Practice Management / EBM

Question 1

Drive with OSA on CPAP - how often to renew license (have to inform DVLA)

Answer 1

Group 1 - 3 yearly
Group 2 - Anually

Question 2

What products are marked ACBS (advisory committee on borderline substances)

Answer 2

Nutritional supplements for malnourishment
Foods for certain medical conditiins (e.g. gluten free coeliac, infant formulas for reflux)
Artificial saliva
Camouflage make-up
Sunscreen for photodermatoses
Body wash for eczema

Question 3

Formula used to adjust global sum payment to practices based on demographics of population

Answer 3

Carr-Hill formula

Question 4

What is a patient specific direction?

Answer 4

Instruction to supply/administer a medication to a named patient (e.g. so that a non-prescriber can administer)

Question 5

Odds, odds ratio, how to calculate

Answer 5

Odds - compares likelihood of something happening vs not happening. E.g. flipping a coin, odds of 1/1

Odds ratio - compares odds.

Question 6

How long do controlled drug prescriptions last?

Answer 6

28 days

Question 7

Acknowledgement of a formal complaint must be within how many days?

Answer 7

3 days

Question 8

Benefit of cohort study

Answer 8

Can follow rare exposure e.g. genetics/environmental and determine relationship with subsequent disease

Question 9

Form to register patient on 1) permanent and 2) temporary basis

Answer 9

1) GMS1
2) GMS3

Question 10

Who can access a patient’s records after death and under what legislation

Answer 10

Executor or Personal Representative of Estate

1990 Access to Health Records Act