Enhancing generalist skills, also known as enhance, is an exciting new programme from NHS England. Enhance will help you understand the complexities of the communities we look after, and give you the skills you need to practice medicine in an increasingly complex world. This website tells you everything you need to know to take part in the programme.
The enhance programme was created to improve generalist skills in UK healthcare workers. This means taking a holistic approach to the health and wellbeing of both individuals and entire populations.
Our healthcare system has become increasingly complex. This can lead to fragmented and disjointed care. As well as being inconvenient for the patient, this also increases the chances of error, waste and duplication of care.
By improving your generalist skills, enhance will help you feel more confident managing care across multiple overlapping healthcare services. It will equip you with the skills you need to bridge organisational boundaries, work better in multi-professional teams, and provide more person-centred care. It also gives you a greater understanding of social justice and the environment, and how these play a crucial role in practicing modern medicine.
Enhance allows you to work at your own pace and to use a variety of learning methods. Its scope has been left deliberately broad to allow you to explore areas that feel are important and are relevant to where you practice.
If you would like to know more about the programme, check out our pages below.
For resources for each module, click on the relevant section below: