Resources

Navigating the accreditation requirements for GPs with extended roles can be complex. Several nationally administered accreditation processes exist, including those offered by the RCGP and the British Association of Dermatology framework.

In most cases, demonstrating additional expertise in your chosen field is sufficient—whether at appraisal or when applying to provide local services. Formal accreditation, while valuable, is not always mandatory.

In addition to the main RCGP GPwER resources, we are developing a comprehensive library of collated information and guidance to support GPs pursuing extended roles.

• Neurodiversity ADHD/ASD:
  • Introduction and overview of GPwER in ADHD (www.rcgp.org.uk)
  • Becoming a GPwER (www.b4nd.org)
• Allergy:
  • GP with Extended Role (GPwER) Framework (www.bsaci.org)
• Child and adolescent mental health:
  • Introduction and overview of GPwER in child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) (www.rcgp.org.uk)
• Clinical Genetics/Genomics:
  • Introduction to Clinical Genetics/Genomics (www.rcgp.org.uk)
• Dermatology:
  • Become a GPwER in Dermatology (www.bad.org.uk)
  • General Practitioners with an Extended Role (GPwER) in Dermatology and Skin Surgery (www.pcds.org.uk)
  • GPwER trainee programme (www.communitasclinics.nhs.uk)
• ENT:
  • ENT GP with Extended Role (ENT GPwER) (www.entuk.org)
• Frailty:
  • Introduction and overview of GPwER in frailty (www.rcgp.org.uk)
• Gambling Harms:
  • A Gambling Competency Framework for Primary Care (www.gambleaware.org)
• Gastroenterology:
  • The important role of the GPwER (www.pcsg.org.uk)
  • NHS Approve Initial National Roll Out of GPwER Gastroenterology Programme (www.bsg.org.uk)
  • Expression of Interest: GP with Extended Role in Gastroenterology Training Programme (www.ncltraininghub.org)
• Lifestyle Medicine:
  • Introduction and overview of GPwER in lifestyle medicine (www.rcgp.org.uk)
  • The RCGP “GP with Extended Role in Lifestyle Medicine” Framework (GPwER) (bslm.org.uk)
• Palliative and end of life:
  • Introduction and overview of GPwER in palliative and end of life care (www.rcgp.org.uk)
• Population and health inequalities:
  • Introduction and overview of GPwER in Population Health and Health Inequalities (www.rcgp.org.uk)
• Rheumatology and MSK:
  • Guidance to the role, competencies, and accreditation for GPs with an Extended role in Musculoskeletal Medicine & Rheumatology (www.fsem.ac.uk)
• Sports and Exercise medicine:
  • GPwER in MSK Medicine (www.fsem.ac.uk)