Week 2 Flashcards
What is standard 1?
Pharmacy professionals must provide person-cantered care
What is standard 2?
Pharmacy professionals must work in partnership with others
What is standard 3?
Pharmacy professionals must communicate effectively
What is standard 4?
Pharmacy professionals must maintain, develop and use their professionals knowledge and skills
What is standard 5?
Pharmacy professionals must use their professional judgement
What is standard 6?
Pharmacy professionals must behave in a professional manner
What is standard 7?
Pharmacy professionals must respect and maintain a persons confidentiality and privacy
What is standard 8?
Pharmacy professionals must speak up when they have concerns or when things go wrong
What is standard 8?
Pharmacy professionals must speak up when they have concerns or when things go wrong
What is standard 9?
Pharmacy professionals must demonstrate leadership
What is fitness to practice?
Skills
Knowledge
Character
Health
What is the legislation for fitness to practice?
Pharmacy order 2010
What are some examples of wrongdoings in pharmacy?
Serious unprofessionalism or inappropriate behaviour
Dishonesty or fraud
Working under the influence of drug or drinks
What are the stages of action taken in the wrongdoings for pharmacy professionals?
Stage 1) we receive a concern
Stage 2) we investigate a concern
Stage 3) investigating committee
Stage 4) fitness to practice committee
What do you expect to happen when you act as a witness at each stage of action taken?
Stage 1) we will contact you to ask what happened
Stage 2) we will ask you to give a formal statement
Stage 3) we will tell you the outcome the committee decides
Stage 4) we will arrange with you to give evidence at the hearing
How is fitness to practice reviewed?
Annual declaration
Complete revalidation records
What are the possible outcomes for the first step in the wrongdoings of pharmacists?
close the case
pass it on to another regulator or agency
begin an investigation
What are the possible outcomes for the second step in the wrongdoings of pharmacists?
visiting site, speaking to the pharmacy proffesional involved and identifying any witnesses
aim to complete investigations within three to nine months
interim orders allow for a pharmacy proffesionals registration to be suspended
what is the threshold criteria for a case to be reffered to the IC?
Conduct
Health
Public interest
What are the possible outcomes for the third step in the wrongdoings of pharmacists?
private meeting that considers written evidence
usually include four people
Outcomes:
take no action
give advice to pharmacist
issue a warning
agree undertakings
practise is impaired
refer to an FtPC
What are the possible outcomes for the fourth step in the wrongdoings of pharmacists?
commitee will hold a hearing in public
balance of probabilities
decision is called a determination
Outcomes the same as step 3
how long do you have to wait to reapply?
five years
