Ethics — OSCE Practice Cases
Practise 24 OSCE ethics stations with a voice AI patient. Consultation approach, examiner marking breakdown, and common pitfalls for each case.
24 Cases
Practise Ethics OSCE Cases
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Sudden Onset Severe Headache with Altered Consciousness
You are an FY2 doctor in A&E, working under the neurology team. The consultant neurologist has reviewed the imaging and confirmed the diagnosis, and h...
Advanced · Breaking Bad News -
Weight Loss and Abdominal Pain in Elderly Patient
You are an FY2 doctor on the oncology ward. The consultant oncologist has confirmed the diagnosis following imaging and histology, and has asked you t...
Advanced · Breaking Bad News -
Fever and Abdominal Distension Post-Operatively
You are an FY2 doctor on the vascular surgery ward. Mrs Violet Parry underwent an abdominal aortic aneurysm repair three days ago. She has developed s...
Advanced · Breaking Bad News -
Progressive Cognitive Decline and Headaches
You are an FY2 doctor on the neurology ward. Mr Geoffrey Gill, a 56-year-old man, has presented with progressive headaches and memory problems. Imagin...
Advanced · Breaking Bad News -
Irritability and Drowsiness in Young Child Post-Injury
You are an FY2 doctor in paediatric intensive care. A five-year-old girl, Lily Owen, suffered a severe head injury in a fall three days ago. Imaging s...
Advanced · Breaking Bad News -
Pelvic Fracture in Child
You are the senior house officer (SHO) in paediatric orthopaedics in an acute hospital. Emma, a 7-year-old girl, has been brought to A&E following a r...
Advanced · Breaking Bad News -
Post Mortem Discussion
You are an FY2 doctor on a medical ward in a busy hospital. Mr Leroy Savage, age 78, has died following a two-week admission with pneumonia complicate...
Advanced · Ethics -
Disclosure of Domestic Violence
You are a FY2 working in a GP clinic. Mrs Maureen Bell, a 36-year-old woman, has come in for a routine blood pressure check. As you chat with her duri...
Advanced · Ethics -
Insomnia with Underlying Domestic Violence
You are an FY2 working in a GP clinic and you are seeing Mrs Ching Yeoh, a 42-year-old woman, who has come in with a three-month history of severe ins...
Intermediate · Ethics -
Burn Injury
You are an A&E doctor seeing Miss Jane Gran, a 28-year-old woman, who has been brought in by a male companion with a significant burn injury to her up...
Advanced · Ethics -
Family Request to Withhold Diagnosis
You are an FY2 doctor in a general medical ward. Mrs Joyce Marshall, a 72-year-old woman, has been admitted for investigation of abdominal pain and we...
Advanced · Ethics -
Son Requesting Information About Mother
You are an FY2 doctor in a general medical ward. You receive a telephone call from Mr Samuel Sanders, who introduces himself as the son of Mrs Patrici...
Advanced · Ethics -
Treatment Refusal and DNAR Request
You are an FY2 doctor on an elderly care ward. Mr Tobias Sanderson, a 78-year-old man with advanced COPD (GOLD stage 4), recurrent respiratory failure...
Advanced · Ethics -
Refusing Recommended Cancer Treatment
You are an FY2 doctor on an oncology ward. Mrs Lola Bello, a 56-year-old woman with newly diagnosed locally advanced breast cancer, has declined the r...
Advanced · Ethics -
Multiple Sclerosis Patient Requesting DNAR
You are an FY2 doctor on a neurology ward. Mr Emeka Okeke, a 62-year-old man with progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS, wheelchair-bound, progressive ...
Advanced · Ethics -
Declining Further Treatment: A Question of Autonomy
You are an FY2 doctor on an acute medical ward. Mr Clifton Jennings, a 47-year-old man, has been diagnosed with infective endocarditis and has been on...
Advanced · Ethics -
Breaking Bad News: A Dementia Diagnosis
You are an FY2 doctor in the outpatient memory clinic. Mrs Nia Adebayo, a 72-year-old woman, has attended with her husband following referral from her...
Advanced · Ethics -
Bruises and Silence in an Elderly Patient
You are an FY2 doctor in the emergency department. Mr Benjamin Meadows, a 78-year-old man, has attended with a fall and shoulder pain. On examination,...
Advanced · Ethics -
Difficult Conversation: Breaking Dementia News to Adult Child
You are an FY2 doctor in the memory clinic. Mrs Claire Moss has been diagnosed with vascular dementia following cognitive testing and imaging. She has...
Advanced · Ethics -
Parental Concerns: Confidentiality and Contraception
You are an FY2 doctor in primary care. Mrs Aruna Bhatt has called requesting an urgent appointment to discuss concerns about her 16-year-old daughter ...
Advanced · Ethics -
Fitness to Work After Minor Injury
You are an FY2 doctor in an urgent care centre. A 42-year-old man, Josef Fischer, comes to see you with a minor ankle injury sustained in a workplace ...
Advanced · Ethics -
Fertility Consultation with Gender Preference
You are an FY2 doctor in a fertility clinic. A 36-year-old woman, Julia Beaumont, attends with her husband for a consultation. They are about to proce...
Advanced · Ethics -
Request for Hastened Death in Terminal Illness
You are an FY2 doctor on the palliative care team. You meet with Nour Mansour, a 68-year-old woman with advanced pancreatic cancer who is now end-stag...
Advanced · Ethics -
Gender Identity Concerns and Transition Exploration
You are an FY2 doctor in general practice. A 22-year-old person, Kemi Obi, attends for a consultation. Kemi is exploring their gender identity and has...
Intermediate · Counselling