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GP training & careersWorking abroadCareer guide
Moving to Australia as a UK GP
A practical guide for UK-trained GPs to Australian registration, Medicare eligibility, visas, contracts, billing and day-to-day practice.
GP training & careersWorking abroadCareer guide
Working abroad as a UK GP
Explore routes to Canada, Australia and New Zealand, including registration, immigration and working arrangements.
GP training & careersCCT & first GP jobCareer guide
Your first GP appraisal after CCT
What happens at your first medical appraisal, what goes into the portfolio, what is required and how to keep CPD manageable.
GP training & careersPortfolio, supervision & ARCPTraining guide
Urgent and unscheduled care evidence for ARCP
What counts as UUC evidence, how to use the Wessex evidence grid, and what to record for ESR and ARCP.
GP training & careersWorking abroadCareer guide
Moving to Canada as a UK GP
A guide for UK-trained GPs considering Canada: registration, provincial licensing, immigration, costs, jobs, income and what UK GPs who have moved actually report.
IMG guideImmigration & visasIMG guide
Visa sponsorship by GP practices after training
A guide for IMG doctors who do not yet have ILR or British citizenship, and for GP practices considering sponsoring their first salaried GP.
IMG guideImmigration & visasIMG guide
Indefinite leave to remain for IMG doctors
A plain-English guide to planning a Skilled Worker settlement application, from checking qualifying dates and travel to biometrics and your eVisa.
Forms and workflowsReferrals & pathwaysWorkflow guidance
Primary–secondary care interface: what should I actually do?
Decide whether a request belongs in general practice, clarify clinical ownership and redirect work safely.
GP training & careersCCT & first GP jobTraining guide
Finding your first salaried GP job
Where to look, what to ask at interview, how to compare workload and pay, and which paperwork to start before CCT.
Forms and workflowsForms & certificationWorkflow guidance
DVLA notification responsibilities
Recognise common driving risks, check the live medical standard and advise the patient safely.
Forms and workflowsForms & certificationWorkflow guidance
Fit notes
A statement about how a health condition affects a patient’s fitness for work after an appropriate assessment.
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Clinical toolsMembers only
Clinical tools for day-to-day practice.
Use member-only checklists and planners for HRT, contraception, emollients and CKD. They keep unanswered items and cautions visible without storing patient details.
- CalculatorsRisk scores, measurements and dosing
- Clinical checklistsHRT, contraception and chronic disease
- Consultation plannersTemplates and structured workflows
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See how the organisations, networks and services around you fit together. We’re bringing hard-to-find local information into one place, starting with Southampton.
Southampton pilot More areas to follow- ICBs and regionsHow local NHS systems are organised
- PCNs and networksHow practices work together locally
- GP surgeriesPractices and primary care in your area
- HospitalsAcute, community and mental health care
- Community servicesTeams and services beyond the surgery