Professional Regulation Flashcards
What are the key pieces of legislation underpinning pharmacy regulation?
2007 White Paper: Trust, Assurance and Safety: The Regulation of Health Professionals in the 21st Century
*Pharmacy Order 2010* The Pharmacy (Premises Standards, Information Obligations, etc.) Order 2016
General Pharmaceutical Council (Constitution) Order 2010
Which 5 principles underpin all professional regulations
- Overriding interest should be safety and quality of care that patients receive from health professionals
- The regulator needs to demonstrate impartiality => independent regulator
- About both sustaining, assuring and improving standards, as well as identifying and addressing poor practice or behaviour
- Should not create unnecessary burdens but be proportionate to risks and benefits
- Recognises need for system that ensures the strength and integrity of UK health professionals, and is flexible and effective
What are the two arms of the pharmaceutical professional body
The General Pharmaceutical council (regulatory body) and the royal pharmaceutical society (professional body) - only split in 2010
What types of memberships exist for the royal Pharmaceutical Society
Member (MRPharmS) - Currently or ever been registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC (or previous regulator, i.e. RPSGB).
Fellow (FRPharmS) - Awarded to a member of not less than 12 years’ standing who has made an outstanding contribution to pharmacy
Associate (ARPharmS) - Applicable to those who hold a degree in pharmacy from an institution recognised by the Society but not (yet) eligible to become a Member
Pharmaceutical scientist - Working in basic, applied or social sciences related to pharmacy
Student - Studying for degree in pharmacy at institute recognised by RPS. Joint membership of British Pharmaceutical Students Association (BPSA)
What do the 8 different part of the pharmacy order 2010 relate to
PART 1. Preliminary PART 2. The Council and its Committees PART 3. Registered Pharmacies: Standards in retail pharmacies PART 4. Registration PART 5. Education, training and acquisition of experience and continuing professional development PART 6. Fitness to practise PART 7. Proceedings PART 8. Miscellaneous
What is the GPhC for
It’s the regulator in GB for:
Pharmacists
Pharmacy technicians
Pharmacy premises
The GPhC is body corporate
What are the duties of the GPhC
The main objective is to protect, promote and maintain the health, safety and well-being of members of the public by ensuring that those persons carrying on a retail pharmacy business at a registered pharmacy adhere to standards
What is the principle function around the GPhC register
To establish and maintain register of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and premises at which retail pharmacy business is, or is to be, operated
What are the GPhCs principle function for standards and fitness to practice
To set and promote standards for the safe and effective practice of pharmacy at registered pharmacies
To set requirements by reference to which registrants must demonstrate that their fitness to practise is not impaired
To promote the safe and effective practice of pharmacy by registrants (including, for example, by reference to any code of conduct for, and ethics relating to, pharmacy)
To set standards and requirements in respect of the education, training, acquisition of experience and continuing professional development that it is necessary for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
to achieve in order to be entered in the Register or
to receive an annotation in the Register and to maintain competence
To ensure the continued fitness to practise of registrants
What is the structure of the GPhC council
14 members, including the chairman.
7 lay members, 7 registrant members
No places reserved specifically for
each of the professions regulated by the GPhC
nor for specific sectors of practice
Reserved places for at least one member who lives or works mainly, or wholly, in each country within Great Britai
What is the GPhC registrar
Council appoint fit & proper person to be Registrar
(Council may appoint a Deputy Registrar)
The Registrar may authorise a Deputy Registrar or an employee of the Council to act for the Registrar in any matter
True false
Pharmacy technicians dont need to be registered with the gphc
False - technicians must be registered along with
Part 1. Pharmacists (protected title)
Part 2. Pharmacy technicians (protected title)
Part 3. Registered pharmacy premises
(Training premises)
What is the definition of a practicing pharmacist
A practicing pharmacist is - if whilst acting in the capacity of or purporting to be a pharmacist or a pharmacy technician, that person does any work or gives any advice in relation to the preparation, assembly, dispensing, sale, supply or use of medicines, the science of medicines, the practice of pharmacy or the provision of healthcare
What needs to occur before a pharmacist can enter the register
Registrar must be satisfied that:
Person is appropriately qualified*
- Their fitness to practise is not impaired
- Where necessary, they meet additional requirements (if any) relating to education, training or experience, as considered appropriate
AND: Prescribed fee has been paid
What does it mean to be appropriately qualified as a pharmacist
UK recognised pharmacist qualifications
UK MPharm or OSPAP
+ pre-reg year in England, Scotland or Wales + GPhC exam
+ pre-reg year in Northern Ireland + PSNI exam
European Economic Area (EEA) qualified pharmacists
Directive 2005/36/EC compliant
Application to have qualification recognised
Overseas qualified pharmacists
Overseas Pharmacist Assessment Programme (OSPAP)
12 months pre-reg + Registration assessment
