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6. List the main areas in which hospital pharmacists work in?

  • dispensary, wards, pharmacy stores
  • pharmacy stores, surgery room, dispensary
  • dispensary, discharge lounge, pharmacy stores

7. Which member of staff is responsible for ensuring systems in place for all aspects are secure and safe handling medicines?

  • Chief Pharmacist/Clinical director
  • Responsible Pharmacist
  • Pharmacy assistant
  • Nurse Ward Manager (sister/charge nurse)

8. What did the ' Francis Report-2013' recommend ?

  • Improve openness, patient first, strong leadership, high standard of care
  • Automation of medicines supply, electronic prescribing, original pack dispensing, one-stop dispensing
  • One stop dispensing, self-administration, pharmacist visits to admission wards

9. What is the role of a pharmacist in the Medical Assessment Unit?

  • advise other healthcare professionals about safe and effective medicines use
  • Diagnose patient, assess patients hospital drugs only
  • Assess patients own drugs, drug history, compare to prescription chart, carries out assessment and monitoring
  • Screening of prescriptions

10. Which of these were NOT recommended by the 'Carter Report 2015' ?

  • Reduce waste
  • Improve safety
  • Increase variation
  • Improve Outcomes

11. How many domains were there in the RPS Standards for Hospital Pharmacy Services?

  • 2
  • 1
  • 3
  • 4

12. Which member of staff has the overall statutory responsibility for medicines supply?

  • Pharmacy Technician
  • Responsible Pharmacist
  • Trust Chief Executive
  • Chief Pharmacist/Clinical director

13. What did the ' A Spoonful of sugar 2001' recommend ?

  • Automation of medicines supply, electronic prescribing, self administration
  • Automation of medicines supply, electronic prescribing, original pack dispensing, one-stop dispensing
  • Automation of medicines supply, electronic prescribing, one-stop dispensing

14. When are hospitals exempt from the need of a prescription? Which of these are True?

  • When the medicine is to be given by an inappropriate healthcare practitioner
  • when The sale or supply is made as part of its “normal” business (i.e. treating its patients)
  • When the medicine is not specified to a specific person in accoradance with written directions