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What do you think lies in the future for the NHS?

Currently, the NHS is facing a number of difficulties. These include lack of funding, inefficient use of resources, lack of staffing and increasing demand. The future of the NHS will rely on solutions to ...

Answered by Helen B. Medical School Preparation tutor
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Why would you like to be a doctor rather than any other healthcare professional?

Begin with a clear structure to your answer without backtracking or contradicting yourself. This is a challenging question but it is important to think of your goals and individual reasons as well as havi...

Answered by Nesta B. Medical School Preparation tutor
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Imagine you are a GP and a 15 year old female comes to you asking for the contraceptive pill to use as contraception. She does not want her parents to know about this. Describe what issues this raises and how you could go about addressing this?

This style of question is common at interview. Crucially it is split into two parts and it requires both parts answering in full. Although these might seem like scary or perhaps even embarrassing topics t...

Answered by Thomas B. Medical School Preparation tutor
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An elderly patient has recently been diagnosed with cancer. You, a doctor, explain to her the next steps in treatment. She denies treatment, after telling you her husband died of cancer, even after chemotherapy. What do you do now?

As a doctor, you are responsible for outlining the different treatment plans for the patient and the relative risks associated with them. However, in all instances of ethics, the easiest and most logical ...

Answered by Danny C. Medical School Preparation tutor
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As ethics is an incredibly important part of medicine it should be in place for all our decisions, so is lying to a patient acceptable and is misleading better than lying?

In general it is unacceptable to lie to patients according to the GMC, honesty must tried to be upheld and maintained wherever possible. In extreme circumstances lying may be permissible in order to prote...

Answered by George G. Medical School Preparation tutor
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