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<p>The Department does not hold centrally information on the number of hours of training
on specific conditions by profession.</p><p> </p><p>Curricula for undergraduate medical
education are set by individual medical schools, emphasising the skills and approaches
that a doctor must develop in order to ensure accurate and timely diagnoses and treatment
plans for their patients.</p><p> </p><p>The curriculum for training as a general practitioner
is set by the Royal College of General Practitioners and educates trainees in identifying
and managing those conditions most common to primary care. This curriculum includes
outcomes or objectives relating to the management of musculoskeletal problems and
core competencies relating to pain management.</p><p> </p><p>All medical education
has to meet standards set by the General Medical Council (GMC), which is an independent
statutory body. The GMC has the general function of promoting high standards of education
and co-ordinating all stages of education to ensure that medical students and newly
qualified doctors are equipped with the knowledge, skills and attitudes essential
for professional practice.</p><p> </p><p>Education providers that deliver courses
such as nursing or physiotherapy must ensure the relevant regulator is satisfied that
their proposed course will deliver graduates who possess the required knowledge and
expertise of a newly qualified professional. For nursing, education providers must
meet criteria set by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. The professional regulator
for physiotherapists is the Health and Care Professions Council.</p>
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