Society consults on a code of ethics for pharmacy technicians
As part of a programme of work to enable the Royal Pharmaceutical Society to register pharmacy technicians, the Society and the Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK have started consultation on a proposed code of ethics for technicians.
The Society says that if it registers pharmacy technicians it will need
a set of standards that registrants will be expected to meet. The Society’s
Law and Ethics Committee looked at the possibility of adjusting the Code
of Ethics for pharmacists to accommodate technicians as well as well
as pharmacists, but agreed that it was more appropriate to develop a
separate code. The committee set up a small working party to carry out
the detailed drafting, including members of the Society’s Council
and two representatives of the technicians’ association.
The proposed code, which largely mirrors the pharmacists’ code,
is set out in a four-page pull-out (PDF 90K)
in the centre of this issue of The
Journal, along with an introductory explanation and a questionnaire
form. Copies of the document will be made available to download from
the Society’s
website and a version is also being published by the
technicians’ association. The closing date for comments is 7 May.
Any queries about the draft code should be directed to David Pruce, Director
of Practice and Quality Improvement, at the Society’s headquarters
(tel 020 7572 2358; e-mail david.pruce@rpsgb.org).
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