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Intended purpose
In one sentence: Reasoning GP is education, revision and a reference summary of published UK guidance for UK GPs, GP trainees and primary-care clinicians. It supports, but never replaces, clinical judgement. It is not a medical device.
Who it is for
- UK GPs, GP trainees (including those preparing for the RCGP SCA and AKT) and other primary-care clinicians — qualified healthcare professionals working in, or training for, UK primary care.
- It is not for patients or the public, and it does not give personal medical advice.
What it is
- Education and revision: worked cases, consultation practice, exam preparation and explanations of clinical reasoning.
- A reference summary of published UK guidance: pathways, protocols, scores and tables that summarise what named UK guidance says (for example NICE, SIGN, the BNF, MHRA, UKHSA and UK specialty societies), with the source shown so you can open it and check.
- Every tool shows what the guidance says in general terms. You choose what to read and how it applies; the site does not choose for you.
What it is not
- It is not a medical device. It is not intended to diagnose, prevent, monitor, predict, give a prognosis for, or treat a disease in an individual patient.
- It does not diagnose, does not triage, does not calculate doses and does not make recommendations for an individual patient. No tool takes a patient's details and returns advice about that patient.
- It does not replace your clinical judgement, your local pathways and formulary, the BNF or the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC), or senior and specialist advice.
- It is not for emergencies. In an emergency call 999 (or NHS 111 for urgent advice).
How each kind of tool fits
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Pathways and protocols | Summarise what the named guidance says about a presentation or a condition. You read each step yourself. |
| Scores (calculators) | Published scores only, with every item and its points shown so you can check the sum. The result is shown against the published interpretation bands, not as an action for the patient. No dose calculators. |
| Lab results reference | A browsable table by test: the threshold bands and what the guidance says at each band, with the source. There is no box for patient values. |
| Medication options by condition | Static cards of the options a guideline lists, in the guideline's own order, with its own cautions. Nothing is re-ranked for a patient. |
| Ask (AI) | Answers "what does UK guidance say" with sources. It declines questions about a specific patient, gives no individual doses (it points to the BNF/SPC), and does not diagnose or triage a person. |
| Ready Prescriptions | Reference wording for common regimens. Every dose must be checked against the BNF/SPC before use. |
| Diagnostic reference | Practice packs for learning: the red-flag rules and each differential with its key features, in a fixed order, plus a side-by-side comparison. Ticking a feature in the self-test only reveals its teaching note; nothing is scored or ranked. |
| Consultation Spine | A generic nine-part consultation structure for each presenting complaint (what to ask, examine, explain and safety-net). It takes no patient details and drafts nothing. Its model write-ups are SCA exam practice with fictional cases. |
| Medication summaries in case pages | Static guideline summaries by situation, as the guidance states them. There are no tick-boxes and nothing is selected for a patient. |
Your responsibility
- Verify against the source. Open the guidance named on the page and read the recommendation itself before relying on it. Guidance changes.
- Apply your own clinical judgement to the patient in front of you, including your history, examination and the patient's own wishes.
- Check every dose in the BNF or the SPC before prescribing.
- Do not enter patient-identifiable information into any part of the site, including Ask. See AI safety and data.
- You remain responsible for every clinical decision you make.
How to report a concern
If anything on the site looks wrong, out of date or unsafe, please tell us. Every clinical page has a Report a concern link in the strip at the top, which opens a message with the page address filled in. You can also email us directly. You do not need to be sure — a suspicion is worth reporting. How reports are handled, and how fast, is set out on How we keep content safe; unsafe AI output is covered on AI safety and data.