Evaluating Prescribing Practice

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms and concepts from the lecture on evaluating prescribing practice.

GPhC ILOs

General Pharmaceutical Council's Initial Learning Outcomes related to prescribing competencies.

Prescribing Competencies

Skills and abilities required for safe and effective prescribing practice.

Quality Improvement (QI)

Systematic methods for improving every aspect of how the NHS operates.

NHS Long Term Plan

A plan outlining how the NHS will improve quality and efficiency.

NHS Patient Safety Strategy

Strategy focused on continuous and sustainable improvement to provide safer care.

Evidence-based decision-making

Using data to inform services and interventions related to prescribing.

Accountability

Demonstrating that you are meeting objectives in prescribing practice.

Consultation

The process of assessment, treatment, shared decision-making, prescribing, providing information and monitoring for patients.

Prescribing Governance

Safe prescribing, professionalism, improving practice and teamwork within the prescription process.

Evaluation Tools

Methods and resources used to assess prescribing practice, such as supervision, observation, portfolios, and audits.

Competence self-assessment

Evaluation of skill to identify one's own development needs.

Personal formulary

A list of medications that a prescriber is familiar with and comfortable prescribing.

Direct SLE

Directly observed simulated learning events.

Indirect SLE

Indirectly observed simulated learning events and other case-based discussions.

Clinical Audit

A quality improvement cycle involving the measurement of healthcare effectiveness against agreed standards.

Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF)

Incentive scheme rewarding primary care practices for the quality of care they provide.

Investment and Impact Fund (IIF)

Incentive scheme for integrated care systems to improve patient outcomes.

Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS)

Incentive scheme for pharmacies to improve the quality of services they provide.

Pharmacy First Service

Service providing NHS-funded consultations for minor illnesses at community pharmacies in England.

New Medicine Service (NMS)

A service offered by community pharmacies to patients starting new medicines to improve adherence and outcomes.

Pharmacy Access Scheme (PhAS)

A scheme to ensure patients have access to a community pharmacy.