Pharmacists' Defence Association

Execution is key when it comes to centralised dispensing in community pharmacy

Proposals to amend legislation so that the playing field is levelled for all pharmacies to use centralised dispensing is the right move if pharmacists are to provide more clinical services.…

Pharmacy leaders cautious over UK government plans for hub-and-spoke dispensing

Government proposals to relax medicines legislation to allow greater use of centralised dispensing – also known as hub and spoke dispensing – have been cautiously welcomed by pharmacy leaders, although they warned it could pose a threat to the existing pharmacy network if the change was …

Technicians are seeking powers that would threaten patient safety, claims PDA

A row is brewing between pharmacists and technicians about the potential tasks pharmacy technicians can perform unsupervised when the pharmacist is away from the workplace.…

Review of fitness-to-practise cases suggests pharmacy regulator acts fairly

Pharmacists are likely to be dealt with fairly if they find themselves up before the professional regulator’s fitness-to-practise committee, according to published research.…

Student fitness to practise procedures should be more consistent, RPS conference told

Inconsistency in the way fitness to practise cases are dealt with between different universities may be cause for concern, Mark Pitt of the Pharmacists’ Defence Association told conference audience.…