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Welcome to the Postgraduate School of Primary Care

School director Graham Rutt introduces the school

Our mission is to provide excellence in training for current and future generations of General Practitioners, while supporting those who educate them and the wider GP community in the Northern Deanery. Read our Welcome message from the Director.

NEW: UKCEA Conference 2012 - click here for further information - sponsored by MDDUS

School management

Find out how we quality manage our GP training programmes, management structures and policies.

GP Specialty Training team

Whether you are considering applying to one of our training programmes, a current trainee, or involved in delivering education and training we hope you find all the information you are looking for and more on these pages.

access essential information on regulations, study leave, certification, assessment and the curriculum.

Visit our Live and Train website to find out what it's like to be a GP trainee in the north east and north Cumbria.

  • Information for trainers and educators
  • Development and guidance on becoming a trainer, standards for trainers, essential documentation for clinical and educational supervision including guidance for GP trainers, Trust and out-of-hours supervisors, plus news about the latest courses and conferences.

Continuing Practice team

We are committed to supporting education and development in the established GP community. Here you can find information on your local GP tutors, the deanery's role in appraisal and revalidation, returning to general practice, accreditation of GPs with a special interest, pages for sessional GPs and support for doctors in need.

Appraisal and Revalidation

All the information and documentation needed to support the Appraisal and Revalidation process.

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