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The Interview Bank · Free resources

Tools for your application.Practice for your interview.

Check your portfolio, find the right interview guide and practise an answer with feedback. There are free MSRA questions, revision notes and career tools too.

No payment details. Account requirements are shown below.

Your application

See what your portfolio needs.

Check the criteria, identify gaps and keep track of the work you still need to do.

Score calculators & readiness checklists

Portfolio builder

Check your portfolio and next steps with specialty calculators or readiness checklists. Print your evidence checklist.

Check your portfolio and next stepsNo account to check. Free sign-in for improvement plans and saving.

What you can do

  1. 01
    Check your evidence

    Use the score calculator or readiness checklist for your route. Read the evidence requirements alongside the official rules.

  2. 02
    Find the gaps

    See which areas need attention and what work could strengthen an application.

  3. 03
    Save a plan

    Print your checklist, or sign in free to save a personal improvement plan across devices.

Some specialties have numerical scores; others use checklists. These tools do not determine recruitment eligibility.

Free questions & feedback

Get a feel for the real task.

Try the question formats or complete one interview practice. The limits are clear before you sign up.

240 CPS · 50 PD

Free Mini MSRA Bank

240 CPS questions and 50 PD scenarios with explanations. Practise untimed or in timed blocks.

Free account required. Mini Bank allocation; full mocks are not included.

Explore the free Mini MSRA Bank
One practice per account

Free interview preview

Try an interview practice with follow-ups and AI feedback on typed or dictated answers. Return to your saved conversation and feedback.

Free account required. One practice per account across supported interview routes; Ophthalmology excluded.

Try one free interview practice
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MSRA sample questions

Explore four worked question formats with answers and explanations before signing in.

No account needed. Choices are not scored or saved.

Explore sample MSRA questions

Interview preparation

Find your interview guide.

Application routes, evidence, interview format, questions and source links. Free to read, without an account.

Browse every interview topic and worked example

MSRA revision

Read the format. Work through the questions.

Free guides to both papers, question strategy and the exam day. Sample questions are available without signing in.

Career & applications

Research the role before applying.

Explore specialties and prepare for the practical details of NHS recruitment.

Browse the full Resource Bank

NHS Consultant appointments

Prepare for the post. Bring the evidence.

Research the service, choose examples of your contribution and prepare for questions about the work you would lead. Start with the part of the application that needs attention.

Open the consultant guide Guides are free to read without an account. Full paid Interview programmes and live interview practice are coming soon.