I. GENERAL SKILLS
1. Hand washing;
2. Scrubbing up for theatre; 3. Venepuncture/phlebotomy; 4.
Cannulation and setting up a drip; 5. Blood cultures; 6. Blood
transfusion; 7. Intramuscular, subcutaneous, and intradermal drug
injection; 8. Intravenous drug injection; 9. Examination of a
superficial mass and of lymph nodes
II. CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESPIRATORY
MEDICINE
10. Chest pain history; 11.
Cardiovascular risk assessment; 12. Blood pressure measurement; 13.
Cardiovascular examination; 14. Peripheral vascular system
examination; 15. Ankle-brachial pressure index (ABPI); 16.
Breathlessness history; 17. Respiratory system examination; 18.
PEFR meter explanation; 19. Inhaler explanation; 20. Drug
administration via a nebulizer
III. GI MEDICINE AND UROLOGY
21.
Abdominal pain history; 22. Abdominal examination; 23. Rectal
examination; 24. Hernia examination; 25. Nasogastric intubation;
26. Urological history; 27. Male genitalia examination; 28. Male
catheterisation; 29. Female catheterisation
IV. NEUROLOGY
30. History of headaches;
31. History of ‘funny turns’; 32. Cranial nerve examination; 33.
Motor system of the upper limbs examination; 34. Sensory system of
the upper limbs examination; 35. Motor system of the lower limbs
examination; 36. Sensory system of the lower limbs examination; 37.
Gait, co-ordination, and cerebellar function examination; 38.
Speech assessment
V. PSYCHIATRY
39. General psychiatric
history; 40. Mental state examination; 41. Cognitive testing; 42.
Dementia diagnosis; 43. Depression history; 44. Suicide risk
assessment; 45. Alcohol history; 46. Eating disorders history; 47.
Weight loss history; 48. Assessing capacity (the Mental Capacity
Act); 49. Common law and the Mental Health Act
VI. OPHTHALMOLOGY, ENT, AND DERMATOLOGY
50. Ophthalmic history; 51. Vision and the eye examination
(including fundoscopy); 52. Hearing and the ear examination; 53.
Smell and the nose examination; 54. Lump in the neck and thyroid
examination; 55. Dermatological history; 56. Dermatological
examination; 57. Advice on sun protection
VII. PAEDIATRICS AND GERIATRICS
58.
Paediatric history; 59. Developmental assessment; 60. Neonatal
examination; 61. The six-week surveillance review; 62. Paediatric
examination: cardiovascular system; 63. Paediatric examination:
respiratory system; 64. Paediatric examination: abdomen; 65.
Paediatric examination: gait and neurological function; 66. Infant
and child Basic Life Support; 67. Child immunisation programme; 68.
Geriatric history; 69. Geriatric physical examination
VIII. OBSTETRICS, GYNAECOLOGY, AND SEXUAL
HEALTH
70. Obstetric history; 71. Obstetric
examination; 72. Gynaecological history; 73. Gynaecological
(bimanual) examination; 74. Speculum examination and liquid based
cytology test; 75. Breast history; 76. Breast examination; 77.
Sexual history; 78. HIV risk assessment; 79. Condom explanation;
80. Combined oral contraceptive pill (COCP) explanation; 81.
Pessaries and suppositories explanation
IX. ORTHOPAEDICS AND RHEUMATOLOGY
82.
Rheumatological history; 83. The GALS screening examination; 84.
Hand and wrist examination; 85. Elbow examination; 86. Shoulder
examination; 87. Spinal examination; 88. Hip examination; 89. Knee
examination; 90. Ankle and foot examination
X. EMERGENCY MEDICINE AND
ANAESTHESIOLOGY
91. Adult Basic Life Support;
92. Choking; 93. In-hospital resuscitation; 94. Advanced Life
Support; 95. The primary and secondary surveys; 96. Management of
medical emergencies; 97. Bag-valve mask (BVM/’Ambu
bag’)ventilation; 98. Laryngeal mask airway (LMA) insertion; 99.
Pre-operative assessment; 100. Syringe driver operation; 101.
Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) explanation; 102. Epidural
analgesia explanation; 103. Wound suturing
XI. DATA INTERPRETATION
104. Blood
glucose measurement; 105. Urine sample testing/urinalysis; 106.
Blood test interpretation; 107. Arterial blood gas (ABG) sampling;
108. ECG recording and interpretation; 109. Chest X-ray
interpretation; 110. Abdominal X-ray interpretation
XII. PRESCRIBING AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SKILLS
111. Requesting investigations;
112. Drug and controlled drug prescription; 113. Oxygen
prescription; 114. Death confirmation; 115. Death certificate
completion
XIII. COMMUNICATION SKILLS
116.
Explaining skills; 117. Imaging tests explanation; 118. Endoscopies
explanation; 119. Obtaining consent; 120. Breaking bad news; 121.
The angry patient or relative; 122. The anxious or upset patient or
relative; 123. Cross-cultural communication; 124. Discharge
planning and negotiation.
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