For the MRCGP AKT, compare BMJ OnExamination’s GP product with PassMedicine’s GP product. Comparing an included MLA membership benefit with a paid GP bank mixes different assessments and can lead to the wrong purchase.
The practical takeaway: choose a main resource for the whole GP assessment, then add another only for a specific gap in practice or understanding. A second provider’s percentage score is not a second opinion on whether you will pass.
This comparison is published by iatroX, which appears first in the matrix as the publisher’s own option. Official product information was checked on 1 November 2026. The evaluation method below is editorial advice, not a hands-on or outcomes study.
Compare the correct products
BMJ OnExamination sells a dedicated MRCGP AKT resource. PassMedicine’s AKT page separately advertises GP-focused questions, textbooks, mocks and mapping to the updated 2025 RCGP curriculum. Its medical-finals package is another product.
Both named competitors have GP-specific offerings. Do not choose on the assumption that BMJ only offers undergraduate clinical material, or that PassMedicine is the only option with a GP focus.
Prices and access periods should be compared at the provider checkout. A short specialist subscription and a broader annual plan serve different purchasing decisions. Divide a total by the time you will actually use it only if that calculation helps your budget; do not assign savings to tools you would never otherwise buy.
Keep the MLA membership benefit separate
The BMA student-membership page includes the OnExam MLA bank. That is not a statement that every member has every BMJ exam product.
If you are a medical student preparing for the MLA, use the UKMLA comparison instead of transferring this GP decision to finals. If you are a GP registrar, check the product name and entitlement before building your revision around access you may not have.
An existing benefit can still be useful for a clearly identified topic. The important distinction is between supplementary learning and a plan for the full assessment you are sitting.
Organise preparation across the whole GP paper
The RCGP’s current AKT overview describes a 160-question, 160-minute assessment, with clinical knowledge, evidence-based practice, and primary-care organisation and management contributing 80%, 10% and 10%.
Start a short error log with those three headings. Under each, record the task you found difficult and the next useful action. A clinical error may need a distinction between two plausible options. A study question may need an explanation of which result answers the stated question. An organisational item may need careful reading of the applicable rule or responsibility.
This is more informative than a single overall average. It also prevents a large amount of familiar clinical practice from disguising an area you have barely revisited.
Compare the review workflow you will use
| Resource | Choosing practice | Keeping and revisiting learning |
|---|---|---|
| iatroX | Selected-exam questions and Tutor beside an attempted answer | Saved highlights and editable revision cards |
| BMJ OnExamination | Filters for topic, type, difficulty and keywords | Question notes, learning summaries and offline app practice |
| PassMedicine AKT | Revision and timed-test modes, with question flagging | Teaching notes, personal notes and focused/extended textbooks |
These are advertised workflow differences, not a quality ranking. Check them against a task you regularly need to complete.
For a clinical mistake, find a relevant practice set and explain the tempting alternative before reading. Then save a short correction and find it again. Notice whether the resource makes that return straightforward, rather than judging only the initial explanation.
For a study-interpretation error, write down the precise step you could not explain. Inspect the supporting teaching material and try a new application. A textbook and a conversation can help in different ways; choose the one that resolves the particular step.
If you need to study without a connection, BMJ explicitly advertises offline app practice. Check the current device and login requirements before relying on it. Use your normal device and realistic available time when evaluating any workflow.
Know when to keep one bank
Keep one main bank when you have suitable coverage, clear explanations and enough review work to do. The opportunity cost of a second subscription can be the time spent repeating familiar concepts while unresolved errors remain in the first resource.
For example, a registrar might have many completed questions but no concise record of why they chose the tempting wrong answer. Before buying another library, spend a session reconstructing those decisions. The missing ingredient may be explanation and retrieval rather than volume.
Add another resource when the reason is concrete: an appropriate unseen check, a different explanation of a persistent gap or guided reasoning that you will use regularly. Define a stopping point for the experiment so an extra subscription does not become another unfinished task.
Where iatroX adds a different activity
Answer an iatroX MRCGP AKT question, then open Tutor beside its explanation to explore your choice and the alternative you found convincing. The goal is a clearer decision you can apply on a different question, not a more flattering score.
Full iatroX MRCGP AKT access is included in paid all-access. £29/month or £99/year in the UK; US$29/month or US$99/year elsewhere. Up to 10 new sample questions per day, shared across exams and subject to availability, with explanations and no account required. One complete guided Tutor session is included with a verified free account; continued Tutor use is included in all-access.
Compare that package with your intended routine. Keep the lower-friction bank if it meets your needs; choose a broader learning workflow when you expect to use the additional activities.
Frequently asked questions
Is BMJ free while PassMedicine is paid?
That framing confuses products. The cited BMA benefit concerns MLA access. For GP AKT preparation, inspect each dedicated GP product and any entitlement you can actually confirm.
Will a second bank give me a more reliable pass prediction?
Different question sets can expose different gaps, but their scores are not interchangeable. Use a second set to inspect transfer and errors, not to average two provider percentages into a predicted exam result.
What should decide between two suitable GP banks?
Choose the review process you can sustain, with an access period that covers your preparation. Check that the work you plan addresses all assessment domains and includes time to revisit errors.
Try one complete review cycle
Open MRCGP AKT preparation, answer a question and identify the distinction you would want to explain before your next attempt.