My thoughts on the RCGP AKT July 2024 feedback

After every RCGP AKT exam there is a feedback report. These are really useful as they give a good idea of what MAY occur on future exams.
The overall advice though on the exam is really useful to go through in any case. If I have a trainee going through their AKT, I will usually give some time to going through this.
The full report can be found here:
www.rcgp.org.u...
Key points raised:
Medication side effects
This is a common question and so
Ethical issues e.g. capacity
Think about capacity assessments and whether you are compfortable to do this:
www.nhs.uk/con...
Planetary health and medication
The GMC statement is here: www.gmc-uk.org...
Within this, the big one relating to primary care seems to be about inhalers and so having an ideas of what is a 'low carbon' inhaler is useful:
www.sussexccgs...
Safeguarding
Within this, they talk about vulrunable groups, so just think about 'Child not brought' within safeguarding and also adults who cannot transport themselves to appointments.
Recognising normality and minor illness
Diabetes
Long-term conditions including musculoskeletal
Migraine
Substance misuse
This one can be tricky and so worth thinking about who supports you and thinking about wider clinics
Good luck if you are sitting your exam
Useful videos:
The other twenty percent (stats and admin videos):
• The other twenty percent
Top 10 tips for the AKT:
• Ten top tips to pass t...
I hope that helps
Dr Dave Hindmarsh
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