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Credit/debit card You can opt to pay using the options below. If paying via a credit/debit card, you can now log back into your MyMRCP account at later date to make payment of the examination fee. To make a payment over the phone you will need to provide the 16 digit card number, expiry date (month/year) and the 3 digit security code (on the back of the card). Please contact the relevant administrative office to give your card details over the phone. Payments will be processed using a secure payment system and card details will not be stored by MRCP(UK). Please note that in order to comply with UK law we cannot accept credit/debit card details sent in emails/via the contact form on this website, either in the body text or as attachments. If you do send card details in this manner it is entirely at your own risk. Card details received in emails or as attachments will be immediately deleted and payments will not be actioned. Card payment can only be made online via the application syste...

How to send PMQ Scan and email your documents to the relevant administration office, using the following guidelines: All candidates who register to take examinations in the international centres should scan and send their documents to: PMQ@mrcpuk.org Candidates who register with London Administrative office (covering Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, London, Oxford, and Southampton, ) should scan and email documents to: PMQ@mrcpuk.org Candidates who register with Edinburgh Administrative office (covering Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Leicester, Manchester, Newcastle, and Sheffield) should scan and email documents to: Part 1: MRCPUKPart1@rcpe.ac.uk Part 2: MRCPUKPart2@rcpe.ac.uk Candidates who register with Glasgow Administrative office (covering Belfast, Glasgow, Leeds, and Liverpool) should scan and email documents to: mrcp1@rcpsg.ac.uk Candidates who are registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) in the United Kingdom do not need to send their Primary Medical Qualifications. Th...

Submission of documentary evidence of primary medical qualfication Photocopies of certificates and/or official translations (in English)* will be accepted only if they have been prepared and authenticated by one of the following: issuing University or Medical School a British Consulate or British Council outside the UK British Embassy British High Commission candidate’s own Embassy High Commission in the UK a member of the Gardai in the Irish Republic Government Ministries of Health a notary public a Fellow or Member of the Royal Colleges of Physicians or a Chair of the Examining Board of the awarding body (verification of the Fellow or Member will be sought to ensure that they are affiliated with the issuing University/Medical School and the authenticated copy should be submitted with the authenticator’s full name, their Royal Colleges of Physicians code and an accompanying official stamp or letter from that Fellow, Member or Chair). * Candidates must submit an authenticated translati...

International centres The united kingdom (UK) Bahrain (Manama) Bangladesh (Dhaka) Egypt (Cairo) Ghana (Accra) Hong Kong Iceland (Reykjavik) India (Chennai) India (Hyderabad) India (Kerala) India (Kolkata) India (Mumbai) India (New Delhi) Iraq (Baghdad) Iraq (Erbil) Jordan (Amman) Kenya (Nairobi) Kuwait (Kuwait City) Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) Malta Myanmar Nepal (Kathmandu) Oman (Muscat) Pakistan (Karachi) Pakistan (Lahore) Qatar (Doha) Saudi Arabia (Jeddah) Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) Singapore Sri Lanka Sudan (Khartoum) United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi) United Arab Emirates (Dubai) United States of America (New Jersey) West Indies (Barbados) West Indies (Jamaica) West Indies (Trinidad) Zimbabwe (Harare) No fixed exam hall. A hall is fixed and candidates are informed about 6weeks ago. 

Official website: https://www.mrcpuk.org/ Sample questions official:  https://www.mrcpuk.org/mrcpuk-examinations/part-1/part-1-sample-questions  Free sample questions: https://www.revisemrcp.com/

Progress through the diploma 8.1 On passing Part 1 Examination Once they have received confirmation that they have passed the Part 1 examination, candidates can apply for the MRCP(UK) Part 2 Written and/or the Part 2 Clinical (PACES) Examination (in accordance with the recommendations for necessary clinical experience detailed in MRCP advice and guidance). Candidates will be permitted seven years from the date of the Part 1 Examination at which they were successful to pass the remaining parts of the diploma. Candidates who have passed Part 1 cannot re-sit the Part 1 Examination until the seven-year period has expired. 8.2 On passing Part 2 Written Examination Candidates who have not yet passed MRCP(UK) Part 2 Clinical Examination must pass PACES before they can complete the MRCP(UK) diploma and be elected to Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom. Candidates do not need to wait until their result for MRCP(UK) Part 2 Written is confirmed before applying for...

Attending the Part 1 and Part 2 written examinations Any infringement of the following Rules and Regulations may be reported to MRCP(UK) for consideration in accordance with the MRCP(UK) Code of Conduct and Misconduct https://www.mrcpuk.org/mrcpuk-examinations/regulations). Candidates are advised to allow for any transport delays when planning their time of arrival at the examination hall as, for security reasons, we cannot guarantee that they will be permitted to enter the examination hall after the start of the examination. It should also be noted that, in conditions of heightened security, the examination start time could be delayed. Candidates are therefore advised not to make homeward travel plans that could be jeopardised if the examination starts late or is interrupted for any reason. Candidates should report outside the examination hall at least 30 minutes before the start of the examination and should not enter until instructed by the invigilator(s). Candidates will not be adm...

Acceptable Primary ID: * Current valid passport (containing photograph and signature) * Full or provisional photocard driving licence * EEA Member State identity photocard * National identity photocard for non-EEA foreign nationals * Identity card issued by the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland Alternatively, two forms of identification, one with a photograph and the other with a signature, will be accepted (see list of Secondary ID). Acceptable Secondary ID Two forms of secondary ID will need to be shown together e.g. NHS/Hospital Identity card with a debit card; at least one of these MUST CONTAIN a photograph: * Valid credit or debit card * Valid student card with photograph * NHS/Hospital Identity card * Paper driving licence * Certified copy of passport or driving licence* *These documents must be accompanied by an official stamp or letter from the issuing organisation in order to qualify as an acceptable form of ID. Self-made photocopies will not be accepted without such offic...

Withdrawal, absence and cancellation of examinations 5.1 Withdrawal from the examination and refund of examination fees Notice of withdrawal from any part of the examination must be given in writing (by email) to the appropriate Administration Office, (or MRCP(UK) if the examination is to be taken outside the UK). Candidates should give their RCP Code Number, full name and date of birth in their request to withdraw to allow College staff to identify candidates easily. Examination applications and/or fees cannot be transferred from one examination to another. Candidates whose withdrawal request is received on or before the application closing date will be refunded 90% of the examination fee paid (10% of the fee is retained as an administrative charge). Refunds will not be made where candidates submit their withdrawal request after the closing date unless there are circumstances deemed exceptional that can be substantiated. (This does not apply to PACES candidates who are allocated place...

Names  Candidates will not be allowed into any MRCP(UK) examination without appropriate identification (ID). The name on the candidate’s ID must EXACTLY match that on the admission document issued by MRCP(UK). This will be the name registered on MyMRCP(UK), usually your first name(s) followed by surname. Name discrepancies If the name under which candidates are applying for the examination is different from the name that appears on the their primary medical qualification or the GMC register, they will need to submit a certificate from the issuing university or an affidavit stating that the candidate (in his or her full name) is the same person as that named on the primary medical qualification.  Candidates must also notify MRCP(UK) if the name as it appears on the photographic identification that will be used to gain entry to the examination is different from the name that appears on their primary medical qualification. Names can have significant spelling variations, including...

Examination fee payments::  Details of the current examination fees, methods of payment, examination dates and opening and closing dates for applications are published on the MRCP(UK) website https://www.mrcpuk.org/ The preferred payment method is credit or debit card, and candidates who opt to make payment online using a credit or debit card can complete the application process entirely online. Cash or cheque/banker’s draft payment methods may increase the application processing time. Cheques and banker’s drafts should be made payable to ‘The Royal College of Physicians’.Candidates arranging payments from outside the UK should bear in mind that they may incur bank charges. The Royal Colleges of Physicians must receive the full examination fee in pounds sterling, so candidates must themselves pay any bank charges. Enquiries relating to examination fee payments for applications to international PACES centres should be submitted directly to the centre concerned. Candidates applying o...

Entry requirements for MRCP(UK) Examinations Every candidate for the MRCP(UK) Diploma must hold a medical qualification awarded by an institution that awards primary medical degrees, and is recognised by the UK General Medical Council (GMC): www.gmc-uk.org. Candidates who are or have been registered with the GMC (or equivalent body), must include their GMC number (or equivalent registration number). Candidates who are not registered with the GMC will be required to provide an authenticated copy of their primary medical qualification. 3.1 MRCP(UK) Part 1 Examination Candidates for the MRCP(UK) Part 1 Examination must have had at least 12 months’ experience in medical employment by the date of the examination, i.e. must have completed Foundation Year 1 or equivalent. Candidates will therefore not be admitted to the MRCP(UK) Part 1 Examination until 12 months after the date of graduation given on their diploma of medical qualification. Where the date of graduation is significantly later t...

The MRCP(UK) Diploma consists of three examinations: Part 1 written examination, Part 2 written examination, and Part 2 clinical examination (PACES). The MRCP(UK) Diploma is awarded on completion of all three parts of the examination. Part 1 and Part 2 written examinations are multiple choice (‘best-of-five’ format) papers. The Part 2 clinical examination is the Practical Assessment of Clinical Examination Skills (PACES). Marking system for the Part 1 and Part 2 written examinations Candidates’ overall results are calculated using a process called equating. This is a statistical process based on Item Response Theory, and it is used to ensure that candidates receive comparable results for comparable performance in different diets of the examination. Please refer to the MRCP(UK) website for details of the process and specific pass marks: https://www.mrcpuk.org/mrcpukexaminations/results/exam-pass-marks The marking system is as follows: • One mark (+1) is awarded for each correct answer;...

information taken from https://www.bashhguidelines.org/current-guidelines/viral-hepatitis/download-the-full-guideline/?show=1297 Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection   4.1 Aetiology   Hepatitis C is a RNA virus in the flaviviridae family. It is endemic worldwide an estimated 185 million individuals infected and with prevalence rates varying from 1% in Europe to as high as 4% in North Africa/Middle East[125]. Recent national estimates suggest approximately 215000 individuals are chronically infected with HCV in the UK, but most are unaware of their infection .  Most (90%) is due to infection with genotypes 1 and 3 [126].   4.2 Transmission in the UK   •                      Parenteral spread accounts for the majority of cases through shared needles/syringes in PWID (including the practice of ‘slamming’ recreational drugs – see 4.9 below), transf...