Stage 7: Tests and Treatments
How medicines, tests, scans and procedures work.
Medicines
How drugs work, side effects, interactions and safe prescribing.
Investigations
Blood tests, X-rays, CT, MRI and ultrasound — how to read and understand results.
Procedures
Surgery, anaesthesia, keyhole procedures and consent — what happens and why.
Screening
How screening works, why it is offered, what a result means, and its benefits and harms.