K. Practice context: team issues, practice management, business skills

Know the roles of members of the Primary Care Team.

Know to communicate with them, and

How to delegate appropriately.

Be able to communicate effectively with other doctors.

Understand the roles of and communicate with outside agencies, both statutory and voluntary.

Understand the role of a Team Leader .

Know how to run a good meeting.

Have an awareness of team dynamics.

Have a basic knowledge of

• contractual arrangements between the Practice and the PCT
• contractual arrangements of a Partnership
• practice finance: 1. buildings and capital 2. income/expenditure.

How to manage change.

Understand the role of IT in General Practice.

Be able to use the clinical system installed in their Practice .

Be able to use audit as a management tool.

• See our Audit Study Guide.

Have experience of the planning involved to implement a development in health care in the Practice.

Have a basic knowledge of

• employment issues
• health and safety issues.

Understand the principles of:

• budgetary management
• staff management
• self-employed status relating to GP principals.
• See Finance DRC resource

Understand the principles of:

• the appraisal process
• negotiating skills
• taxation
• self-employed status relating to locums.