Overview
Overview of the General Practice and Public Health dual programmeThe General Practice (GP) and Public Health (PH) Dual Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) programme is a 7 year programme which integrates both GP and PH training into one training pathway.
Applies to: England. See guidance for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
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This programme will ensure that you meet the requirements of both the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and the Faculty of Public Health (FPH) to hold a Dual Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in both specialties.
The requirements of both specialties will need to be met, including successfully completing the RCGP and FPH postgraduate membership examinations and meeting the capabilities as outlined in the RCGP and FPH curricula.
There is a Dual GP and PH CCT curriculum to demonstrate where there is overlap between the RCGP and FPH curricula to aid with capability achievement during the programme.
During the course of the programme, you will complete a variety of placements such as:
- primary care
- secondary care
- PH placements
These placements will be integrated and carefully selected to ensure you can maintain capabilities in both specialties throughout the programme duration.
Educational supervision will be provided in both GP and PH to support you throughout the programme.
Placement structure of dual posts
Taking the mandatory elements of each programme into consideration, proposed example structures have been developed below. These are examples only.
Please note that the local GP and PH schools will decide on their ideal delivery model, and therefore the model may vary between different regions.
The key to any model is ensuring that the mandatory components of both individual GP and PH programmes are met, as well as reducing training time by 1 year.
See all 4 examples below.
Example 1
Example 1 - General Practice and Public Health ST1 and ST2
Or,
2 x 6 months hospital placement (GP)
12 months MSc in Public Health and Public Health placement
Example 1 - General Practice and Public Health ST3
Example 1 - General Practice and Public Health ST4
6 months GP (GP)
GP OOH**
Example 1 - General Practice and Public Health ST5
GP OOH**
Example 1 - General Practice and Public Health ST6
6 months GP ITP with PH (GP)
GP OOH**
Example 1 - General Practice and Public Health ST7
6 months GP (GP)
GP OOH**
*if trainee feels prepared / depends on study leave availability in placement
**Appropriate split between HPT and GP on-call needs to be ascertained locally
84 months (7 years) in total:
24 months in GP training placements and 6 months GP ITP split with PH = 30 months in GP placements
42 months in PH training placements (excl MSc) and 6 months GP ITP split with PH = 48 months in PH placements
Example 2
Example 2 - General Practice and Public Health ST1 and ST2
6 months basic placement in Public Health (GP)
12 months MSc in Public Health and Public Health placement
Example 2 - General Practice and Public Health ST3
Example 2 - General Practice and Public Health ST4
6 months GP (GP)
GP OOH**
Example 2 - General Practice and Public Health ST5
GP OOH**
Example 2 - General Practice and Public Health ST6
6 months GP ITP with PH (GP)
GP OOH**
Example 2 - General Practice and Public Health ST7
6 months GP (GP)
GP OOH**
*if trainee feels prepared / depends on study leave availability in placement
**Appropriate split between HPT and GP on-call needs to be ascertained locally
84 months (7 years) in total:
24 months in GP training placements and 6 months GP ITP split with PH = 30 months in GP placements
42 months in PH training placements (excl MSc) and 6 months GP ITP split with PH = 48 months in PH placements
Example 3
Trainee has completed MSc in PH prior to commencing Dual Training.
Example 3 - General Practice and Public Health ST2
Or,
2 x 6 months hospital placement (GP)
Example 3 - General Practice and Public Health ST3
Example 3 - General Practice and Public Health ST4
6 months GP (GP)
GP OOH**
Example 3 - General Practice and Public Health ST5
GP OOH**
Example 3 - General Practice and Public Health ST6
6 months GP ITP with PH (GP)
GP OOH**
Example 3 - General Practice and Public Health ST7
6 months GP (GP)
GP OOH**
*if trainee feels prepared / depends on study leave availability in placement
**Appropriate split between HPT and GP on-call needs to be ascertained locally
72 months (6 years) in total:
24 months in GP training placements and 6 months GP ITP split with PH = 30 months in GP placements
42 months in PH training placements (excl MSc) and 6 months GP ITP split with PH = 48 months in PH placements
Example 4
Trainee has not completed MSc in PH prior to commencing dual training.
This option demonstrates the option of a part-time MSc undertaken throughout the dual training programme.
Example 4 - General Practice and Public Health ST1 and ST2
8 months health protection, split 50:50 with part-time MSc (PH)
4 months PH placement, split 50:50 with part-time MSc (PH)
Example 4 - General Practice and Public Health ST3
Or,
2 x 6 months hospital placement (GP)
Example 4 - General Practice and Public Health ST4
Example 4 - General Practice and Public Health ST5
6 months GP (GP)
MFPH
GP OOH**
Example 5 - General Practice and Public Health ST6
6 months PH placement (PH)
GP OOH**
Example 4 - General Practice and Public Health ST7
GP OOH**
*if trainee feels prepared / depends on study leave availability in placement
**Appropriate split between HPT and GP on-call needs to be ascertained locally
84 months (7 years) in total:
24 months in GP training placements and 6 months GP ITP split with PH = 30 months in GP placements
42 months in PH training placements (excl MSc) and 6 months GP ITP split with PH = 48 months in PH placements
approx. equivalent to 6 months PH MSc and 12 months PH placements split 50:50 with MSc, equivalent to 12 months PH = 54 months in PH placements = 90% of single CCT PH training
Page last reviewed: 1 November 2023
Next review due: 1 November 2024