Practical Skills and Procedures, General Medical Council, April 2019, p.5-6
Patient Care
14. Use correct techniques for moving and handling, including patients who are frail. Use, or direct other team members to use,
approved methods for moving, lifting and handling people or objects, in the context of clinical care, using methods that avoid injury to patients, colleagues, or oneself.
Therapeutic Procedures
21. Carry out wound care and basic wound closure and dressing. Provide basic care of surgical or traumatic wounds and apply dressings appropriately.
22. Carry out nasogastric tube placement. Pass a tube into the stomach through the nose and throat for feeding and administering drugs or draining the stomach’s contents. Know how to ensure correct placement
