RCGP announces rise in trainees’ membership fees and cuts to entrance exam costs

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The Royal College of General Practitioners has increased the amount that trainees pay for membership but has cut the costs of its membership examination. The changes will mean that trainees starting in August 2015 will pay £595.43 more for associates in training (AiT) membership. The college said this increase in cost would be “largely offset” by a reduction of £409 in the combined fees for the clinical skills assessment and the applied knowledge test. It currently costs trainees £1780 …