General Practise

General Practice is one of the most popular choices for a medical speciality. GPs are a highly visible and essential part of the health care system in all countries and the general practitioner is the first point of contact for the majority of people for most medical services. Much of a GP's work occurs during patient consultations in the surgery and during home visits. General practice also allows individual doctors a wide choice of where to practice, with whom and how.

RCGP Information Services has published a new information sheet outlining the typical training path for a career in UK general practice, from applying for medical school to fulfilling the requirements of CPD.

To understand the various dimensions of general practice, there is no better place to start than by visiting the specific careers pages of the :

Additional information can be found at:

The above pages provide information on working life, personal characteristics, postgraduate training pathway, workforce statistics, remuneration, and additional links and reading.