The objectives of this training is to support those clinicians involved in patient triage to assess
for, identify, and/or exclude any clinical signs/symptoms which may indicate serious illness or
injury requiring immediate intervention or referral.

Course content/learning outcomes

• Defining the term ‘red flag’ 
• The Clinician’s perspectives 
• History taking including remote v face-2-face 
• Risk factors 
• Multi-professional approach / escalation 
• Safety netting 
• Review mechanisms 
• Clerking / clinical governance 
• Looking at some common presentations in Learning outcomes: primary care: 

         - Headache 

         - Back pain 

         - GI 

         - Respiratory 

         - Diabetes (no specialist knowledge needed) 

         - Neuro 

         - Chest pain