Code of Ethics: revision to Part 2B: Professional Competence

Set out below is the new text of Part 2B of the Code of Ethics for Pharmacists. Changes are indicated in blue type.

Part 2B. Professional competence
The public, the profession and the NHS expect pharmacists to develop their professional performance to provide a high level of care to patients. Practising pharmacists are expected to maintain records of their continuing professional development (CPD) and make the records available for review by the Society on request. CPD records should contain evidence that practising pharmacists:

(a) continually review the skills and knowledge required for their field(s) of practice, identifies those skills or knowledge in need of development or improvement and audits their performance as part of the review;

(b) plan appropriate learning activities to address identified learning needs and implements their plans;

(c) evaluate what they have learned and effectively translates their learning into improved professional practice.