Law Core Concepts & Skills 3

Question 1

Professional empowerment is about enabling professionalism. What is it about at

a. an individual level
b. a wider level?

Answer 1

Individual level - development of knowledge and skills, experience and confidence, and the cultivation of professional values and behaviours which all together imbue the pharmacist with authority, empowering and enabling professionalism.

Wider level - creating an environment around an individual to enable all of the above.

Question 2

CPD - what are the new requirements for pharmacists?

Answer 2

6 submissions per year:
4 of them need to be learning records - 2 must be planned learning and max of 2 to be unplanned learning
1 of these need to be a record of Peer Discussion
1 of these needs to a record of Reflective Account

Question 3

What are the 9 GPhC standards for pharmacy professionals?

Answer 3

1. provide person-centred care
2. work in partnership with others
3. communicate effectively
4. maintain, develop and use their professional
   knowledge and skills
5. use professional judgement
6. behave in a professional manner
7. respect and maintain the person’s
   confidentiality and privacy
8. speak up when they have concerns or when
   things go wrong
9. demonstrate leadership