Work safely as a new doctor
Build the habits of asking for help, communicating clearly and checking plans as you prepare for Foundation training.
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Asking for help and managing uncertainty
Know who to call, how to explain your concern and when to stop.
1 student lesson · 1 MLA revision resource
Learn on placement: Asking for help and managing uncertaintyCommunication with patients and colleagues
Explain, listen and check what the other person has understood.
2 MLA revision resources
Learn on placement: Communication with patients and colleaguesReferral and handover
Make the clinical question and the next responsibility clear.
1 MLA revision resource
Learn on placement: Referral and handoverPrescribing safely
Prepare and discuss a prescription, using current drug information and supervision.
1 student lesson · 2 MLA revision resources
Learn on placement: Prescribing safelySafeguarding, consent and capacity
Recognise a concern, protect immediate safety and involve the right senior support.
2 MLA revision resources
Learn on placement: Safeguarding, consent and capacityDischarge and safety-netting
Understand why discharge is appropriate and what the patient needs to know next.
1 student lesson · 1 learning resource
Learn on placement: Discharge and safety-nettingClinical documentation
Write a record that helps the next clinician understand what happened and what remains to do.
1 student lesson · 1 learning resource
Learn on placement: Clinical documentationAcute pain
Assess pain, suggest a safe treatment plan and return to check whether it helped.
1 student lesson · 2 MLA revision resources
Learn on placement: Acute painAlcohol and other drug use
Assess acute illness without attributing every finding to alcohol or drug use.
1 student lesson · 1 MLA revision resource
Learn on placement: Alcohol and other drug useChronic pain
Listen to the effect of pain while checking whether anything new needs urgent assessment.
1 student lesson · 1 MLA revision resource
Learn on placement: Chronic painConfusion
Identify an acute change in cognition or behaviour and look for its cause.
2 MLA revision resources
Learn on placement: ConfusionSelf-harm and overdose
Address physical harm and distress together, with respectful assessment and early specialist support.
1 student lesson · 2 MLA revision resources
Learn on placement: Self-harm and overdoseAbout this resource and its review
A St Emlyn’s guide to learning Emergency Medicine during undergraduate placements. It is not an official medical-school or GMC curriculum. Your medical school’s curriculum and assessment requirements take precedence.
National foundations: GMC Outcomes for Graduates, the practical-skills supplement and the MLA content map applying from September 2026.
Framework checked: 8 October 2026. This is a source check, not clinical sign-off.
Clinical learning outcomes: awaiting named clinical review.
The four learning routes are St Emlyn’s groupings. The six interconnected MLA domains remain part of the official content map.