1. Professional 1: Practical clinical governance
Turn governance from a meeting structure into a practical method for recognising risk, escalating concerns, learning from incidents and demonstrating assurance.
Learning programme · #P4
Professional Development
Professional standards, appraisal, regulation, digital safety and reflective practice.
Who this programme is for
Designed for doctors and other regulated healthcare professionals, with profession-specific context stated within each module.
Certificate process: manual
Optional tutor support
Availability may be limited.
Tutor support is optional and subject to availability. Requests may be handled on a first-come basis, placed on a waiting list or declined if a suitable tutor is unavailable. You can continue self-directed learning at all times and tutor availability does not affect certificates.
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2. Professional 2: Career development for SAS doctors
Build a deliberate career plan across clinical expertise, Specialist roles, leadership, education, Portfolio Pathway and later-career choices.
3. Professional 3: Appraisal, revalidation and the useful portfolio
Prepare for annual appraisal and revalidation by maintaining a proportionate whole-practice portfolio built around reflection, improvement and credible evidence.
4. Professional 4: Digital professionalism and safe information handling
Apply confidentiality and professional standards to email, messaging, electronic records, online tools, social media and emerging AI-enabled workflows.
5. Professional 5: Communication, shared decisions and difficult conversations
Strengthen patient and colleague communication by making decisions, uncertainty, risk, expectations and escalation explicit.
6. Professional 6: Professional standards in everyday practice
Use Good medical practice as a practical framework for competence, respect, teamwork, honesty, raising concerns and sustainable professional behaviour.