As NQGPs increasingly find themselves working as locums, lacking the opportunity for stable work-based relationships, and with an increase in medical errors being reported in this group of doctors, it is suggested that there is a need to reconsider the educational support required to facilitate the transition in the early years of independent general practice.

Further research on the information SP glean about candidates could help guide learning and preparation prior to clinical examinations. This will be of particular importance in preparing candidates identified as performing less well in their training posts.