The Pharmacy Profession Flashcards
PHARMACY REGULATION TIMELINE
2010 SPLIT OF RPSGB INTO TWO BODIES
WHAT TWO BODIES DID THE ROYAL PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN SPLIT INTO IN 2010?
General Pharmaceutical Council
Royal Pharmaceutical Society
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
- Established under Pharmacy Order in _.
- Became a legal entity on 18th March 2010.
- Assumed the role of professional _ in September 2010.
- New professional rules and standards came into force thereafter.
- There are 14 council members
- There are 7 registrants (including 6 _ and 1 pharmacy technician)
2010
Regulators
Pharmacists
FUNCTIONS OF THE GPhC
- Regulation of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy premises
- Maintenance of registers under _ Act 1968
- Standards for pharmacy education & practice
Medicines
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE GPhC?
To protect, promote and maintain the health, safety and wellbeing of members of the public in order to uphold standards and public trust in pharmacy in England, Scotland and Wales.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE GPhC
- approving qualifications for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians and accrediting education and training providers;
- maintaining a register of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy premises;
- setting standards for conduct, ethics, proficiency, education and training, and continuing professional development (CPD);
- establishing and promoting standards for the safe and effective practice of pharmacy at registered pharmacies;
- establishing fitness to practise requirements, monitoring pharmacy professionals’ fitness to practise and dealing fairly and proportionately with complaints and concerns.
WHAT ARE THE SIX GPhC VALUES?
- Be focused on improvement
- Be responsive to change
- Develop policies that are inclusive
- Be independent and fair
- Demonstrate respect for others
- Ensure that regulation is proportionate
WHAT DOES BEING CONSIDERED A ‘HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL’ RELY ON?
Relies on the individuals’ ability to conduct themselves in such a way so that they can use their specialist knowledge in line with legal, ethical and moral codes to benefit the patient and to continually keep themselves up to
PUBLIC EXPECTATIONS OF PHARMACISTS
- Treat them with dignity and respect
- Have the skills and knowledge to care for them
- Show high standards of behaviour
GPhC STANDARDS FOR PHARMACY PROFESSIONALS
Pharmacy professionals must:
- Provide person-centred care
- Work in _ with others
- _ effectively
- Maintain, develop and use their professional knowledge and skills
- Use professional judgement
- Behave in a professional manner
- Respect and maintain the person’s confidentiality and privacy
- Speak up when they have concerns or when things go wrong
- Demonstrate _.
Partnership
Communicate
Leadership
WHAT DOES THE REVALIDATION OF PHARMACY PROFESSIONALS ENSURE?
Ensures ongoing competence to practice
WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF FRAUD?
A deception deliberately practiced in order to secure unfair or unlawful gain.
THE GOOD CHARACTER FRAMEWORK (GCA)
How they are assessed - Some of the factors that are considered include:
Seriousness of conduct/behaviour
Relevance to pharmacy
When the conduct/behaviour occurred
Applicants age at the time of incident
Efforts to rehabilitate
Applicants insight (or lack of) in relation to conduct or behaviour committed
FITNESS TO PRACTICE (FtP) DECLARATIONS
- Self declaration form at the point of registration
- Declare convictions, cautions, conditional discharges, bindovers, admonishments
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