Teamwork & Collaboration
Why doctors become less likely to raise a concern the longer they're trained, not more, and what that means for you. Grounded in real GMC survey data and a real, cited definition of bullying.
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Is this you?
We wrote this for three kinds of regulated professional. Most people reading this are at least one of them.
You work within a multidisciplinary team, as most regulated professionals do.
Real clarity on what "working well with colleagues" actually requires, not a vague expectation to be nice.
You're addressing a concern involving team conflict, undermining, or a failure to escalate.
Genuine, evidence-based understanding of how these situations are actually assessed.
You're building a genuinely well-rounded CPD portfolio.
Teamwork, covered properly, alongside the wider professionalism and probity library.
Doctors in their first year raise concerns three times more than those in their eighth.
A real, documented finding from the GMC's own national training survey: junior doctors in their first foundation year are considerably more likely to raise a concern than those eight years into specialty training. Not because problems disappear with seniority, but because something about staying silent starts to feel safer the longer you're in the system. This course explains what that "something" actually is, and what genuinely protects you when you do decide to speak up.
Over 54,000 doctors surveyed
Real, quantified GMC data on bullying, undermining, and silence.
This courseWhat bullying actually looks like
The GMC's own cited definition, with specific, named behaviours.
This courseRetaliation is a documented pattern
A pattern significant enough to be the subject of its own regulator-commissioned review.
This courseThe wider library
Alongside Professionalism in Documentation and Effective Communication in Practice.
What it covers, and why
Course description
A CPD course on teamwork and collaboration, grounded in real GMC survey data, the regulator's own cited definition of bullying, and documented research on why raising a concern gets harder, not easier, as a career progresses, not a generic "be a team player" summary.
Why it's relevant
Team dysfunction is a genuinely significant, quantified real-world problem, not a soft, secondary concern. Over a quarter of doctors surveyed in one national study had experienced undermining from a senior colleague. This course explains the real standards, and what genuinely protects you when raising a concern.
How it improves your practice
You'll finish able to recognise bullying and undermining using the regulator's own definition, understand why silence becomes more common with seniority, not less, and apply a genuine, practical approach to raising a concern safely within a team.
What it covers
The course runs across four modules:
- Why teamwork is a real professional standard, not a soft skill
- The real scale and shape of team dysfunction
- Raising and escalating concerns safely
- A practical framework for working well within a team
Who it's for
Any regulated health or social care professional who works within a team, across every UK regulator. Genuinely relevant whether you're addressing an active concern, or want to understand this properly as routine practice.
Related courses
This course stands on its own. It pairs naturally with courses that share the same real-world territory:
- The concern involves a handover or communication gap — add Effective Communication in Practice.
- The concern involves openness after something went wrong — add Duty of Candour & Openness.
- You want your regulator-specific Professionalism course too — see the full Professionalism area.
Every course above is standalone and priced individually.
Everything included
14 lessons across 4 modules, self-paced, around 1.5 hours
Three short knowledge checks, plus a final 12-question assessment (80% to pass, unlimited retakes)
Downloadable certificate of completion, permanent access
Reviewed by qualified professionals for accuracy
No expiry, revisit any time
Questions about this course
Is this course only relevant if I'm facing a concern?
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Does this course count as CPD?
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Is this course relevant to my specific regulator?
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What does the GMC actually count as bullying?
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Why does the course cover retaliation risk?
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I've never had a teamwork concern raised, is this course still relevant?
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How long does the course take, and is it self-paced?
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