Essential Guide to Generic Skills

1 Professionalism.

2 The consultation.

3 Health promotion.

4 Clinical reasoning.

5 Communication with colleagues.

6 Medical records.

7 Prioritising time.

Part 2 Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare .

8 Capacity and consent.

9 The Mental Health Act and common law.

10 Confidentiality.

11 Death certification and the coroner.

12 Fitness to drive.

13 Adult and child protection.

14 Ethical principles in healthcare.

15 Advance directives.

16 End of life issues.

17 NHS complaints procedure.

Part 3 Clinical Governance and Patient Safety.

18 Why things go wrong.

19 Human factors.

20 Safe prescribing.

21 Infection control.

22 Use of evidence and guidelines.

23 Audit.

Part 4 Teaching and Training.

24 Learning about learning.

25 Teaching large groups.

26 Teaching small groups.

27 Presentations.

28 Teaching a skill.

29 How to give feedback.

30 How doctors are assessed.

Index