| (1) Responsible pharmacist: views sought
The Department of Health has launched
its formal consultation on the “responsible pharmacist”.
Dawn Connelly looks at the background to the consultation and gives
an overview of the issues on which views are being sought over
the next 12 weeks
Pharmaceutical Journal, 2007;279;494 (3 November 2007)
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Responsible pharmacist proposals need exploration (News)
Proposals within the Government's consultation
on the responsible pharmacist will need to be explored to see what
impact they might have and what safeguards should be put in place,
said Sue Sharpe, chief executive of the Pharmaceutical Services
Negotiating Committee, at its community pharmacy conference held
in Birmingham this week
Pharmaceutical Journal, 2007;279;487 (3 November 2007)
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Will some pharmacists be more equal? (Broad
spectrum)
At the beginning of George Orwell's novel
'Animal farm', the inhabitants of the farm are told that 'all animals
are equal'. By the end of the book this has changed, almost without
them noticing, to reveal that 'all animals are equal, but some animals
are more equal than others'
Pharmaceutical Journal, 2007;279;496 (3 November 2007)
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(2) Qualifications and experience needed to become a responsible pharmacist
The consultation on the responsible
pharmacist regulations looks at issues around absence from the
pharmacy as well as the qualifications and experience needed to
be a responsible pharmacist. Dawn Connelly reports
Pharmaceutical Journal, 2007;279;524 (10 November 2007)
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The “responsible pharmacist” — good for pharmacists
and good for patients (Broad spectrum)
The recent announcement of a consultation on the subject of the responsible pharmacist is provoking much debate. Pharmacists have always been responsible for their actions. The courts and the Statutory Committee have seen to that. However, just what is this new development all about?
Pharmaceutical Journal, 2007;279;527 (10 November 2007)
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(3) Responsible pharmacist: what should be in the procedures and record?
The responsible pharmacist consultation
dedicates two chapters to what the pharmacy procedures and record
should cover. Dawn Connelly reports
Pharmaceutical Journal, 2007;279;558 (17 November 2007)
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Why it is important to respond to the responsible pharmacist consultation (Broad spectrum)
The responsible pharmacist consultation is one of the most interesting to imprint itself on the profession in a long time. I must admit that if I were not on the (English Pharmacy) board I would probably not have read it and this is why I have given myself the task of trying to persuade as many people as possible to respond
Pharmaceutical Journal, 2007;279;561 (17 November 2007)
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(4) Pharmacists could be responsible for more than one pharmacy in future
This final article in our series on
the responsible pharmacist consultation looks at the circumstances
in which a pharmacist can be responsible for more than one pharmacy,
the role of guidance to support the changes and the time needed
to prepare for them. Dawn Connelly reports
Pharmaceutical Journal, 2007;279;582 (24 November 2007)
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