UKFPO webinar curriculum mapping

– GP as a career – pathways, possibilities and perspectives

– Careers

– Myths and misconceptions about fitness to practise – UKFPO in conversation with the GMC

Core foundation learning topics

Mental health including mental illness

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General psychiatry

– The Mental Health Act

– Psychiatric assessment and mental state examination

Depression

– Depression

– Self-harm assessment and management

Mania

– Bipolar affective disorder

Psychosis

– Psychotic disorders

Anxiety / Panic

–Anxiety disorder

Personality Disorder

– Personality disorder

Delirium

– Delirium (acute confusional states): Recognition and causes

– Delirium (acute confusional states): Differential diagnoses and management

Chronic Cognitive Impairment / Dementia

– Dementia: Assessing, diagnosing and managing

Eating Disorders

– Understanding eating disorders: Sign, symptoms and causes

– Understanding eating disorders: Practical requirements

– Eating disorders: Anorexia and bulimia (children and young people)

Addictions

– Addictive behaviours

Somatisation Disorders Including Functional Syndromes

– Medically unexplained symptoms

BMJ

– Physical activity for people with anxiety or depression

Population health, including social justice and tackling health inequality

elfh

– Prudent use of antibiotics (part 1)

– Prudent use of antibiotics (part 2)

– Prudent use of antibiotics (part 3)

– National immunisation policy and programmes

BMJ

– Motivational interviewing in brief consultations

– The importance of physical activity

– How does physical activity produce health benefits?

– The health benefits of physical activity: Cancer

– The health benefits of physical activity: Diabetes

– The health benefits of physical activity: Osteoarthritis and low back pain

– The health benefits of physical activity: Cardiovascular disease

– The health benefits of physical activity: Respiratory disease

– Physical activity for people with anxiety or depression

– The health benefits of physical activity: Promoting physical activity in primary care

– The health benefits of physical activity: mild cognitive impairment and dementia

– Collection: Physical activity and the treatment of long term conditions

Simulation to promote patient safety, human factors and systems working

Leadership

elfh

– Team working and patient safety

Suggested UKFPO webinar curriculum mapping

– Foundation doctors and leadership

Quality improvement methodology, including environmental sustainability

elfh

– Audit

– Evidence-based medicine in clinical practice

– Common study designs in clinical research

– Explaining evidence, guidelines and protocols to patients

– Guidelines in clinical practice

Suggested UKFPO webinar curriculum mapping

– Sustainability in healthcare

Careers guidance

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– TBC

Integration of acute illness into chronic disease management and complex multimorbidities

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– Management of long-term disease in the community

– Impact of short-term and long-term physical problems on daily living

– The interface between primary and secondary care

– Assessment of ability to self-care after discharge

– Managing low urine output

– Managing sepsis

– Acute illness: Assessment and initial management

– Acute illness: Re-evaluation and monitoring

– Arterial blood gas sampling and interpretation

– Patient with a reduced level of consciousness

– Pain management

– Oxygen therapy

Drs.net

– Adult Epilepsy

– Age-related Macular Degeneration and Diabetic Retinopathy

– Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children and Adolescents

– Chronic Daily Headache

– Diagnosis and Initial Management of Type 2 Diabetes

– Diagnosis and Management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)

– Glaucoma

– Heart Failure for Primary Care

– Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

– Tremor

– Urticaria and Angioedema

BMJ

– Step by step: a guide to managing heart failure in primary care

– Hospital presentations: Chest pain

– Hospital presentations: Nausea and vomiting

Frailty

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– Introduction to frailty

– Mobility

– Medicines

– Multicomplexity

End of life care

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– Am I dying? How long have I got? – handling challenging questions

– Discussing ‘do not attempt CPR’ decisions

– Recognising the last months and days of life and verifying death

– Symptom management for the dying adult: pain, and nausea and vomiting

– Symptom management for the dying adult: respiratory symptoms, diabetes control and anticipatory prescribing

– Development of management plans and ceilings of care

Drs.net

– Palliative Care

Teaching skills

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– How do adults learn?

– Teaching: Delivering a formal teaching session

– Teaching clinical practice: Bedside or opportunistic moment

Patient safety, including teaching on high risk prescribing and systems working

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– Risk management and safe prescribing

– Safe practice: The doctor’s perspective

– Communicating treatment risks to patients

– Prescription writing

– BNF usage and other prescribing information sources

– Safe use of injectable medicines (part 1)

– Safe use of injectable medicines (part 2)

– Safe anticoagulation

– Safe prescribing in renal impairment

– Prudent use of antibiotics (part 1)

– Prudent use of antibiotics (part 2)

– Prudent use of antibiotics (part 3)

– Safe prescribing of insulin

– Adverse drug effects

– Safer medicines use through concordance

Drs.net

– Patient Safety

– Clinical Blood Transfusion

BMJ

– Drug errors in hospital practice

Suggested UKFPO webinar curriculum mapping

– Patient safety – an introduction for foundation doctors

– Safe prescribing – introduction to curriculum requirements and SCRIPT

Safeguarding, with a focus on the vulnerable adult and child protection

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– Safeguarding vulnerable adults

– The what and why of bullying (children and young people)

– Vulnerable groups: An overview (children and young people)

Use of new technologies and the digital agenda

BMJ

– How to use generative AI and prompt engineering for clinicians

– How to master prompt engineering and the future of generative AI

– Adopting generative AI in daily clinical practice: what role for LLMs in healthcare and who’s using them already?

– Bringing AI to life in the NHS: insights from successful implementation

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