SP and IP Flashcards
(19 cards)
What report originally identified the need for the development of nurse prescribers?
The Cumberlege Report 1986
Which report paved the way for the establishment of nurse prescribing?
The Crown Report 1989
Which allied health professionals are allowed to train as SPs?
Nurses, pharmacists chiropodists, optometrists, physiotherapists, midwifepodiatrists and radiographers
Which HCPs are allowed to train as IPs?
Pharmacist, Nurses, Podiatrists, Physiotherapists
Are nurses and pharmacist IPs allowed to prescribe CDs?
Yes
Where are the legal requirements of a CMP set out?
Schedule 14 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012
What must a CMP specify?
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.
Are there any legal restrictions on the clinical conditions that a supplementary prescriber may treat?
No
Can supplementary prescribers prescribe CDs?
Yes
In July 2015 the NHS invested in a £15 million plan to recruit clinical pharmacists in to GP surgeries, how long was the plan?
3 years
The £15 million plan budget increased to what due to positive response?
£31 million
When was the General Practice Forward Review released?
April 2016
How much money did the General Practice Forward review set out to invest?
£112 million
What is the 2020 aim with regard to pharmacists in GP practices?
1,500 pharmacists working in GP practices
How long is the GPhC accredited course to become an IP?
6 months with usually 1 day a week contact time and self directed study. Also 12 days learning in a practice environment.
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?
True
If you are a SP how long does it take to convert to an IP?
2 days learning and 2 days in practice
GPs must work with a minimum of what population before applying to have a PIP?
30,000
NHS England will part fund the pharmacists pay costs for 36 months at what percentage?
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)
