Law

Government launches double consultation on dispensing errors legislation and role of responsible and superintendent pharmacists

The government has launched a consultation on extending the new defence for dispensing errors from community pharmacists to other parts of the profession, and a second consultation on clarification of how registered pharmacies should be governed.…

Hard Brexit could wipe out UK’s parallel trade in pharmaceuticals

A hard Brexit would eliminate the UK’s parallel pharmaceutical distribution market, according to legal counsel to the British Association of European Pharmaceutical Distributors.…

Arbitration body ends Boots-BPA deal

Bargaining arrangements between Boots and the Boots Pharmacists’ Association have been terminated by the body responsible for resolving collective workplace disputes.…

Homeopathy legal challenge fails

A legal attempt to overturn NHS England’s decision to reduce NHS prescribing of homeopathic products has failed.…

Prescription couriers not breaking data protection rules, Community Pharmacy Scotland reassures

Pharmacists in Scotland have been reassured that companies delivering their prescriptions will not be breaking new data protection rules.…

Government unlawfully withheld information on community pharmacy cuts, Court of Appeal told

Lawyers acting for the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiation Committee criticised the government’s handling of the introduction of community pharmacy cuts in 2016, at the appeal hearing into a judge’s refusal to order a judicial review into the cuts.…

How pharmacists can comply with GDPR

Pharmacies could be heavily fined if they break new data protection rules. Here is a quick guide on how to stay within the law.…

Campaigners seek judicial review of NHS accountable care organisations

The High Court has begun hearing a case brought by health campaigners for a judicial review of the creation of accountable care organisations by the NHS in England.…

Appeals on pharmacy cuts judicial review to be heard

Appeals against a judge’s refusal to grant a judicial review into government community pharmacy funding cuts are to be heard from 22 May 2018.…

Community pharmacies should appoint data protection officers, PSNC advises

Community pharmacy contractors should begin the process of appointing a data protection officer to ensure compliance with the UK Data Protection Act 2018, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has said.…