Clinical Governance Flashcards
IMSAFE checklist
Illness
Medications
Stress
Alcohol
Fatigue
Emotion
IRIMAC team briefing tool
Information
Risk
Intent
Methods
Administration
Communications
Laws/Guidelines related to medicines
Human Medicines Regulations (2012)
The misuse of drugs act (1971)
The Misuse of Drugs Regulations (2001)
Classification of medicines
HMR (2012)
General sale (GSL)
Pharmacy medicines (P)
Prescription only medications (POM)
Misuse of drugs regulations - schedules
Schedule 1 - no therapeutic effect (e.g. ecstasy, cannabis)
Schedule 2 - highly addictive (e.g. amphetamines, morphine, diamorphine).
Schedule 3 - minor stimulants (e.g. midazolam, tramadol). Less likely to be abused the schedule 2)
Schedule 4- Exempt from the safe custody regulations and the schedule is divided in two parts:
• Mainly the benzodiazepines, e.g. diazepam and possession is an offence without a prescription or an exemption.
• Anabolic and androgenic steroids, e.g. testosterone.
Schedule 5 - Includes weak Schedule 2 drugs that present little risk of misuse and can be sold over the counter as a pharmacy medicine, e.g. codeine
What schedule within the misuse of drugs regulations are benzodiazepines?
Schedule 4
What schedule within the misuse of drugs regulations is codeine?
Schedule 5
What schedule within the misuse of drugs regulations are morphine and diamorphine?
Schedule 2
Schedule 17 of the human medicines regulations 2012.
The medicines which a registered paramedic may administer for the immediate, necessary treatment of sick or injured persons
PGD regulation
Regulation 230 exemption
7 pillars of clinical governance
Education and Training. …
Clinical Audit. …
Clinical Effectiveness. …
Staff Management / HR…
Patient and Public Involvement. …
Risk management. …
Information Management.
