Flexible training and interdependency with curricula of other specialties and professions

There are two combined training pathways.

1. Accreditation of Transferable Capabilities (ATC)

You may be eligible to apply to the ATC pathway if you:

• are transferring to general practice training from another GMC-approved specialty training programme
• have completed a minimum of 12 months (full-time equivalent) of training in a GMC-approved specialty training programme
• have completed at least one calendar year in approved specialty training posts (not out of programme) within the five years preceding your planned start date for GP training
• can provide ARCP outcome forms covering at least 12 months (full-time equivalent) of your previous training programme.

The ATC pathway is for experience in approved UK specialty training only. If you are applying with a combination of training and non-training experience, you should apply for the CCT (CP) pathway.

2. Certificate of Completion of Training: Combined Programme (CP)

You may be eligible to apply to the CCT (CP) pathway if you:

• have at least 12 months (full-time equivalent) relevant experience above foundation level (or equivalent) within the five years preceding your planned start date for GP specialty training. This might include substantive paid clinical or specialty and specialist (SAS) roles or overseas training and experience
• can provide evidence to support this experience and to demonstrate how it can be mapped to the curriculum and capabilities required for general practice. Further details are available on the RCGP website.

Primary care depends on close co-operation and working relationships across a broad range of professions. The RCGP curriculum has been mapped against capabilities included in other professional curricula. The most commonly shared areas of capability include:

• knowing yourself and relating to others
• managing complex and long-term care
• working well in organisations and systems of care
• caring for the whole person and wider community.

Although there is an overlap in capabilities, there are significant differences in the standard of achievement required, levels of responsibility expected and degrees of autonomy in practice. The main differences occur in the standards for demonstrating capability in applying clinical knowledge and skills, such as data gathering, clinical examination, procedural skills, clinical management and urgent care.