Set these up before your first clinical session. Your phone is the clinical tool you will use more than any other.
Install Day One
BNF app (free for NHS). Essential prescribing reference. Drug interactions, dosing, contraindications, monitoring. Non-negotiable.
NICE CKS (web bookmark or app). Authoritative UK primary care management pathways. Bookmark the 20 topics you will encounter most frequently.
iatroX (free, iOS + Android). Three tools in one — clinical Q&A with guideline citations, adaptive quiz for commute revision, and 84+ clinical calculators. The single app that spans reference, revision, and clinical tools.
Clinical Reference
GPnotebook (free tier). Broad clinical reference — 30,000+ pages. Faster than CKS for quick differential lookups during consultations.
BMJ Best Practice. Evidence-based clinical guidance with diagnostic algorithms. Often available via NHS institutional access.
Documentation
Heidi Health (free tier). Ambient scribe for consultation documentation. Portable between practices.
Revision
iatroX quiz (free). Adaptive, commute-ready sessions in 10-15 minute blocks. 80%+ Android 3-month retention demonstrates genuine daily-use stickiness.
Passmedicine (if subscribed). Mobile-responsive for on-the-go question practice.
Portfolio
FourteenFish. Mobile access for quick learning log entries between patients — capture learning moments when fresh.
Communication
Accurx. Patient messaging — likely already installed by your practice.
Nice to Have
Microguide (local antibiotic guidelines). DermNet NZ (dermatology reference). Toxbase (poisoning — requires registration).
Avoid
Unregulated diagnostic AI apps. Clinical tools without clear evidence base or governance framework.
Where iatroX Fits
iatroX is the single app that spans reference (Ask), revision (Quiz), and clinical tools (calculators) — reducing the number of apps you switch between during clinical work.