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Urgent & 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.
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GP training & careersWorking abroadCareer guide
Moving to Canada as a UK GP
A practical guide for UK-trained GPs considering Canada: registration, provincial licensing, immigration, costs, jobs, income and what UK GPs who have moved actually report.
GP training & careersWorking abroadCareer guide
Working abroad as a UK GP
Explore practical routes to Canada, Australia and New Zealand, including registration, immigration and working arrangements.
IMG guideImmigration & visasIMG guide
Visa sponsorship by GP practices after training
A practical 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 & visasPersonal story
How I Prepared for ILR as an IMG GP Trainee
A first-person draft on preparing an ILR application alongside GP training: qualifying dates, absences, sponsor evidence and biometrics.
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 & workflowsReferrals & pathwaysWorkflow guidance
Primary–secondary care interface: what should I actually do?
A practical guide to deciding whether a request belongs in general practice, clarifying clinical ownership and redirecting 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.
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Fit notes
A statement about how a health condition affects a patient’s fitness for work after an appropriate assessment.
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Section 17 Child in Need request
A request from children’s social care for relevant health information to support a Child in Need assessment.
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GP training explained for an IMG
How placements, supervision, portfolio evidence, ARCP and MRCGP assessment fit together.
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Starting a GP placement: what your induction should cover
The practical and safety-critical orientation to request before consulting independently.