Topic finder
2026 digital edition · Dr Naeem Aziz DGM FRCP · 2 min read
Use the chapter and tool links below to return to a practical question. Entries identify the relevant chapters and practical tools.
| Topic | Chapters and tools |
|---|---|
| Already practising autonomously | Chapters 2, 3, 8 and 16; T02 and T03 |
| Application opening and submission | Chapter 17; T11 |
| Appraisal and revalidation | Chapters 15 and 16 |
| Audit and improvement | Chapter 12; T08 |
| Career conversation | Chapters 1 and 10; T01 and T10 |
| Clinical evidence | Chapters 6 and 11; T07 |
| Consultant appointments and registration exception | Chapters 4 and 19 |
| Scope and decision authority across grades | Chapters 4 and 9; T02 and T06 |
| Clinical advice and absence cover | Chapters 7 and 9; T06 |
| Contract and SPA time | Chapters 5 and 8; T05 |
| Disappointing decision or appeal | Chapter 18; T12 |
| Evidence gaps and corroboration | Chapters 3, 6 and 16; T03 and T09 |
| Experience from overseas | Chapters 2 and 5 |
| Feedback and difficult discussions | Chapters 10, 14 and 18; T09 and T12 |
| Generic capabilities | Chapter 6; T03 |
| Independent ward rounds | Chapters 2, 8, 9 and 11; T02 and T06 |
| Job description and job plan | Chapters 4 and 8; T05 |
| Leadership and applying course learning | Chapter 13; T07 |
| Less than full time and access | Chapters 2, 7, 8 and 15 |
| Limited opportunity | Chapters 3, 7 and 10; T04 and T10 |
| Mentoring and clinical advice | Chapter 9; T06 |
| Patient involvement and education | Chapters 11, 12 and 14 |
| Portfolio organisation and confidentiality | Chapter 16; T07 and T11 |
| Portfolio Pathway | Chapter 19; separate decision aid |
| Recognition of existing work | Chapters 2, 3, 8 and 17 |
| Regrading and national routes | Chapters 5, 17 and 18; route navigator |
| Research literacy and CPD | Chapter 15; T07 |
| Safeguarding and equality | Chapters 6 and 11 |
| Secondment and the end of an arrangement | Chapters 7, 8 and 17 |
| Starting position | Chapters 1 to 3; T01 |
| Teaching and supervision | Chapter 14; T09 |
| Time and resources | Chapters 7 and 8; T04 and T05 |