Survival Skills for GPs

Survival Skills for GPs is an in-depth interactive personal coaching course that: * Shows how you can survive the rigours of general practice * Teaches you how to stay in control of your professional life * Helps you learn to enjoy your career as a GP again * Gives you the confidence and skills to develop your career The first personal coaching course for GPs presented as an interactive workbook, which allows individual GPs, to progress from any stress in their lives through to job satisfaction and career development. It is applicable to all areas of life and shows comparisons to how other GPs’ are doing. Survival is not only about learning to cope with the changing circumstances of being a GP, but how to flourish and enjoy work and life in general. This practical workbook takes the reader on a path from becoming more aware of the causes of stress, the effects and reactions to stress, through to looking at positive solutions and ideas. Survival skills for GPs is a specific programme written by a GP for GPs, which has evolved from the RCGP Stress Fellowship Learning Programme. It comprises six stand alone chapters which introduce stress management in both personal and professional lives. With in-depth practical ideas it can be used by individuals or small groups as an informal resource, or for more formal continuing professional education if PGEA is arranged. Here’s what GPs have said about the Survival Skills for GPs programme: ‘I liked the effective content and approach’ ‘Made me realise I am not alone and that I can improve’ ‘Helped me look at the good points of my work’ ‘Makes you think more than attending a course would’ ‘Useful to see how much of my stress equalled other GPs”