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MRCGP SCA Consultation Skills Course

Royal Society of Medicine · Saturday 12 September 2026 · Led by the Course Director

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Last editorial review: 11 October 2026 · Next scheduled refresh: 11 April 2027 · Clinical content signed by Course Director, 11 October 2026.

Course pages

Timetable and rotations   The exam and the mark scheme   Station reflection form   Course page

Your reflection after every station. Each station page ends with a button that opens the reflection form with that station already selected — use that where you can. The button above opens the same form with the station left for you to choose. Either way, a copy of what you write is emailed to you immediately as your record of the station, with a link back to the full case.

Stations

StationCaseFormat
Starter Station AIndigestionVideo consultation
Starter Station BKnee painVideo consultation
Station 1TirednessVideo consultation
Station 2Feverish childTelephone consultation (audio only)
Station 3HeadacheVideo consultation
Station 4Early pregnancyVideo consultation
Station 5Bowel symptomsVideo consultation
Station 6Back painVideo consultation
Station 7DiabetesVideo consultation
Station 8AsthmaVideo consultation
Station 9Irregular pulseTelephone consultation (audio only)
Station 10FallsVideo consultation
Station 11PainkillersVideo consultation
Station 12PSA resultTelephone consultation (audio only)
Station 13Low moodVideo consultation
Station 14Tired and coldVideo consultation
Station 15Poor sleepVideo consultation
Station 16Abdominal painVideo consultation
Station 17After a seizureVideo consultation
Station 18Care home callTelephone consultation (audio only) — third party
Station 19A consultation through an interpreterFace-to-face consultation
Station 20A colleague's prescribingFace-to-face — professional conversation
Station 21A teenager asks for contraceptionFace-to-face consultation
Station 22A carer calls about a man with a learning disabilityTelephone consultation (audio only) — third party
Station 23Heavy periodsFace-to-face consultation
Station 24Medication reviewFace-to-face consultation
Mock 1Cholesterol resultVideo consultation — full 12-minute exam frame, 3 minutes' reading
Mock 2PalpitationsVideo consultation — full 12-minute exam frame, 3 minutes' reading

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