Chapter 1 - General Practice

• Page 8 International Directory of Medical Regulatory Authorities: Lists worldwide medical regulatory bodies and contact details.
• Page 8 World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA): Includes a list of member organizations and contact details.
• Page 8 European Union of Family Doctors: Gives overview of different healthcare systems in member states and contacts for member organizations.
• Page 8 Medical Association of South East Asian Nations (MASEAN): Contains contact details for medical associations in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
• Page 8 Australian Medical Council
• Page 8 Australian Medical Association
• Page 8 Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
• Page 8 Medical Council of Canada
• Page 8 Canadian Medical Association
• Page 8 College of Family Physicians of Canada
• Page 8 Medical Council of Hong Kong
• Page 8 Hong Kong Medical Association
• Page 8 Hong Kong College of Family Physicians
• Page 8 Medical Council of India
• Page 8 Indian Medical Association (and IMA College of GPs)
• Page 9 Irish Medical Council
• Page 9 Irish Medical Organization
• Page 9 The Irish College of General Practitioners
• Page 9 Medical Council of New Zealand
• Page 9 New Zealand Medical Association
• Page 9 Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners
• Page 9 Pakistan Medical and Dental Council
• Page 9 Pakistan Medical Association
• Page 9 Singapore Medical Council
• Page 9 Singapore Medical Association
• Page 9 College of Family Physicians Singapore
• Page 9 Health Professions Council of South Africa
• Page 9 South African Medical Association
• Page 9 South African College of Family Practice/Primary Care
• Page 9 Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)
• Page 9 American Medical Association (AMA)
• Page 9 Federation of State Medical Boards
• Page 9 American Board of Family Medicine
• Page 9 American Academy of Family Physicians
• Page 10 Footnote: 2 Reference: 1 RCGP: Good medical practice for GPs
• Page 11 GMC/RCGP: Good medical practice for GPs
• Page 11 GMC: Duties of a doctor
• Page 12 www.modernnhs.nhs.uk
• Page 12 DoH
• Page 12 NHS in England
• Page 14 NHS in Northern Ireland
• Page 15 NHS in Scotland
• Page 15 NHS in Wales
• Page 17 DoH: The NHS contractors' companion. Part 1: commissioning and contracting
• Page 17 NatPact: The Commissioning friend for PCOs
• Page 18 BMA
• Page 18 Healthcare Commission
• Page 18 Patient and Public Involvment in Health
• Page 19 GMC
• Page 19 BMA
• Page 19 JCPTGP
• Page 20 BMA
• Page 20 NASGP
• Page 20 National Clinical Assessement Authority
• Page 20 NICE
• Page 20 NPSA
• Page 20 Health Scotland
• Page 21 NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
• Page 21 RCGP
• Page 22 Comité Permanent des Médecins Européens/Standing Committee of EU Doctors
• Page 22 Commonwealth Medical Trust
• Page 22 European Union (EU)
• Page 22 International Committee of the Red Cross
• Page 22 United Nations (UN)
• Page 22 UN Programme on Ageing
• Page 22 UN Disability Programme
• Page 22 UN Drug Control Programme and Commission on Narcotic Drugs
• Page 22 Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS
• Page 22 UN Refugee Agency
• Page 22 UN Childrens' Fund (UNICEF)
• Page 22 World Food Programme
• Page 22 World Health Organization (WHO)
• Page 23 World Medical Association (WMA)
• Page 25 RCOG
• Page 25 Royal College of General Practitioners
• Page 25 Joint Committee on Postgraduate Training for General Practice (JCPTGP)
• Page 25 National Office for Summative Assessment
• Page 27 Royal College of General Practitioners
• Page 29 Phased evaluation project (PEP)
• Page 30 NHS Appraisal Toolkit
• Page 30 NHS Appraisal Toolkit
• Page 31 GMC
• Page 32 NatPact
• Page 33 Forensic work
• Page 33 Expert Witness Institute
• Page 33 Medical Journalists Association
• Page 33 Medicals for benefits: Nestor Disability Analysis
• Page 33 Faculty of Occupational Medicine
• Page 33 British Association of Sports and Exercise Medicine
• Page 33 NSMI
• Page 33 UK Association for Doctors in Sport
• Page 33 International Health Exchange
• Page 33 VSO
• Page 35 DoH: The GMS contract
• Page 35 BMA: The ‘Blue book’ and supporting documents
• Page 39 DoH: The GMS contract
• Page 41 DoH: The GMS contract
• Page 41 BMA: The ‘Blue book’ and supporting documents
• Page 41 Footnote: 1 Reference: 1 Improving Patient Questionnaire (IPQ)
• Page 41 Footnote: 1 Reference: 2 General Practice Assessment Questionnaire (GPAQ)
• Page 43 DoH
• Page 49 BMA: Access to health records by patients
• Page 49 GMC: Guidance on good practice—confidentiality
• Page 53 DoH: The GMS contract
• Page 53 NHS Direct
• Page 57 Association of Medical Secretaries, Practice Administrators and Receptionists (AMSPAR)
• Page 57 Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
• Page 57 Royal College of Nursing
• Page 57 Royal College of Midwives
• Page 57 Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association
• Page 57 British Association of Social Workers
• Page 58 BMA
• Page 59 Complainant can refer the matter to the NHS Ombudsman
• Page 61 DoH Guidance
• Page 61 BMA: Consent toolkit. Available from
• Page 61 GMC: Seeking patients' consent: The ethical considerations
• Page 61 BMA/Law Society: Assessment of mental capacity: guidance for doctors and lawyers
• Page 63 DoH: Confidentiality guidance
• Page 63 BMA: Confidentiality and people under 16
• Page 63 GMC: Guidance on good practice—confidentiality
• Page 63 Data Protection Act
• Page 65 RCGP
• Page 65 BMA
• Page 67 DoH
• Page 67 Health service circular HSC 1999/018
• Page 69 Department of Trade and Industry: Individual rights of employees: a guide for employers and employees (PL716 Rev 10).
• Page 69 Disability Rights Commission
• Page 69 Equal Opportunities Commission
• Page 69 Commission for Racial Equality
• Page 71 NHS estates primary care
• Page 71 Health and Safety Executive
• Page 75 DoH
• Page 75 BMA
• Page 75 Disability Discrimination
• Page 75 Disability Rights Commission
• Page 75 Equal Opportunities Commission
• Page 75 Commission for Racial Equality
• Page 76 EMIS
• Page 76 GPASS (General Practice Administration System for Scotland)
• Page 76 Healthy Software
• Page 76 In Practice Systems Ltd (Vision)
• Page 76 Microtest (Practice Manager)
• Page 76 Protechnic Exeter (Profiles)
• Page 76 Torex Meditel (Ganymede)
• Page 76 The Phoenix Partnership (TPP, SystemOne)
• Page 76 SEETEC (GP Enterprise)
• Page 76 UCL Chime (GP Care)
• Page 77 NHS Information Authority
• Page 77 DoH
• Page 77 Prodigy
• Page 77 British Computer Society, Primary Healthcare Specialist Group
• Page 78 NHS
• Page 78 DoH
• Page 78 GMC
• Page 78 BMA
• Page 78 JCPTGP
• Page 78 Royal College of General Practitioners
• Page 78 Royal College of Physicians of London
• Page 78 Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Page 78 Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Page 78 Royal College of General Practitioners
• Page 78 Medical Defence Union
• Page 78 Medical Protection Society
• Page 78 Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland
• Page 78 British Healthcare Internet Association
• Page 78 National Electronic Library for Health
• Page 78 Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
• Page 78 Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
• Page 78 SIGN
• Page 78 Bandolier
• Page 78 National Prescribing Centre
• Page 78 PRODIGY
• Page 78 British National Formulary
• Page 78 Merck Manual
• Page 78 GP online encyclopaedia
• Page 78 BMJ
• Page 78 BMJ Journals
• Page 78 www.freemedicaljournals.com
• Page 78 www.freebooks4doctors.com
• Page 79 Doctors.net.uk
• Page 79 www.medic8.com
• Page 79 www.emedicine.com/
• Page 79 Citizens' Advice Bureau
• Page 79 NHS Direct
• Page 79 Index of Health Information
• Page 79 drsdesk.sghms.ac.uk
• Page 79 www.healthcentre.org.uk
• Page 79 www.medinfo.co.uk
• Page 79 Excite
• Page 79 Lycos
• Page 79 Google
• Page 79 British Telecom
• Page 79 Yellow Pages
• Page 79 Royal Mail
• Page 79 Inland Revenue
• Page 79 RAC
• Page 79 National Rail Timetables
• Page 79 www.streetmap.co.uk
• Page 79 Amazon
• Page 79 BBC
• Page 79 Lastminute.com
• Page 80 What is clinical governance
• Page 80 Clinical governance: Quality in the new NHS HSC 1999/065 * (16 March 1999)
• Page 80 Clinical governance support
• Page 82 Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP)
• Page 83 National Electronic Library for Health
• Page 83 Bandolier
• Page 83 Evidence-based medicine
• Page 83 ScHARR
• Page 83 NICE
• Page 83 Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)
• Page 83 EGuidelines
• Page 83 Primary Care Clinical Practice Guidelines (US)
• Page 83 National Guidelines Clearing House (US)
• Page 83 New Zealand Guidelines Group
• Page 83 Cochrane Library
• Page 83 Clinical Evidence (BMJ Publishing)
• Page 83 Health Technology Assessment
• Page 83 Drugs and Therapeutic Bulletin (Which)
• Page 83 MeReC Bulletin
• Page 83 NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
• Page 83 Effective Health Care
• Page 83 Effectiveness Matters
• Page 83 BMJ
• Page 83 National electronic library for health
• Page 84 Bandolier: Bias
• Page 84 Bandolier: Cost-effectiveness
• Page 84 http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/painres/download/whatis/Meta-An.pdf
• Page 87 National Electronic Library for Health
• Page 87 NICE
• Page 87 Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
• Page 87 eGuidelines
• Page 87 Primary Care Clinical Practice Guidelines: US Primary Care Guidelines
• Page 87 National Guidelines Clearing House
• Page 87 New Zealand Guidelines Group
• Page 88 Improving Patient Questionnaire (IPQ)
• Page 88 General Practice Assessment Questionnaire (GPAQ)
• Page 91 DoH
• Page 91 NICE Best practice in clinical audit
• Page 91 www.rcpsych.ac.uk/publications/gaskell
• Page 91 i-medicine.info
• Page 92 DoH
• Page 92 National Research Register (NRR) Database of ongoing and recently completed research projects funded by, or of interest to, the NHS.
• Page 92 RCGP Supports research by giving advice to GPs, providing research training fellowships and research funding through the Scientific Foundation Board, sponsoring 2 research units and 1 research practice, and administering a quality assessment scheme for research practices.
• Page 92 Ethics
• Page 92 www.redinfo.org.uk
• Page 95 www.ncssd.org.uk
• Page 95 Sick Doctors Trust