gphc standards and guidances

Question 1

what are the 9 gphc standards for pharmacy professionals?

Answer 1

1. person centred care
2. work in partnership
3. communicate
4. professional knowledge
5. professional judgement
6. behave in professional manner
7. pt confidentiality
8. speak up with concerns
9. leadership

Question 2

what must be submitted to the gphc during the first year of registration renewal?

Answer 2

4 cpds - 2 must be planned learning

Question 3

what must be submitted to the gphc during the 2nd year of registration renewal?

Answer 3

4 cpd [2 must be planned]
peer discussion
reflective account

Question 4

what must be submitted to the gphc when continuing professional development?

Answer 4

2 types of learning planned and unplanned

Question 5

what level must pharmacies be expected to get for nhs information governance requirements?
[the levels are 1-3]

Answer 5

2

Question 6

who has capacity to consent?

who is presumed and who is not presumed?

Answer 6

adults and young ppl aged 16/17 are PRESUMED to have capacity

children not presumed to have capacity to consent and they must demonstrate competence

Question 7

which analysis must be conducted when reviewing an error that a pharmacy has conducted unto a patient?

Answer 7

root cause analysis

Question 8

must record the findings of a root cause analysis using CHAPS. explain this

Answer 8

c - conditions of pharmacy at the time
h - health of the pharmacist and team
a - assistance was the rp working alone or not
p - prescription recovered from the file or is it a copy
s - systems used for dispensing and checking must be reviewed

Question 9

can a pharmacy be open to the public if the rp is not present?

Answer 9

no

Question 10

what is the maximum time a rp can be absent from midnight to midnight? [for all pharmacists that day, not each]

Answer 10

2 hours

Question 11

what activties can you do when the rp is present and under their supervision?

Answer 11

sell p lines
clinical check
handing out dispensed medicines
emergency supply etc

Question 12

what activities can you do when an rp has signed in but is physically absent?

Answer 12

• Generating a dispensing label
  • Taking medicines off the dispensary shelves
  • Assembly of the item (e.g. counting tablets)
  • Labelling of containers with the dispensing label
  • Accuracy checking