Crammer's Corner Prescribing assessment tool: Workplace-based Assessment

摘要

A new prescribing assessment tool is being piloted to assess GP trainees prescribing patterns and identify learning needs. It may become an integral part of the Workplace-based Assessments contributing to the membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP). All GP trainees who start ST3 in August 2019 will need to complete the mandatory prescribing assessment pilot. The assessment needs to be completed after 4 months of ST3 training and must be completed by 31 January 2020. Upon completion of the assessment and accompanying questionnaire, the GP trainee has to only complete 10 case-based discussions (CbDs) rather than the normal ST3 requirement of 12. In the following article, Dr Susan Bodgener and Dr Anish Kotecha discuss the assessment and what this involves.