This study examines the confidence of general practice registrars in managing paediatric consultations and whether confidence varies by prevocational training type.

The importance of social connection dominated and underpinned many other themes identified as central to achieving safe and effective vocational general practitioner education.

General practice registrars use a dermatoscope in a modest majority of skin checks and pigmented skin lesion consultations, which influences registrars’ diagnoses and increases their confidence.

The paper provides key strategies guiding practices to optimise implementing social work student placements.