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Important information about the pre-registration exam websites

Please note the RPSGB do not sponsor or support any websites claiming to provide genuine registration examination questions. The RPSGB site is the only authorised website providing examination questions for trainees through the sample papers.

• General information
• Examination fees
• Syllabus and regulations
• Sample papers
• Information for current trainees and tutors

General information

Preregistration trainees can sit the registration examination after they have completed 45 weeks of their preregistration training, provided that their preregistration tutor is satisfied with their performance. In the examination the trainee is required to demonstrate knowledge and understanding by analysing and evaluating practice-based problems.

A trainee must pass the examination to register, in addition to demonstrating satisfactory performance, since competence depends on skills, attitudes and knowledge.

The examination takes place on two occasions each year: the summer (the last Friday in June) and the autumn (the last Friday in September).

Examination fees

The examination fee for 2010 is £200 - for more information on when and how to enter the examination, please see the Spring 2010 Bulletin. The Society no longer accepts cheque payments - trainees must pay by credit or debit card using the examination fee payment form below:

Registration examination payment form

Syllabus and regulations

For details of the syllabus and regulations, click on the links below:

• Registration examination syllabus
• NHS information pack (referred to in Syllabus section 1, part II: The National Health Service)
• Frequently asked questions about the examination
• Examination regulations (page 181)
• Examination regulations - Schedules

Sample papers

For sample examination papers, click on the links below:

• Sample closed paper (Spring 2010)
• Sample open paper and calculations (Spring 2010)
  
• Sample closed paper (Autumn 2009)
• Sample open paper and calculations (Autumn 2009)
  
• Sample answers and rationale (Autumn 2009)
  
• Sample closed paper (Spring 2009)
• Sample open paper and calculations (Spring 2009)
  
• Sample answers and rationale (Spring 2009)
  
• Sample closed paper response sheet
• Sample open paper response sheet
  

Information for current trainees and tutors

For information about the examination procedure and results, click on the links below:

• Exam syllabus adjustment - October 2009 (New)
  
• Options and procedures for examination withdrawals and adverse circumstances, including illness
  
• Options and procedures for examination withdrawals and adverse circumstances, including illness (summary flowchart)
  
• Information for candidates requesting 'adjustments' in the registration examination

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