English Healthcare Professions test simulations 2026

When starting to prepare for the English Healthcare Professions admission test, the hardest part is not studying, but understanding where to find reliable material and what actually reflects the official exam. Many students feel lost between partial information, unofficial exercises and unclear rules.

In this article we go through, in a clear and structured way, the questions that naturally come up at the beginning: whether official simulations exist, where they can be found, how online simulations work, if there are free tools, how to use PDF documents correctly, how to analyze results, what is known about reference scores, and how to simulate real exam conditions.
Everything is explained following what is formally defined by the official framework, clearly stating what is already available for 2026 and what, at the moment, is not yet published, based on what happened in 2025.

Official simulations provided by the exam authority

As of now, for 2026, there is no national official database of full simulations directly published by the authority that regulates the Healthcare Professions admission test in English.
This is an important point, because many candidates search for “ministerial simulations” that, in practice, are never released as ready-to-use full exams.

In 2025, the situation was exactly the same. The central authority defined exam structure, number of questions, available time, scoring system and ranking rules, but did not release official simulations to be taken as complete tests.
Operational details were then implemented through individual university admission calls, which remain the formal reference for candidates.

When we talk about official simulations, we therefore mean simulations built strictly according to the official rules, not arbitrary tests.
This is where tools like TestBuddy become relevant, because they allow students to train on simulations that fully respect the official structure, avoiding distortions that can negatively affect preparation.

Online exercises by subject and difficulty

At institutional level, the only officially documented form of online practice comes from university orientation platforms.
In 2025, these platforms offered subject-based quizzes, self-assessment tests and English-language exercises, aligned with the exam content areas.

For 2026, there is currently no unified ministerial classification by difficulty level.
This means that the official framework does not formally distinguish between easy, medium or hard questions, but only defines subject areas and total number of questions.

In practice, however, students need to understand where they make mistakes, which topics cost them points and which questions take too much time.
This is exactly where TestBuddy becomes useful, because it allows exercises organized by subject, tracks performance over time and uses artificial intelligence to detect real error patterns.

Natural CTA: training without structured feedback means studying blindly, while TestBuddy turns every answer into actionable data.

Free online simulations with correction

When available in institutional contexts, free online simulations do not usually replicate the full exam, but work as self-assessment tools.
The process is simple: students answer a set of questions and receive immediate feedback or a score.

For the real exam, detailed correction of the official test is only provided after the exam through post-test consultation phases, as specified in university admission calls.
This means that there is no official ministerial full simulation with detailed correction, neither in 2025 nor in 2026.

To fill this gap, TestBuddy allows students to take full online simulations with immediate correction, explanations, recurring error analysis and realistic benchmarks, always respecting the official rules.

Downloadable PDF simulations and how to use them properly

For 2026, there is currently no official national collection of PDF simulations for the English Healthcare Professions test.
In 2025, the official downloadable PDF documents were mainly regulatory texts, exam programs, scoring criteria and university admission calls.

This is often misunderstood. Official PDFs are not training tools, but reference documents.
They are useful to understand structure and rules, not to practice operationally.

Using unofficial PDF simulations can lead to training on misaligned material.
This is why effective preparation today relies on digital environments that dynamically replicate the exam, such as TestBuddy, instead of static documents that provide no performance data.

How to analyze results correctly

The official structure includes 60 questions in 100 minutes, with +1.5 points for a correct answer, -0.4 points for an incorrect answer and 0 points for unanswered questions.
This leads to an average theoretical time of about 100 seconds per question, which becomes a key parameter in performance analysis.

Result analysis is not just about the final score.
It means understanding which subject areas generate more errors, whether mistakes come from lack of knowledge or poor time management, and how many questions are left unanswered.

Without dedicated tools, this analysis is difficult.
With TestBuddy, each simulation produces clear reports, statistics on recurring errors and indicators showing whether the issue is content or strategy.

CTA: without analysis there is no improvement, only random repetition.

Average scores, benchmarks and realistic targets

Official sources do not define a national minimum score that guarantees admission.
Access is always based on ranking, within the number of available places defined each year.

For 2026, updated official benchmarks have not yet been published.
In 2025, the only certain rule was that the score had to be greater than 0 to be considered eligible, but actual admission depended on comparison with other candidates.

This means preparing “just to pass the threshold” is not enough.
Preparation must aim to maximize the score, and this is where realistic simulations and continuous comparison, such as those offered by TestBuddy, help students understand whether their level is competitive, without unnecessary anxiety.

Simulating real exam conditions

In 2025, the English-language test took place on a separate date from the Italian one, with identical rules in terms of structure and scoring.
For 2026, official dates have not yet been published, but the exam framework remains unchanged unless formally communicated.

Simulating real conditions means respecting time limits, number of questions, no breaks and official scoring rules, not just answering random quizzes.
Environment, focus and time management are as important as theoretical knowledge.

With TestBuddy, simulations take place in a controlled environment, with real timers, reduced distractions and immediate feedback, turning each attempt into a serious and measurable training session.

Official reference documents

All the information in this article is based on official documents used as regulatory and operational references for the English Healthcare Professions admission test.

• Official notice of 14 May 2025
• Ministerial decree on exam structure
• Ministerial decree on available places
• University orientation platform
• Exam consultation phase University of Brescia