Medicine & Surgery

eLearning to prepare for effective and appropriate prescribing practice
An eLearning programme to improve prescribing competency and safety. It is aimed at Foundation trainees, undergraduate medical students, doctors and NMPs in hospitals.

Consisting of 47 modules covering a range of therapeutic topics and aligns with GMC guidance on safe prescribing and medical education.

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Medicine & Surgery

eLearning for effective and appropriate prescribing practice
An eLearning programme for trainee doctors to improve prescribing competency and safety.

Free with an NHS.uk or NHS.net address.
Sign upLog in

Introduction

Medicine & Surgery SCRIPT is an eLearning programme, which aims to improve prescribing competency and safety among trainee doctors. It is now being used by all Foundation Schools in England.

In 2009, the EQUIP study commissioned by the GMC found that trainee doctors prescribe with an error rate of 8-10%. In response, Health Education England (West Midlands team) commissioned SCRIPT. It was developed by the Universities of Birmingham, Aston and Warwick, and OCB Media Ltd.

Each module takes around 30 – 60 minutes to complete. All course materials have been authored by a team of expert healthcare professionals, and are regularly reviewed and updated.

Why use SCRIPT?

Safer prescribing

SCRIPT enhances trainees’ knowledge and confidence in prescribing correctly, improving patient safety.

Professional development

Certificates are made available on completion of a module, which can be used for online learning portfolios as evidence of continuing professional development.

Flexibility

SCRIPT is easily accessible and intuitive to use, allowing users to complete modules at their convenience and refer back to modules at any time during their training.

Great customer service

The SCRIPT team offer technical and editorial support for both users and educational supervisors.

Quality assured

SCRIPT aligns with GMC guidance on safe prescribing and all modules are authored and regularly reviewed by expert healthcare professionals.

Features

Interactive Content

Compatible with NHS IT systems and mobile platforms

Accessible Modules

Designed to allow for ‘just-in-time’ learning
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Pre and Post-Tests

To help identify learning needs and knowledge acquisition

Certificates

As evidence of completion of each module

Support

Both technical and editorial support for both users and educators

Expert Content

Authored and approved by healthcare professionals
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Up-to-date Modules

Modules are reviewed regularly and updated in line with new guidance and patient safety alerts

Testimonials

“Since the introduction of SCRIPT in supporting our senior students’ learning of prescribing, their success in the Prescribing Safety Assessment has continued to improve, so much so that we had a 100% 1st sit pass rate in 2017.”

Dr Adrian Stanley, Associate Professor in Medical Education,
University of Leicester

“QMUL has integrated selected SCRIPT modules as required coursework during MBBS Years 4 and 5 – they are a greatly valued component of our Prescribing Safety Assessment preparation. The SCRIPT modules are of enormous value in assisting our Year 4 and 5 MBBS students with revision of clinical pharmacology principles learned in earlier years but which have dimmed with time. SCRIPT modules are particularly suited for our widely dispersed students who use them as coursework to revise important principles of clinical pharmacology, therapeutics and prescribing during MBBS senior years.”

Patricia McGettigan, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacology, Queen Mary University of London

“The recent new modules in SCRIPT helpfully extend the coverage of prescribing areas, while changes for the SCRIPT user, such as being able to re-take the post-tests without re-doing the whole SCRIPT module, have been welcomed by our students, resulting in the completion rates for the core modules rising again this year. Changes to the administrator system have made it much easier for academics and managers to search for individual student records and produce reports. SCRIPT continues to be the main online resource for prescribing and PSA preparation at our medical school.”

Dr. Tony Sampson, Assoc Professor in Clinical Pharmacology, University of Southampton

“The use of SCRIPT has significantly contributed towards an enhancement in the MBChB curriculum themes of therapeutics, patient safety and prescribing knowledge within the Liverpool School of Medicine. We feel that positive student feedback for these themes and an improvement in the fifth year performance within the national Prescribing Safety Assessment are both strong indicators that this platform is an effective addition to our learning and self-assessment resources. “

Paul Duvall, Director of Technology Enhanced Learning, University of Liverpool

“SCRIPT has influenced my attitude towards Prescribing - it's made me always double check everything for myself prior to, during and after Prescribing. This has increased my confidence to pick up mistakes and errors.”

Undergraduate medical student

“It helped to prompt me to think about prescribing - without SCRIPT there would not be much opportunity to learn about prescribing apart from being proactive on the wards.”

Undergraduate medical student

“I'd also just like to say the SCRIPT e-learning package is great! (And that's coming from an e-learning sceptic). Very thorough, and should save some lives by reducing prescription errors by junior docs.”

Undergraduate medical student

"It’s made me a better doctor."

Foundation Doctor

"Particularly like the ‘bath tub’ analogy used to illustrate actions of ACE inhibitors on the kidney, revolutionised my understanding!"

Foundation Doctor

“It’s filled gaps in my knowledge. It covers everything I need to know at my level.”

Foundation Doctor

“After doing one module, I realised I had made an error in converting a dose of lithium from tablets to liquid. I was able to contact the patient and correct the error.”

Foundation Doctor

“I went back to the toolkit when I was unsure with regards to prescribing a drug in a patient on the ward with renal impairment.”

Foundation Doctor

“I did NOT know you should reduce the dose of paracetamol for an adult weighing less than 50kg!”

Foundation Doctor

“Perioperative prescribing has been the most useful and practically applicable module I have undertaken thus far – very useful”

Foundation Doctor

Relevance to Practice

Frameworks

  • General Medical Council
    Aligns with GMC Standards in ‘Promoting excellence: standards for medical education and training’ (2015)
  • Health Education England
    Recommended as a key educational strategy in Health Education England report on ‘Combating antimicrobial resistance’ (2017)

Awards

  • Patient Safety Awards 2013
    Winner of Improving Safety in Medicine Management category
    (Foundation SCRIPT)
  • Patient Safety Awards 2013
    Finalist in Education and Training category
    (Foundation SCRIPT)
  • BMJ Improving Health Awards 2012
    Finalist: Excellence in Healthcare Education
    (Foundation SCRIPT)

Used across the UK

by Foundation Schools in the following regions…

  • West Midlands
  • East Midlands
  • East of England
  • Kent, Surrey & Sussex
  • North Central & East London
  • North East
  • North West
  • North West London
  • South London
  • South West
  • Thames Valley
  • Wessex
  • Yorkshire and Humber
  • Northern Ireland
  • Wales

Learning Content

47 modules in 7 categories

Principles of Prescribing
  • Prescription Documentation
  • Prescribing and Therapeutics in Foundation Training
  • Fundamentals of Pharmacology
  • Taking a Safe and Effective Drug History
  • Adherence and Concordance
  • Clinical Kinetics
  • Dosing and Calculation
  • Formulation and Administration
  • Prescribing in Infection
  • Utilising the BNF(C)
Managing the Risks of Prescribing
  • Adverse Drug Reactions
  • Medication Errors
  • Monitoring Drug Therapy
  • Drug Interactions
  • Toxic Tablets
  • Parenteral Poisons
Therapeutic Groups
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Diabetes
  • Psychiatric Symptom Management in General Hospital Settings
  • Anticoagulation
  • Infection in Secondary Care
  • Management of Pain
  • Heart Failure
  • Cardiac Dysrhythmias
  • Epilepsy
  • Drugs of Misuse
  • Rheumatology
Advanced Prescribing
  • Prescribing at the Interface and Team Prescribing
  • Managing Complications of Anticancer Therapies
  • Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Prescribing in Medical Emergencies
  • Drug Allergy and Anaphylaxis
  • Poisoning
  • Cardiac Arrest
  • Fluids
  • Diabetic Emergencies
  • Sepsis
Prescribing in Special Circumstances
  • Perioperative Prescribing
  • Prescribing in Hepatic Dysfunction
  • Prescribing in Renal Dysfunction
  • Prescribing in Older Adults
  • Prescribing in Pregnancy
  • Prescribing in Breastfeeding
  • Paediatric Prescribing
  • Dementia Friendly Prescribing
Clinical Governance
  • Rational Drug Choice
  • Root Cause Analysis
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