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Use CKS for structured primary-care pathways, GPnotebook for rapid broader recall, and relevant SmPCs on eMC for product-specific licensed information. This guide shows how to comb...

Your phone is your most accessible clinical tool. The right app stack — organisation-approved medicines reference, CKS, iatroX, Heidi, FourteenFish — gives you reference, calculati...

The RCGP has issued guidance on AI use in training: AI is a tool not a replacement, clinical responsibility remains with the clinician, reflective practice must remain genuine, and...

Your revision toolkit should evolve across three stages: MSRA (broad clinical + SJT), AKT (GP-specific clinical + EBP + organisational), and SCA (consultation skills + applied know...

No single SCA tool covers everything. The optimal strategy uses different tools for different purposes at different stages. The mistake is buying everything and using nothing consi...

Every GP trainee needs three layers of clinical reference: authoritative guidance and medicines information (CKS and current UK medicines information), broad reference (GPnotebook)...

You can build a serious MRCGP preparation strategy at zero cost with the RCGP Consultation Toolkit, i-Medics, member- or organisation-included resources where eligible, NICE CKS an...

SCA cases are drawn from 12 RCGP clinical experience groups with predictable weighting. Gender/reproductive/sexual health and long-term conditions carry the most cases. Prioritise ...

The SCA marks across three domains. Different preparation tools address different domains. Understanding which domain each tool strengthens lets you build a targeted preparation st...

Twelve weeks is the sweet spot for focused AKT preparation. This week-by-week plan front-loads knowledge gaps, interleaves Q-bank practice with CKS verification, and builds in regu...

The AKT tests breadth, not depth — 160 questions across clinical (80%), EBP (10%), and organisational (10%). The common mistake is over-investing in clinical questions while neglec...

First-time SCA pass rates hover around 66%. The trainees who pass first time combine three elements: clinical knowledge confidence, structured consultation technique, and realistic...