Syllabus
Family Medicine Diploma syllabus
25 weekly live sessions, Tuesdays 18:00 UK, all recorded for on-demand access. The cohort runs from Tue 2 Mar 2027 to Tue 17 Aug 2027, every week with no breaks.
Each start time is shown in UK time and in your own time zone. UK clocks change to BST on 28 Mar 2027: sessions stay at 18:00 UK time, so your local start time may move by an hour from that date.
Module 1
Thinking like a GP (5 sessions)
- 01
The GP consultation
Models, shared decision-making, ideas, concerns and expectations, remote and video consulting
UK: 18:00 GMT - 02
The undifferentiated presentation
Uncertainty, time as a diagnostic tool, red flags, safety-netting, tiredness and unexplained weight loss
UK: 18:00 GMT - 03
Suspected cancer in primary care
NICE NG12 referral thresholds, FIT, low risk but not no risk symptoms
UK: 18:00 GMT - 04
Multimorbidity, polypharmacy and frailty
Structured medication review, deprescribing, STOPP/START
UK: 18:00 GMT - 05
Prevention, screening and risk communication
Screening programmes, vaccination, interpreting tests
UK: 18:00 BST
Module 2
Long-term conditions (5 sessions)
- 06
Hypertension and cardiovascular risk
Ambulatory and home BP monitoring, QRISK3, lipids, stepped therapy
UK: 18:00 BST - 07
Type 2 diabetes and obesity
Targets, SGLT2 and GLP-1 sequencing, weight management, complication screening
UK: 18:00 BST - 08
Asthma and COPD
Diagnosis with spirometry and FeNO, inhaler choice, exacerbations
UK: 18:00 BST - 09
AF, heart failure and CKD in primary care
Anticoagulation, the NT-proBNP pathway, eGFR/ACR staging, cardiorenal prescribing
UK: 18:00 BST - 10
The abnormal result
LFTs, anaemia, thyroid function, calcium, PSA and incidental findings
UK: 18:00 BST
Module 3
Common presentations (5 sessions)
- 11
MSK
Back pain red flags, shoulder and knee, recognising inflammatory arthritis, gout, osteoporosis
UK: 18:00 BST - 12
Dermatology
Rashes, eczema and psoriasis treatment ladders, skin lesion triage, acne
UK: 18:00 BST - 13
Gastroenterology
Dyspepsia, IBS versus IBD, coeliac disease, change in bowel habit
UK: 18:00 BST - 14
Neurology
Headache red flags, first seizure, TIA, dizziness and vertigo
UK: 18:00 BST - 15
Acute infections and antimicrobial stewardship
Red eye, ENT, respiratory infections, UTI, delayed prescribing, point-of-care CRP
UK: 18:00 BST
Module 4
Life stages (5 sessions)
- 16
Children and young people
The febrile child, safeguarding, development, adolescent consent and confidentiality
UK: 18:00 BST - 17
Women's health
Menstrual problems, menopause and HRT, contraception and sexual health
UK: 18:00 BST - 18
Pregnancy and the postnatal period
Preconception care, prescribing in pregnancy, the postnatal check, perinatal mental health
UK: 18:00 BST - 19
Men's health and urology
LUTS, PSA counselling, haematuria, erectile dysfunction
UK: 18:00 BST - 20
Older adults
Dementia diagnosis, falls, delirium, advance care planning
UK: 18:00 BST
Module 5
Mental health, urgent care and end of life (5 sessions)
- 21
Depression and anxiety
Antidepressant choice and stopping, suicide risk assessment, referral for psychological therapy
UK: 18:00 BST - 22
Serious mental illness, neurodiversity and substance misuse
Serious mental illness, adult ADHD and autism, alcohol and substance misuse
UK: 18:00 BST - 23
Same-day and urgent care
The acutely unwell adult, chest pain, sepsis, deciding when to admit
UK: 18:00 BST - 24
Palliative and end-of-life care
Symptom control, anticipatory prescribing, difficult conversations
UK: 18:00 BST - 25
Patient safety and medicolegal risk in general practice
Diagnostic error, documentation, consent, complaints
UK: 18:00 BST