Education and Training

As a Foundation Year Doctor, you have an obligation to ensure that you always prioritise patient care, deliver good medical practice and high quality care. Below is a guideline outlined in Good Medical Practice.

• Make the care of your patient your first concern
• Treat every patient politely and considerately
• Respect patients' dignity and privacy
• Listen to patients and respect their views
• Give patients information in a way they can understand
• Respect the rights of patients to be fully involved in decisions about their care
• Keep your professional knowledge and skills up to date
• Recognise the limits of your professional competences
• Be honest and trustworthy
• Respect and protect confidential information
• Make sure that your personal beliefs do not prejudice the care of your patients
• Act quickly to protect patients from risk if you have good reason to believe that you or a colleague may not be fit to practice
• Avoid abusing your position as a doctor
• Work with colleagues in the ways that best serve the interests of patients