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CKS is the authoritative GP reference, but its depth can make it slow during a 10-minute consultation. The trick: know the structure, bookmark high-frequency topics, and jump strai...

Clinical calculators are tested in the AKT and used daily in practice. GP trainees should know not just how to use them but when to apply them, what scores mean clinically, and whe...

CKS for management decisions. BNF for prescribing decisions. GPnotebook for broader reference. Using the wrong tool for the wrong question wastes consultation time.

Your phone is your most accessible clinical tool. The right app stack — BNF, CKS, iatroX, Heidi, FourteenFish — gives you reference, calculation, revision, and documentation capabi...

NHSE's AVT registry lists 19 suppliers who have self-certified against required criteria. Being on the registry doesn't mean NHS-endorsed — it means minimum governance standards ar...

For most GP trainees, Heidi's free tier is sufficient. Pro adds unlimited features and 'Ask Heidi' CDS — but iatroX Ask provides similar guideline-grounded Q&A for free. Start with...

Trainees are often unclear about consent requirements for AI scribes. The current UK approach is notification-based rather than explicit consent. But the trainee, as consulting cli...

AI scribes improve efficiency and likely improve patient interaction quality. But they may attenuate development of documentation skills, clinical coding, and the cognitive process...

If your training practice uses Accurx, the Scribe feature is already available. The key: understand the integration, review AI notes critically, and ensure it supports rather than ...

Heidi's free tier is the lowest-friction entry point for GP trainees wanting to try ambient scribing. Setup takes 10 minutes. But there are training-specific considerations — patie...

AI scribes save time and reduce documentation burden, but GP training is designed to develop documentation skills. Trainees should use scribes as a supplement — not a replacement —...

The rules are simpler than most trainees think. If a tool is not approved for patient data, don't enter patient information. This applies to ChatGPT, consumer Gemini, and any non-c...