Law and Ethics Flashcards
List 6 reasons as to why a pharmacist may not be ‘fit to practice’
1) Misconduct
2) Deficient professional performance/lack competence
3) Adverse physical/mental health
4) Failure to comply with requirement imposed by assessor
5) Conviction of criminal offence or caution
6) If another health/social care regulator stated registrant not fit to practice
What is the FTP committee job? 4 REASONS - Presentation…
1) Protect the public
2) Declare and uphold proper standards of conduct
3) Maintain public confidence in the profession
4) Register disapproval of unprofessional conduct
Where do FTP issues get passed from and to if necessary?
FROM the Investigatory Committee
TO the Appeals Committee
Investigating committee can do one of 4 things with a case…
1) Take no further action
2) Give a warning
3) Give advice
4) Pass it on to the FTP committee or GPHC
The FTP committee can decide to take one of FIVE actions.
What are they?
When is FTP classed as NOT impaired?
1) Advice - FTP not impaired
2) Warning - FTP not impaired
3) Conditions imposed on practice up to 3 yrs
4) Suspension up to 1 yr
5) Remove from register
Potential applicants for pharmacist roles must have their health considered. This can be done by… (4)
1) Self-declaration
2) Health questionnaire
3) Medical/occupational health record
4) Testimonials and statements
What is professionalism?
- Extent to which member of the occupation exhibits characteristics of a profession
What are the 7 principals of GPhC Standards of ethics, conduct and performance?
1) Make patients first concern
2) Prof judgement in interest of patient & public
3) Respect for others
4) Encourage patients participate in decisions
5) Develop prof knowledge and competence
6) Honest and trustworthy
7) Responsibility for working practices
What are ethics of a profession?
- Principles written or unwritten
- Accepted by any profession as basis for proper behaviour
What do we mean by ‘moral’?
- Aspect that reflects rightfull/wrongfullness of an action
- Morals = qualities that are good/bad and conform to behavioural standards
What are ‘ethical norms’?
- Rules or behaviour to be complied with
- Used to evaluate or direct human conduct
What is ‘Deontological’ ethics?
- Duty-based ethics
- Some acts = right or wrong because of the sorts of things they are
- Have a duty to act accordingly, regardless of the good or bad consequences that may be produced.
What is ‘Consequentialist’ ethics?
- Opposite of deontological ethics
- Favouring action will achieve best possible consequence as result
- Not nature of action but outcome that is relevant
What is ‘Virtue’ ethics?
- Person rather than action based
- Looks at virtue or moral character of person carrying out an action, rather than at ethical duties and rules, or the consequences of particular actions.
Georgetown Mantra comprises…
- Beneficence
- Non-maleficence
- Respect for autonomy
- Justice
What is ‘respect for autonomy’?
- Right to make one’s own decisions
What does ‘justice’ mean in the context of healthcare?
- Distributive allocation of resource
- Denial of treatment?
List the stages in the 4 step approach to good decision making… (FORUM!)
1) Gather relevant facts
2) Prioritise and ascribe values
3) Generate options
4) Choose an option
What is ‘capacity’?
- Ability of person to make decisions that may have consequences for themselves/others affected by decision
