Journal

After the Prioritisation Act, whether PLAB is still worth it depends entirely on your profile. A decision framework by situation, the real end-to-end economics, what GMC registrati...

A plain-English explainer of the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026: what it says, the exact groups prioritised, how 2026 differs from 2027, the misconceptions causing the ...

A practical comparison of AI tools for GP portfolio case reviews: Fourteen Fisherman's portfolio tool, Learner+, and generic ChatGPT. What each does, the anonymisation and reflecti...

A neutral map of the SCA AI simulator field in 2026: Fourteen Fisherman, SCA Revision, Geeky Medics, MedTutor AI, Clinitalk, SCA Prep, and SimPrep. Format, availability, and pricin...

A fair, thorough review of Fourteen Fisherman: its AI SCA consultation product (currently waitlist), its 79 free RCGP-mapped cases, and its portfolio case-review tool. What it does...

Medical devices are classified by risk, not sophistication, into Class I, IIa, IIb and III. A plain guide for clinicians: what the classes mean, the UKCA and EU MDR routes, why sof...

A maintained tracker of the UK regulatory status of the main AI scribe and ambient voice tools: regime (UKCA or EU MDR), class, certifying body, scope and date, plus what each clas...

With TORTUS reaching UKCA Class IIa and Tandem reaching EU MDR Class IIa, is device-grade certification becoming the expected bar for AI scribes rather than a differentiator? The f...

For an NHS Trust, a Class IIa AI scribe means an independent body has assessed the product for a higher-risk intended purpose, shifting part of the clinical-safety assurance extern...

TORTUS and Tandem both claim a first Class IIa certification, and both are right. They were certified under different regimes: TORTUS under the UK's UKCA regime, Tandem under EU MD...

How to practise clinical diagnosis for UK medical exams. What UKMLA, PLAB 1, MRCP and MRCGP AKT each test, how to drill the pattern recognition they reward, and why a daily case ha...

A fair, factual comparison of iatroX Rounds and Doctordle, two free daily medical diagnosis games. Format, UK versus US context, archive, free access, exam relevance and streaks, a...