The complete programme

Build clinical capability through a structured 13-module pathway

Explore the complete ACP Clinical Practice Development Programme. Commission the full pathway or select modules around learner needs, workforce capability gaps and service objectives.
13 modules
Complete pathway
13 teaching sessions
One session per module
18.5 teaching hours
Including 7.5 hours face-to-face
Online and face-to-face
Delivery formats
CPD Member - The CPD Certification Service

CPD status

Four clinical modules now CPD certified

The following learning activities have been certified by The CPD Certification Service. CPD certification applies only to these activities, not to the programme as a whole.

CPD certified

Under CPD review

Section 1

Foundation and safer practice

The groundwork for safer everyday practice: recognising risk, communicating clearly and recording decisions well.

  • 1

    Responding to Red Flags and Safety Netting

    Strengthen recognition of the deteriorating or seriously unwell patient, the confidence to escalate promptly and clear, specific safety netting that helps patients act appropriately when a condition changes or does not settle.

    Delivery:
    Live online or organisational delivery
    Duration:
    2 hours
    CPD certified
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  • 2

    Clinical Consultation and Documentation

    Build a structured, patient-centred consultation that supports sound clinical reasoning and defensible records, incorporating upper respiratory tract infections.

    Delivery:
    Live online or organisational delivery
    Duration:
    1 hour
    Under CPD review
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Section 2

Practical clinical examination

Face-to-face practical sessions building hands-on examination technique and interpretation of findings.

  • 3

    Cardiorespiratory Examination

    Perform a structured respiratory and focused cardiovascular examination and interpret the findings in context.

    Delivery:
    Face-to-face practical
    Duration:
    2.5 hours
    CPD certified
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  • 4

    Cranial Nerve Examination

    Carry out a systematic, anatomy-linked cranial nerve examination and interpret what the findings suggest.

    Delivery:
    Face-to-face practical
    Duration:
    2.5 hours
    CPD certified
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  • 5

    Abdominal Examination

    Perform a structured abdominal examination and interpret findings alongside common presentations.

    Delivery:
    Face-to-face practical
    Duration:
    2.5 hours
    Under CPD review
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Section 3

Clinical conditions and investigation

Interpreting common presentations and investigations in the clinical context they arrive in.

  • 6

    Common Skin Conditions and Infections

    Assess common skin presentations with confidence, including cellulitis, shingles, insect bites and stings, and recognise when referral is required.

    Delivery:
    Live online or organisational delivery
    Duration:
    1 hour
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  • 7

    Renal Function, CKD, AKI and Cardio-Renal-Metabolic Health

    Interpret renal function in clinical context and understand the impact of medicines on renal health.

    Delivery:
    Live online or organisational delivery
    Duration:
    1 hour
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  • 8

    Liver Function Tests

    Interpret patterns of liver-test abnormality and understand what they mean in clinical context.

    Delivery:
    Live online or organisational delivery
    Duration:
    1 hour
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  • 9

    Blood Test Interpretation

    Apply a systematic approach to interpreting common blood results and deciding what to do next.

    Delivery:
    Live online or organisational delivery
    Duration:
    1 hour
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  • 10

    Lipid Blood-Test Interpretation and Drug Interventions

    Interpret lipid profiles in the context of cardiovascular risk and support shared treatment decisions.

    Delivery:
    Live online or organisational delivery
    Duration:
    1 hour
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Section 4

Governance and prescribing

Accountability, governance and prescribing decisions that hold up to scrutiny.

  • 11

    Clinical Governance and Coroners

    Understand professional accountability, governance systems and how organisations learn from incidents.

    Delivery:
    Live online or organisational delivery
    Duration:
    1 hour
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  • 12

    Hypertension

    Blood pressure interpretation, cardiovascular risk, treatment thresholds, medicines and monitoring.

    Delivery:
    Live online or organisational delivery
    Duration:
    1 hour
    CPD certified
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  • 13

    Safe and Effective Prescribing

    Make evidence-based, individualised prescribing decisions with reference to JAPC guidance, formularies, traffic-light classifications, shared care and prescribing responsibility.

    Delivery:
    Live online or organisational delivery
    Duration:
    1 hour
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CPD Member - The CPD Certification Service

ACP Solutions is a member of The CPD Certification Service. CPD certification applies only to learning activities that have been separately assessed and approved.