 | Twelve months' training in general practice does not provide
doctors with the necessary competencies and confidence to enter
independent practice |
| Registrars completing the existing training lack confidence and
feel under-prepared |
| The nature of learning and assessment in the existing 12 month
programme left participants averse to continuing lifelong learning
|
| Extending training in general practice by six months led to an
increase in confidence, particularly in relation to clinical
judgment, but did not fill all the gaps, such as practice
management and self care |
| Experience in a second training practice developed confidence
and the capacity for critical evaluation |
