Sources And Types Of Law

Question 1

What are the 3 types of law ?

Answer 1

• criminal
• civil
• adminstrative

Question 2

What happens if criminal law of broken ?

Answer 2

• investigated , arrested and prosecuted under judicial system

Question 3

What is the Medicines Act 1968 ?

Answer 3

• prosecution after failing to supervise sale of pharmacy only medicines

Question 4

What does civil law regulate ?

Answer 4

• regulates rights between citizens or citizens against the state or corporate bodies

Question 5

What action does an individual take in a civil law case ?

Answer 5

• individual makes a claim or sues the other person in relation to wrongs or harms

Question 6

What are common examples of civil cases in healthcare ?

Answer 6

• clinical negligence, breach of confidentiality, treating without consent

Question 7

What type of insurance must practicing pharmacists have ?

Answer 7

• must have professional indemnity insurance

Question 8

What is administrative law ?

Answer 8

• part of civil - supervisory role that courts exercise in relation to activities of public bodies

Question 9

How are shortfalls in administrative justice addressed?

Answer 9

• through tribunals and inquiries

Question 10

What does it mean to act unlawfully under administrative law?

Answer 10

• Acting in violation of stipulated laws.

Question 11

How does administrative law impact pharmacists?

Answer 11

• it affects how professional misbehavior is handled and includes issues like breaches of NHS pharmaceutical services contracts

Question 12

What is a Green Paper?

Answer 12

• discussion document or a precursor to firm
  statements of policy ‘white papers’

Question 13

What is white paper ?

Answer 13

• document outlining objectives and strategic directions on a policy

Question 14

What can white papers lead to ?

Answer 14

• can lead to legislative change

Question 15

What is primary legislation ?

Answer 15

• acts of parliament

Question 16

What is secondary legislation ?

Answer 16

• including regulations, directions, orders, codes

Question 17

How does the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 demonstrate secondary legislation?

Answer 17

• it allows parliament to set out regulations about prescribing, storage, and record-keeping for medicines covered by the act

Question 18

What is the Medicines Act 1968 an example of?

Answer 18

• primary legislation that uses delegated legislation to define medicines as POMs, Ps, or GSLs
  (General sales list) under the Prescription Only Medicines Order.

Question 19

What does criminal law describe ?

Answer 19

• describes the rules that have arisen after going through the parliamentary process

Question 20

What is case law ?

Answer 20

• legal position taken based on cases or previous decisions made in similar situations

Question 21

What is the role of the GPhC ?

Answer 21

• independent regulator for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy premises.

Question 22

What are the key legislations ?

Answer 22

• Medicines Act 1968
  • The Human Medicines Regulations 2012
  • Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
  • Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021
  (following UK departure from EU)

Question 23

What significant change did the Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 bring after Brexit ?

Answer 23

• gave the Secretary of State greater powers to amend the regulatory framework for human and veterinary medicines, as well as medical devices in the UK, following the UK’s departure from the EU
• established a new commissioner for patient safety