The words to use
- Priority ladder
- Patient safety, honesty, competence, colleagues, then your own convenience. Built from Good Medical Practice, it decides what gives way when duties genuinely clash.
- Appropriateness rating
- The UCAT SJT format asking how appropriate an action is, from very appropriate to very inappropriate. Each option is rated on its own, not ranked against the others.
- SJT band
- The UCAT SJT result, from Band 1 (highest) to Band 4, reported separately from the cognitive score. In 2026, 15% of candidates reached Band 1.
- Proportionate escalation
- Raising a concern at the level it deserves: a private word for a one-off, a supervisor for a pattern or a risk, outside bodies only when serious.
