EssentialFRCSThe question bank for
FRCS Section 1
Exam-style single-best-answer questions mapped to the General Surgery syllabus, written by UK consultant-level surgeons — with an explanation for every single answer.
Your syllabus progress
On trackBuilt for how surgeons revise
Everything you need to pass Section 1, and nothing you don’t.
Every answer explained
No bare answer letters. Each question ends with a concise teaching point so you learn the principle, not just the fact.
Timed mock exams
Sit exam-style papers against the clock, then review every question with full explanations and a per-topic breakdown.
Image-based questions
CT, MRI and clinical images displayed properly, with zoom, the way you will meet them in the exam and in practice.
Progress that means something
Coverage and accuracy tracked topic by topic against the syllabus, so you always know where to spend your next hour.
Flag, note, revisit
Flag hard questions, keep private notes, and re-run only the ones you got wrong until they stick.
Works on any device
Full experience on your phone, tablet or laptop. Ten minutes in the coffee room is ten minutes of revision.
Mapped to the syllabus
Questions are organised exactly as the exam is, so your progress maps directly onto what you will be tested on.
Part I — Applied Basic Sciences
- •Anatomy
- •Physiology
- •Pathology
- •Microbiology
- •Pharmacology
- •Principles of surgery and peri-operative science
Part II — Principles of Surgery in General
- •Peri-operative management
- •Critical care
- •Trauma
- •Infection and sepsis
- •Nutrition
- •Wound healing
- •Fluid and electrolyte management
- •Haemostasis and thrombosis
- •Oncology
- •Transplantation and immunology
- •Surgical technology, imaging and endoscopy
- •Ethics, consent, communication, governance and research principles
Part III — Major Clinical Specialty Areas
- •Upper gastrointestinal surgery
- •Colorectal surgery
- •Hepatopancreatobiliary surgery
- •Breast surgery
- •Endocrine surgery
- •Vascular surgery
- •Transplantation surgery
- •Emergency general surgery
- •Trauma surgery
- •Hernia and abdominal wall
- •Skin, soft tissue and sarcoma
- •Paediatric surgery
- •Urology for the general surgeon
- •Bariatric and metabolic surgery
Image based questions
- •Radiology
- •Clinical photographs
- •Endoscopy
- •ECGs
- •Histopathology and microscopy
- •Operative and laparoscopic views
- •Vascular imaging and angiography
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Questions, answered
What does EssentialFRCS cover?+
Section 1 of the FRCS (General Surgery) examination: single-best-answer questions across Applied Basic Sciences, Principles of Surgery in General, and the major clinical specialty areas, mapped to the syllabus topic by topic.
Who writes the questions?+
Questions and explanations are written and reviewed by UK-based surgeons with FRCS experience, and updated in response to candidate feedback.
Is there a free trial?+
Yes. Creating an account is free and lets you try questions in every part of the syllabus before deciding to subscribe.
How do subscriptions work?+
Plans are fixed-term passes rather than recurring subscriptions: pay once with a card via Stripe and your access simply expires at the end of the period. Nothing renews automatically.
Can I use it on my phone?+
Yes, the whole platform is designed for phone-sized screens, with no app download needed.
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