Theme C Flashcards
(170 cards)
Audit
Systematic critical analysis of the quality of medical care, including diagnostics, treatment, the use of resources and the outcome on patients quality of life. Compared against current standards
5 Stages of audit
1 - Identify current standard 2 - Measure current performace 3 - Compare preformance to standard 4 - Make improvements 5 - Re-evaluate
3 Limitations to audit
- Only as good as national standard
- Only focuses on one thing at a time
- Costs/time and resources
How long after noticing a problem must a patient submit a complaint
12 months maximum
2 steps of making a complaint
- Directly to NHS direct
- If not happy go to CCG or to the commisioner (NHS England)
PALS
Patient advice and liason service in every NHS trust to inform patients about complaints
Medical Indeminity
Legal exemption of liability for damages to patients under treatment in the NHS
Most common errors in
- Primary care
- Secondary care
Primary = Delayed diagnosis Secondary = Negligence
3 types of errors
- Knowledge based
- Rules based
- Skills based
3 types of violations (3 R’s)
- Routine
- Reasoned
- Reckless
National patient safety agency
Responsible for handling adverse events - report to them
4 stages of clinical trials process
I = small number healthy volunteers 20-80: test safety, dosage, SE II = Larger group 100-300 further assess safety III = 1000-300 look for SE's IV = After drug has been authorised and marketed, looks at long term use
Benefits of available performance indicators
- Greater openess
- Focus on improving care
- Public reassurance
- Competition will boost performance
- Facilitate informed patient choice
Cons of available performance indicators
- Negative impact on public trust
- Case-mix between areas
- Data manipulation - eg some trusts will only treat patients with good outcomes
Epidemiology of CVD
- % Deaths
- Ethnic cultures at +risk
- Socioeconomic group
- 26% of all deaths CVD
- South Asians 4x greater risk
- Afro-Caribbean at greater risk
- Lower socioeconomic at greater risk
2 measure that take lifestyle/age/sex etc to assess CVD risk
- Framingham cohort charts
- QRISK
Smoking + passive smoking % risk on CVD
- Increased CVD by 50%
- Passive smoking can increase by 25%
- Smoking more dangerous in women
How many of the worlds population are obese
26%
- Exercise reduction of CVD risk %
- Exercise guidelines UK
- 20-30% risk reduction
- 150mins mod / 75mins vigorous exercise >2 days week
Alcohol weekly units
14 per week M/F
Primary, Secondary and Tertiary prevention CVD
- Primary = Reduce chance of getting CHD eg lifestyle
- Secondary = Already have CHD reduce MI eg further lifestyle or drugs
- Tertiary = After MI/stroke prevent further events eg cardiac rehab, CABH, angoplasty
Name a strategy in the UK that looked at reducing CVD disease in local community
Cardiovascular disease outcomes strategy 2013 - focused on prevention and risk management
Disease
Pathological resulting in an abnormality of structure/function and characterised by symptoms or signs
Different HTN groups and treament protocol
- Not hypertensive
- Stage 1
- Stage 2
- Not hypertensive = <135/85 Monitor - Stage 1 = >135/85 Treat stage 1 if they are 80+ with other condition* -Stage 2 = 150/95 Treat everyone regardless of age