Demand for places on supplementary prescribing courses falls
There is some concern about uptake of places on supplementary prescribing courses that are currently recruiting, Scottish branch secretaries and chairmen heard at their annual meeting in Edinburgh on 16 June.
David Thomson, chairman, Scottish Executive, said that there are a number
of reasons for this, including an application form that is viewed as
difficult to complete, some GPs having misunderstood what is required
of them during the 12-day supervisory period, new graduates being excluded
due to the requirement that pharmacists need to have two years of practice
experience before enrolling on a course and funding arrangements not
yet being in place.
Mr Thomson asked branch secretaries to encourage members to become involved.
The meeting agreed that when full details of the new contract are announced
it will become clear what pharmacists can expect to receive as supplementary
prescribers and this will increase demand for places on supplementary
prescribing courses.
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