The MRCGP Recorded Consultation Assessment: time to drop 10 minutes as standard?
Published Date: 28th January 2021
Publication Authors: Irving G
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Why do we continue to examine GP trainees at 10 minutes when the RCGP itself has called for longer GP consultations?
The recently announced changes to the MRCGP in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has seen the replacement of the Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA) with the Recorded Consultation Assessment (RCA).1 Yet the guidance on the length of the face-to-face consultations to be submitted in the assessment remains at 10 minutes — even for complex cases.
Irving G. (2021). The MRCGP Recorded Consultation Assessment: time to drop 10 minutes as standard?. British Journal of General Practice. 71 (703), 71