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Printable handbooks for UK GPs and GP trainees. Each one is a separate one-off purchase: £20, yours to keep, not part of any plan.

Handbooks

A4 PDFs, print-ready, with clickable contents. Add one or more to your basket and pay once. Buy once and download again on any device you sign in on. Plans do not include handbooks: every member, Platinum included, buys them separately. See the plans for the site itself.

Cover of the Reasoning GP Lab Results Handbook — Cover

Sample page from the Lab Results Handbook: the algorithm page of the hyperkalaemia guide, with the red-flag gate, colour bands for each potassium level, causes and the stepwise tests — Look inside

Lab Results Handbook (PDF, 89 pages)

£20 · one-off purchase · not included in subscription plans

43 two-page algorithms for abnormal blood results in primary care, in one printable book. Each one takes you step by step from the result in front of you to what to do today, which tests to send next and in what order, when to repeat, who to refer and what to tell the patient.

What’s inside

A red-flag gate: what needs 999, same-day or urgent action
Result bands with the action and timing for each
Stepwise tests: what to send now, what next, and when to refer
Combined panels such as LFTs broken down component by component
A recheck timeline, pitfalls and a patient phrase for each result

89 pages · version 2.0

Buy · £20

Cover of the Reasoning GP SCA Casebook Volume 1 — Cover

Sample case sheet from the SCA Casebook: a telephone consultation about a high potassium result, with the candidate brief, note boxes, role-player brief and 12-minute time map — Look inside

SCA Casebook Vol 1 (PDF, 185 pages)

£20 · one-off purchase · not included in subscription plans

90 original role-play cases for SCA practice with a colleague or a study group. One double-sided sheet per case: practise on the front, debrief on the back.

What’s inside

Candidate brief, role-player script and a 12-minute time map
Debrief with checkpoints by the three RCGP domains
Model phrases and word pictures
Key knowledge and pitfalls for each case
3 mock circuits

185 pages · version 1.0

Buy · £20

Cover of the Reasoning GP SCA Communication Book — Cover

Sample page from the SCA Communication Book: chapter 1, opening the consultation, with say-this and avoid-this phrases and why — Look inside

SCA Communication Book (PDF, 30 pages)

£20 · one-off purchase · not included in subscription plans

13 short chapters on the words that work in a consultation, from the opening to the safety-net. Natural wording, not scripts.

What’s inside

Opening, explaining, shared decisions and safety-netting
Telephone, third parties, bad news and anger
Results, prescribing, safeguarding, driving and fit notes
Say-this / avoid-this pairs, with why
Lines from the casebook’s model consultations

13 chapters · 30 pages · version 1.0

Buy · £20

Cover of the Reasoning GP Chronic Disease Handbook — Cover

Sample page from the Chronic Disease Handbook: page 1 of the hypertension guide, with act-today thresholds, measuring blood pressure, confirming the diagnosis, work-up and who gets drug treatment — Look inside

Chronic Disease Handbook (PDF, 90 pages)

£20 · one-off purchase · not included in subscription plans

43 two-page Clinic Guides for the long-term conditions of general practice, from hypertension and diabetes to COPD, epilepsy, depression and frailty. Page 1: diagnose and start. Page 2: review and titrate.

What’s inside

Act-today thresholds, then confirm, stage and decide
First-line treatment and the treatment ladder, with usual doses
Targets and an annual review checklist
When to refer, special groups and DVLA
What changed in 2026, and what comes next

43 guides · 9 sections · 90 pages · version 1.0

Buy · £20

Coming soon

More handbooks, and courses, are on the way.

Coming soonSCA Casebook Vol 2A second set of original role-play cases.
Coming soonSCA Mock Papers12-case circuits with examiner sheets.
Coming soonPrescribing Safety HandbookSafer prescribing in general practice.
Coming soonIMG SCA HandbookThe SCA for international medical graduates.
Coming soonGP Updates Handbook 2026Every change that matters to general practice this year, and what comes next.
Coming soonRed Flags HandbookUrgent and suspected cancer red flags, adults and children.
Coming soonGP Referral HandbookWhen to refer and what to do first, by specialty.
Coming soonCommon Presentations HandbookThe undifferentiated symptoms of general practice, as stepwise algorithms.
Coming soonCoursesLive online SCA and clinical update sessions.

Want to hear when these are ready? Email us

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Each copy carries its order number on every page.

Questions

Is it included in my plan?

No. Handbooks are not part of any plan: every plan member, Platinum included, buys them separately.

Can I get a refund?

Downloads are not refundable once they are available, because you agree to immediate supply when you tick the box. If a file is faulty, contact us and we will replace it or refund you. Your statutory rights are not affected (terms).

Can I print it?

Yes, for your own use.

Can I share it?

No. Each copy is licensed to the buyer. Group licences are available for training schemes and practices: email us.

What format?

PDF, A4, print-ready, with clickable contents.

Do updates come free?

Yes, within an edition: buyers download the newest version of the same edition.