RCGP have made a toolkit available for GP Trainees and supervisors preparing for the SCA.

The direct page is over on: page https://www.rcgp.org.uk/mrcgp-exams/simulated-consultation-assessment/preparing#Consultation-toolkit

1. There’s a video below on how to use the toolkit.
2. There’s also a really useful PDF that shows the requirements of the consultation SCA toolkit – consultation overview (rcgp.org.uk)SCA toolkit – consultation overview (rcgp.org.uk).
   1. Open it, print it and try it out for your consultations.
3. Check out the Red Amber Green (RAG) rating tool to assess your own consutlations: SCA consultation toolkit – RAG self-assessment tool (rcgp.org.uk)
4. Toolkit book from North West England: North West Consultation Toolkit v2.6 (nwpgmd.nhs.uk)
   1. Also check out the SCA resources from them here: SCA Resources | Health Education North West (nwpgmd.nhs.uk)

Essentially, the 12 minute assessed consultation needs to have a particular structure, starting with data gathering, then making a diagnosis followed by clinical management. Throughout the consultation we need to consider how we’re relating to others.

There’s another video from fourteenfish to explain this toolkit