The RCGP uses a "blueprint" to ensure each exam covers a representative spread of clinical areas. Cases are mapped to these clinical experience groups. You should prepare equally for all groups:
- Patients under 19 years old
- Gender, reproductive and sexual health (women's, men's, LGBTQ+, gynaecology, breast)
- Long-term conditions (cancer, multi-morbidity, disability)
- Older adults (frailty, end of life)
- Mental health (addiction, smoking, alcohol, substance misuse)
- Urgent and unscheduled care
- Health disadvantage and vulnerabilities (veterans, mental capacity, safeguarding, communication difficulties)
Additionally, cross-cutting themes may appear across any group: prescribing, result interpretation, health promotion, ethics, and third-party consultations (with carers, parents, or colleagues).
⭐ KEY POINT: Cases reflect real UK general practice, based on real patient consultations. Some cases may cover clinical areas you haven't encountered in your own surgery, but you will have the transferable skills from your workplace consulting.