fitness to practice

Question 1

what are the different types of Sanctions

Answer 1

1. no actions
2. agree undertakings
3. warnings
4. condition of practice
5. registration suspension
6. removal from the register

Question 2

how is a no action outcome reached? what must be considered?

Answer 2

the fitness to practice committee must consider whether the outcome has breached professional stands or undermined public confidence if no sanction was handed out

Question 3

what may committee also consider on removal of someone from the register

Answer 3

is the committee agrees of removal of someone from the register, they may also impose interims to stop a pharmacist from working until a decision has been met

Question 4

What does the agree undertakings sanction entail?

Answer 4

Promises are made by a registrant who admits their FtP is currently impaired
An example is that they will now not dispense CDs unsupervised

Question 5

can conditions of practice last up to 3 years?

Answer 5

yes

Question 6

how long does a registration suspension last ?

Answer 6

up to 12 months

Question 7

why are the purpose of sanctions?

Answer 7

to protect the public

to maintain convince of the public in the profession

to with professional standards of conduct and behaviour within the profession

Question 8

describe the stages of assessing a FtP

Answer 8

1. GpHc will investigate the case
2. look at the case in more detail if they could not close it in stage 1
3. passed to the investigative committee
4. FtP hearing which is public