Chronic disease management: RCSI aptitude test practice questions
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Chronic disease management on the RCSI theory paper
Self-management support, integrated care programmes, health promotion and psychosocial approaches.
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Question 1
Who is eligible for the HSE CDM programme?
- APeople aged 65 or over with any chronic disease
- BMedical or GP visit card holders with a covered condition
- CAll adults registered with a GP, whatever their card status
- DPatients discharged from hospital in the last year with any chronic disease
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Answer: B. HSE: the CDM programme is for patients with a medical card or GP visit card who have one of the covered chronic diseases. Private patients are not currently covered.
Source: HSE: GP chronic disease programme makes a difference for 400,000 people (2025)
Question 2
How often are patients reviewed under the CDM programme, and what is distinctive about the timing?
- AOnce a year, timed to coincide with the annual flu vaccination
- BTwice a year, scheduled when the patient is well
- CAfter each flare-up or hospital discharge
- DEvery 3 months, by telephone call from the practice nurse
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Answer: B. HSE: structured reviews take place twice yearly with the GP and practice nurse, scheduled when the patient is well rather than unwell, so care is planned and preventive rather than reactive.
Source: HSE: GP chronic disease programme makes a difference for 400,000 people (2025)
Question 3
What proportion of CDM programme patients reviewed in the first half of 2024 had attended an emergency department in the previous six months, compared with the general population?
- A16% versus 7.6%
- B50% versus 10%
- C25% versus 30%
- D7.6% versus 16%
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Answer: D. HSE: 7.6% of CDM patients reviewed in the first half of 2024 had attended an emergency department in the previous six months, compared with a 16% attendance rate in the general population (Healthy Ireland 2023).
Source: HSE: GP chronic disease programme makes a difference for 400,000 people (2025)
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