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The Complete MRCGP Blueprint Casebook: Example consultations and how to pass the SCA exam
This is the most comprehensive resource for registrars sitting the RCGP’s new Simulated Consultation Assessment (SCA) exam, offering 60 roleplays that can be practised in pairs or small groups.
With chapters seamlessly aligned to the new Blueprint groups, the third edition of The Complete MRCGP Blueprint Casebook is designed to provide a “HOW TO” approach and give you as much help as possible as you prepare for the SCA exam.
Whether using this book alone, to learn how to approach cases, or practising in pairs or small groups, the Casebook is essential reading for preparation for the SCA Exam and an invaluable resource for best practice after qualification.
The Naked Consultation
Don’t Wait Until Something Goes Wrong to Think About Your Consultation Skills
Designed specifically for busy health professionals working in primary care, The Naked Consultation: A Practical Guide to Primary Care Consultation Skills covers all aspects of the primary care consultation in a clear, concise, and highly readable manner.
The book begins by breaking the primary care consultation into its components, making it easier to focus on particular areas and practise skills such as encouraging patients to explain what’s wrong, summarising and reflecting, and giving information to patients. The book then describes how to effectively use educational tools―such as videoing, random case analysis, problem case debriefing, and feedback―to improve consultations. It also explains in detail how to demonstrate proficient consultation skills in the Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) exam and the importance of these skills in appraisal/revalidation.
Certified for continuing professional development (CPD®) by The CPD Certification Service, this fully updated and revised Second Edition incorporates new thinking and consultation models, including the 6 S model and the new doctor, patient, illness model. It also provides detailed analysis of the latest Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) assessment tools, such as the clinical skills assessment exam (CSA) and the consultation observation tool (COT).
Highly Commended at the BMA Medical Book Awards 2016.
What do I say next? Everyday Mental Health Conversations in Primary Care: A Practical Guide
A significant problem experienced by some GPs and many trainees and other primary care health professionals is the challenge of completing a useful and safe consultation with patients with mental health problems within the constraints of a standard-length appointment. These challenges may arise from a lack of specific expertise in this area, poor training in the relevant skills and, perhaps, the attitude that there is not much that the primary care practitioner can do to help.
This book focuses on enhancing the repertoire of communication skills available for mental health consultation, providing a range of tools and techniques drawn from accepted models, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), transactional analysis (TA), motivational interviewing and acceptance commitment therapy (ACT), illustrating how to apply these within a typical 10- to 12-minute primary care consultation.
Key features:
- enhances the repertoire of communication and consultation skills for primary care practitioners working in mental health consultations
- summaries and quick take-home points aid rapid reference in the time-constrained consultation setting whether in person or virtual
- offers worked-through model consultations with a variety of patients, showing how to apply the tools and techniques described
- demonstrates how such consultations can be completed safely and effectively within a normal consultation time frame
Essential reading for all primary care practitioners in training and in practice, the book equips readers with the confidence and knowledge to provide excellent mental health care for their patients.
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The Authors
Dr Emily Blount
MBBS (merit) DRCOG DFSRH MRCGP
Emily is an experienced NHS General Practitioner and, within MedTech, Principal Safety Officer at Healthily, where she leads the safety and clinical requirements for the development of an AI Medical Assessment, achieving Class IIa medical device registration.
Emily specialises in translating diagnostic and consultation complexities into rules, algorithms, and medical knowledge systems with built-in risk management processes. She has extensive leadership experience in primary care, clinical and AI governance, digital innovation, AI product development, quality assurance, test system design and multi-sector service integration. Her work ensures compliance with clinical, safety, and regulatory standards.
Emily is a former Oxford Training Programme Director. She graduated from Newcastle University, has since lived in New Zealand and Massachusetts.
She lives in Oxfordshire with her husband and together they enjoy promoting and sustaining a healthy (yet busy) lifestyle for their family with sport, bringing friends together for meals, woodland walks, reading and playing with their children.
Dr Helen Kirby-Blount
MB ChB (hons) DRCOG MRCGP
Helen is a General Practitioner and GP Partner in a large multi-site practice, with over a decade of experience in primary care. Since qualifying as a GP in 2015, she has developed a strong reputation for her commitment to clinical excellence, medical education, and leadership within general practice.
As a GP Trainer and Training Programme Director, Helen has a particular interest in Differential Attainment and consultation skills, supporting the development of the next generation of GPs and helping to create more equitable training environments. Her work focuses on empowering clinicians to reach their full potential through effective communication, reflective practice, and high-quality educational support.
In addition to her clinical and educational roles, Helen serves as a Clinical Director within her Primary Care Network (PCN), leading collaborative initiatives to improve patient care, workforce development, and service delivery across primary care. Her diverse experience at the intersection of clinical practice, education, and healthcare leadership provides a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing modern general practice.
Away from work, Helen enjoys a busy family life and embraces every opportunity to spend time outdoors. A keen horsewoman, she is happiest in the countryside with her horses, finding balance and inspiration in the natural world.
Dr Liz Moulton
MBChB DRCOG MMEd (distinction) FRCGP
Liz has been a GP trainer for more than 30 years and has a wealth of experience of preparing candidates for the MRCGP. As an educator, she has also undertaken most roles within HEE Yorkshire and the Humber and was Deputy Director of Postgraduate GP Education. Liz has also been a GP advisor to Leeds Health Authority, to the Department of Health and to the RCGP practice support unit. She taught the Masters’ programme for medical education at Leeds University for 5 years.
Liz has a life-long interest in the joy and power of effective primary care consultations and is the author of ‘The Naked Consultation’, as well as ‘What do I say next?’ and 3 editions of The Complete MRCGP Casebook.
She currently works as a SPECS educator, working closely with registrars who have already failed their SCA, and runs a weekly SCA preparation group for her local training programme, “Let’s smash the SCA together’, for registrars who are struggling to pass, with many successful outcomes. She is also an NHS appraiser for GPs and ROs, Educational Supervisor and freelance educator.
Outside of work, Liz enjoys spending time with her 3 sons and 4 grandchildren, hiking in the Yorkshire Dales and keeping her garden under control.
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