1. ‘If you want to vent, don’t do it in front of a trainee.’ This was one of the quotes of the year, but who said it?
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a. Dr Chaand Nagpaul
b. Dr Arvind Madan
c. Professor Clare Gerada
d. Professor Helen Stokes Lampard
2. Many GPs were surprised in May after their computers were affected by the Wanna Cry ransomware. But how many ‘bitcoin’ were the hackers demanding?
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a. 10
b. 300
c. 3,000
d. 10,000
3. What proportion of GP practices were found to be good or outstanding after the CQC completed the first round of inspections in May?
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a. 30%
b. 70%
c. 90%
d. 100%
4. In March, the wife of which Leicester City footballer endeared herself to GP receptionists everywhere by remarking that they were ‘stuck-up and rude’ and she had ‘yet to come across a pleasant one’?
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a. Jamie Vardy
b. Danny Simpson
c. Andy King
d. Harry Maguire
5. Which of the following treatments was NOT recommended for inclusion on a black list by NHS England this year?
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a. Co-proxamol
b. Pregabalin
c. Immediate-release fentanyl
d. Liothyronine
6. By which new terminology are GPs to be referred to in Scotland?
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a. Community health specialists
b. Primary care practitioners
c. Roving geriatricians
d. Expert medical generalists
7. Who was top of Pulse’s Power 50 list in September?
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a. Professor Helen Stokes Lampard
b. Dr Zoe Norris
c. Jeremy Hunt
d. Dr Richard Vautrey
8. The health secretary made a very important announcement at the RCGP Conference in Liverpool this year. But what was it all about?
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a. Doctors being handcuffed to the NHS for four years after qualification
b. A ‘state-backed’ indemnity scheme for GPs
c. GPs carrying out driving checks in all over-75s
d. His resignation
9. What proportion of patients diagnosed with asthma probably don’t have the disease, according to NICE this year?
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a. A quarter
b. A third
c. Half
d. Three-quarters
10. What Pulse story was described as ‘shocking’ by shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth this month?
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a. Record rises in practice closures
b. A fall in the number of GPs
c. A third of GP practices looking at closing their lists
d. NHS chief executive Simon Stevens forgetting his own name
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