From Mr J. Wilson, MRPharmS
SIR,—May I comment on the letter from Mrs O’Neill (PJ, September
23, p445) on the behaviour
of some locum pharmacists. Is it not time that the Society, perhaps through
its inspectorate, took a firm line with those of our colleagues who are letting
the side down? The proprietor of a scruffy, unprofessional, even dangerous pharmacy,
where dispensing errors were common, would soon find himself receiving the attentions
of the Society, so why not an unprofessional locum?
As an occasional locum pharmacist myself, I feel it is incumbent upon me to
act as though the pharmacy in which I am working, even if only for a single
morning, is my own business, and operate accordingly. I also try to operate
in a manner befitting a professional person. If this sounds pompous, then so
be it; I am certainly not embarrassed to state my point of view. If the Society
cannot or will not act, then let us hope that the newly formed Association of
Locum Pharmacy Agencies can do something.
John Wilson
Arnold, Nottinghamshire