{"id":4439,"date":"2021-09-22T11:17:17","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T10:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\/somerset\/?page_id=4439"},"modified":"2021-09-22T11:17:18","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T10:17:18","slug":"akt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\/somerset\/akt\/","title":{"rendered":"AKT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-nhsblocks-heroblock nhsuk-hero nhsuk-hero--image nhsuk-hero--image-description\" style=\"background-image:url(\/wp-content\/plugins\/nhsblocks\/assets\/pixel_trans.png);background-size:cover;background-position:center;background-color:#003087\"><div class=\"nhsuk-hero__overlay\"><div class=\"nhsuk-width-container\"><div class=\"nhsuk-grid-row\"><div class=\"nhsuk-grid-column-two-thirds\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-nhsblocks-heroinner nhsuk-hero-content\"><h1 class=\"nhsuk-u-margin-bottom-3\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">AKT<\/h1><p class=\"nhsuk-body-l nhsuk-u-margin-bottom-0\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Applied Knowledge Test<\/p><span class=\"nhsuk-hero__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The AKT is usually the first of two exams you will sit in GP training. 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