The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 276 No 7394 p385
1 April 2006

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Continuing professional development (CPD)

No time to record it

From Mr A. Jukes, MRPharmS

I sympathise with Peter Penson — what a disappointment (PJ, 18 March, p322). I agree with the concept of professional development and the need to have a competent skills base to carry out your duties as a pharmacist. However, in reality, I spend all day at work providing professional services to patients and most employers do not allocate continuing professional development time due to pressure on resources. I undertake CPD frequently but never have time to record it, because in my own time I like to have a life outside work. It is good to have a balance.

I wonder how all this will pan out. My CPD pack is still unopened after two years. Two days after my birthday I received a card from the post office saying I had a parcel to collect — a present I thought — excellent.

Imagine my deflation when I trotted away from the post office with another pile of paperwork I would not have time to tackle. Here we are and how right I was. So Mr Penson, I am with you on that one.

Andrew Jukes
Brighton, East Sussex

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