SP and IP

Question 1

What report originally identified the need for the development of nurse prescribers?

Answer 1

The Cumberlege Report 1986

Question 2

Which report paved the way for the establishment of nurse prescribing?

Answer 2

The Crown Report 1989

Question 3

Which allied health professionals are allowed to train as SPs?

Answer 3

Nurses, pharmacists chiropodists, optometrists, physiotherapists, midwifepodiatrists and radiographers

Question 4

Which HCPs are allowed to train as IPs?

Answer 4

Pharmacist, Nurses, Podiatrists, Physiotherapists

Question 5

Are nurses and pharmacist IPs allowed to prescribe CDs?

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

Where are the legal requirements of a CMP set out?

Answer 6

Schedule 14 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012

Question 7

What must a CMP specify?

Answer 7

Name of patient.
Condition which may be treated.
Date on which the plan takes effect and when it is to be reviewed.
Reference to class or description of medicine.
Any restrictions or limitations as to strength, dose or duration of meds.
Allergy/intolerance status.
Notification arrangements of adverse effects
Criteria which the SP should refer to IP.

Question 8

Are there any legal restrictions on the clinical conditions that a supplementary prescriber may treat?

Answer 8

No

Question 9

Can supplementary prescribers prescribe CDs?

Answer 9

Yes

Question 10

In July 2015 the NHS invested in a £15 million plan to recruit clinical pharmacists in to GP surgeries, how long was the plan?

Answer 10

3 years

Question 11

The £15 million plan budget increased to what due to positive response?

Answer 11

£31 million

Question 12

When was the General Practice Forward Review released?

Answer 12

April 2016

Question 13

How much money did the General Practice Forward review set out to invest?

Answer 13

£112 million

Question 14

What is the 2020 aim with regard to pharmacists in GP practices?

Answer 14

1,500 pharmacists working in GP practices

Question 15

How long is the GPhC accredited course to become an IP?

Answer 15

6 months with usually 1 day a week contact time and self directed study. Also 12 days learning in a practice environment.

Question 16

An 18 month supporting training pathway by CPPE will be released in January 2018 as part 2 of the NHS project begins- true or false?

Answer 16

True

Question 17

If you are a SP how long does it take to convert to an IP?

Answer 17

2 days learning and 2 days in practice

Question 18

GPs must work with a minimum of what population before applying to have a PIP?

Answer 18

30,000

Question 19

NHS England will part fund the pharmacists pay costs for 36 months at what percentage?

Answer 19

60% for the first 12 months of employment
40% for the second 12 months of employment
20% for the third 12 months of employment
0% after the first 36 months of support (or fewer months if recruited after 31 March 2016)