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Consultation Response on Independent Prescribers
Thu 23rd February 2017
The GPhC is considering relaxing rules to allow pharmacist independent prescribers to supervise those in training. As experts in medicines, it makes sense for the profession to be able to do that.
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PSNI Consultation on Pharmacist Prescriber Register Annotation
Tue 17th January 2017
The Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is consulting on legal changes in relation to the annotation of the register of pharmacists who are qualified as independent prescribers, and corresponding changes for supplementary prescribers to ensure a consistent legislative approach to the two groups.
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GPhC CPD Sampling Consultation
Wed 2nd November 2016
The GPhC proposed to change the way it samples registrants' CPD records - reducing the minimum sample size to 2.5% each year. The PDA called for research to assess whether CPD recording was of material benefit to the public and raised serious questions about the GPhC's approach to the consultation.
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Consultation on Pharmaceutical Services Regulations in Northern Ireland
Wed 2nd November 2016
The Department of Health in Northern Ireland consulted on legal changes to enable prescriptions from therapeutic radiographers and registered dieticians to be dispensed, and to allow community pharmacy contractors to refuse to provide services to patients (or those accompanying them) if they are violent or threaten violence or a criminal offence.
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PDA concerned that proposed GPhC Standards for Pharmacists provide support to multiples
July 2016
The PDA has responded to the GPhC's consultation on proposed new 'Standards for Pharmacy Professionals'.
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PDA makes proposals on Pharmacy Regulation in Northern Ireland
Wed 29th June 2016
The PDA questions the rationale behind proposals relating to the future of pharmacy regulation in Northern Ireland.
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PDA Response to Department of Health Hub and Spoke Consultation
Tue 17th May 2016
The PDA responded to a consultation on 'Hub and spoke' dispensing, proposals to put the prices of medicines on dispensing labels and other amendments to the Human Medicines Regulations 2012
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GP Federation Employees – Consultation on Access to Pension Scheme in Northern Ireland
Tue 26th April 2016
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) in Northern Ireland consulted on changes to enable employees of GP federations to access to the Health and Social Care pension scheme.
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PDA Criticizes RPS Position on Decriminalisation
February 2016
In its consultation response PDA takes issue with RPS view that inadvertent errors have been decriminalised.
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PDA Raises Issues with Employer PI Insurance
January 2016
The PDA raised issues with employer-provided PI insurance and Contingent Medical Malpractice insurance within its response to a recent GPhC consultation. We point out that these may not provide the assurances that the GPhC and the public are looking for.