Industry Regulations Flashcards

Under the Working Time Regulations 1998 (as amended for doctors in training), what is the maximum average weekly working hours a trainee doctor can be required to work?

Answer: 48 hours

The Working Time Regulations cap average weekly hours at 48, averaged over a reference period, for all workers including doctors in training.

A patient requests access to their medical records under which piece of legislation?

Answer: Data Protection Act 2018 / UK GDPR

Living patients access their own health records as personal data under the Data Protection Act 2018 (UK GDPR), which superseded earlier access legislation for this purpose.

Which of the following is a Caldicott Guardian's PRIMARY role within an NHS organisation?

Answer: Protecting patient information and ensuring lawful data sharing

The Caldicott Guardian acts as the conscience of the organisation, safeguarding patient information and ensuring it is used appropriately and lawfully.

Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, which duty does an NHS employer owe to its employees?

Answer: Duty to ensure health, safety and welfare so far as is reasonably practicable

The Act imposes a duty to ensure health, safety, and welfare 'so far as is reasonably practicable' — a qualified, not absolute, standard.

A doctor is concerned about a colleague's fitness to practise due to a substance misuse problem. Which GMC principle is most relevant to their professional obligation?

Answer: Raise and act on concerns about patient safety

GMC Good Medical Practice requires doctors to act on concerns about a colleague's conduct or health if it puts patients at risk.

Which organisation maintains the national database used to confirm that a medical professional is registered and licensed to practise in the UK?

Answer: General Medical Council

The GMC maintains the UK Medical Register, which records all licensed and registered doctors.

An NHS trust wishes to share patient identifiable data with a university for research. Under UK GDPR, which legal basis is most commonly relied upon for this type of processing?

Answer: Public task / public interest (Article 6(1)(e)) combined with health research condition

Research use of health data typically relies on public task or public interest (Article 6(1)(e)) plus Schedule 1, Part 1 of the DPA 2018 for special category health data.