RCGP’s exam policy was unlawful, says landmark ruling in favour of doctors with disabilities

A GP trainee has won a legal case against the Royal College of General Practitioners over its examination attempts policy which has been judged “irrational” and “unlawful” in the High Court.The BMA said the “landmark” ruling would pave the way for GPs with disabilities to receive fairer treatment over examinations.Marwa Karmakar, a GP trainee who was supported by the BMA, fought the college’s refusal in 2023 to grant her a further attempt at its applied knowledge test (AKT) and challenged the lawfulness of the rule generally.The policy allowed for four (exceptionally five) attempts at the AKT exam, which is required to complete GP training. It did not allow trainee GPs re-sits or additional attempts when they received a late diagnosis of a disability and had failed previous exam attempts without the benefit of reasonable adjustments such as being given extra time.After three failures to pass the AKT before November 2020…
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