THE FOUNDATION DOCTOR · JUDGEMENT

What would a good F1 actually do?

40 original professional dilemmas from ward life: escalation, handover, errors, consent, confidentiality, raising concerns and more. Rank the options or pick the single best action, then see why, explained against GMC guidance.

Practice material. Original questions written by AMaC in the style of situational judgement tests. AMaC is independent; this page is not endorsed by or affiliated with the GMC, UKFPO, NHS England (formerly HEE) or the MSRA. Where your trust's policy differs, follow your trust and ask your seniors.

How scoring works

Single best action: 4 points for the best answer, 0 otherwise.

Ranking: tap the options in order, from most to least appropriate. Like the MSRA Professional Dilemmas paper, you are scored by closeness, not all-or-nothing. Each of the 5 options earns up to 4 points, depending on how far your position is from the correct one, so a question is worth up to 20 points:

Distance from correct position01234
Points43210

A near miss still earns most of the marks. That reflects how real dilemmas work: several actions can be reasonable, and the skill is in the order. Your running score is kept on this device only.