GP Crisis
MMIMediumNHS & Hot Topics · 6 minSelf-marked
How to use this: start the timer and answer the question out loud (or type it). Then grade yourself 0–3 on each skill with a note of your evidence — exactly as our examiners do. Hit Reveal benchmark & score to see what a model answer scores and how you compare. Everything saves to your browser automatically.
Answer timer
6:00/ 6 min suggested
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Answer the question
GP Crisis
Is general practice in crisis? What should be done?
Likely follow-ups
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What does the Fuller Stocktake recommend?
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Where do PCNs fit in?
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What's the GP partnership debate?
Your answer
Speak it out loud and we'll type it for you (free), or type your own notes — then mark yourself below.
Resources & frameworks
- Define the issue → both sides → your balanced view → impact on patients & the NHS.
- Show you read beyond the textbook — name a recent example.
What strong answers doReveal the benchmark
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- Engage with the data: GP consultations are at record highs while FTE GP numbers are falling. The workload-per-GP equation is unsustainable.
- Reference Primary Care Networks (PCNs), ARRS roles (pharmacists, physician associates, social prescribers) and the partnership-vs-salaried debate.
- Show awareness that 'is general practice in crisis?' is rhetorical - tutors want you to engage with the policy levers.
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Mark yourself
Score each skill against the rubric, then add a line of evidence. Scale:
0Not shown1Limited2Good3Excellent
Quick mark:Completion: 0%
NHS Knowledge
0/3Primary care reforms
Critical Thinking
0/3Structural analysis
Communication
0/3Nuanced
Realism
0/3Engages with workforce limits
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Reflect & score
What would you change next time?
Your overall score / 10
Total: 0/12(Core 0/6 • Extra 0/6 • Score 0/10)
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