GPs’ views on their need for further training
| Do you think you need any further training to make best use of …? | % responses | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Not sure | |
| Hazard alerts for drug interactions and/or contraindications (n = 368) | 32.3 | 58.2 | 9.5 |
| Recording drug allergies on the practice computer (so that an alert will be generated if there are future attempts at prescribing) (n = 369) | 30.9 | 65.3 | 3.8 |
| Alerts to encourage safe repeat prescribing, e.g. patients being beyond their review date,or patients apparently underusing or overusing their medication (n = 366) | 27.3 | 64.5 | 8.2 |
| How to use the practice computer to develop effective systems for recalling patients who need blood test monitoring (n = 372) | 70.4 | 25.0 | 4.6 |
| How to use the practice computer for recording intended referrals so that patients can be identified if a referral has not been made within a certain period of time (n = 361) | 73.7 | 21.6 | 4.7 |
| How to use the practice computer to do searches that allow you to run reports on patients who may have received potentially hazardous drug combinations and/or contraindicated drugs (n = 363) | 62.3 | 28.9 | 8.8 |
| In laboratory linked practices, ensuring that all results are dealt with safely (n = 326) | 55.5 | 38.7 | 5.8 |