How to Thrive as a GP Trainee

M.H. Shakir

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Format: Paperback

Publication date: April 29, 2026

Pages: 184 pages

ISBN: 9781914961816 Related titles:

Description

General practice is fast-paced, complex and deeply human. For trainees just starting out, the challenge is not just learning medicine but how to do so well under pressure, while putting the patient’s needs front and centre.
How to Thrive as a GP Trainee is a practical, supportive guide to the realities of GP training; it covers, for example:

  • common clinical presentations in primary care
  • the art of the ten-minute consultation
  • managing difficult encounters
  • navigating portfolios, feedback and exams

The book also explores the human side of training, addressing confidence, uncertainty, resilience, and finding your own voice as a doctor. It features multiple reflections based on years of experience to emphasise that learning in general practice is a continuous process.
How to Thrive as a GP Trainee offers clear, grounded advice on managing the everyday cases that fill GP surgeries, recognising red flags, communicating effectively with patients, and making sound decisions in limited time. It offers all those starting out in primary care the practical advice they need to provide great care, to manage their workload, and to build a sustainable career.

Preface; Acknowledgements

Part 1 Starting out
1. Starting out in general practice
2. The consultation room essentials

Part 2 Clinical life in general practice
3. Respiratory problems
4. Cardiovascular risk and symptoms
5. Metabolic and long-term conditions
6. Mental health challenges
7. Musculoskeletal pain and injury
8. It’s never just a rash
9. Gastrointestinal and genitourinary problems
10. Women’s health essentials
11. Children and parental concerns
12. Sleep, fatigue and ‘generally unwell’
13. Reflections from the consulting room

Part 3 Surviving GP training
14. The first clinic
15. How to approach your first few clinics
16. Ten minutes at a time
17. The paperwork and the ePortfolio
18. What no one tells you about working solo
19. When you feel out of your depth
20. Asking for help as a clinical skill
21. Managing imposter syndrome
22. Feedback, failure and finding your way
23. Support, safety and looking after yourself

Part 4 Looking ahead
24. Finding your GP identity
25. The road to CCT
26. What happens after training?
27. A career that grows with you
28. In case no one told you

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