Welcome to a section dedicated to help guide you through the ever expanding portfolio of opportunities a career in general practice offers you. Congratulations on choosing the most flexible career. The London Deanery is here to provide you with the advice you require from the ‘cradle to grave’ of your career. Don’t forget to make your own continuing professional development a priority in your decision making and your pension!

This section is not exhaustive but should give you a good flavour of what is currently out there as an opportunity. The historical partnership options is now one minor option of a vast array that can be patient focused or even paper focused! Please do read the rough guide to show you how best to make the most of using the information here.

For ease of navigation it is divided into three sections following feedback from a number of GPs on what advice they would like to see. These are: Mainstream Clinical Careers, Other Clinical Careers and Non Clinical Careers. The majority of career options in each of the sections also contain testimonials from GP already in these careers. You will also find a "Rough guide to GP careers" and a "Three careers frequently asked about" document. These are worth printing out and having to hand when you are at the transition thinking about what to do or even having a browse through to reassure you why you chose such a versatile career path!