Pharmacy, Pharmacists & the NHS

1841 Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain was formed (Royal charter gained in 1843) 1868 The Pharmacy Act - now a person had to be registered to sell & dispense medication and to use the title 'pharmacist' and related titles 1880 House of Lords rule that the word 'person' under the Act did not include corporate bodies 1948 5th July 1948 - NHS was introduced dramatically increased prescription numbers 1953 All members of the Pharmaceutical Society were given the title 'pharmacist' 1967 All pharmacy students had to enrol on a degree course 1986-present date Reinvention of pharmacy• Nuffield Report - widening of services provided by pharmacists• 2010 - formation of the General Pharmaceutical Council What act are the titles protected under "Pharmaceutical chemist / Pharmaceuti- These titles are protected by the Medical druggist / Pharmaceutist / Pharma- cines Act 1968 cist" ? Once registered with the GPhC what titles do could you be? pharmacist or pharmacy technician Dispensing medicines Discharge medicines service Disposal of unwanted medicines What are essential services pharmacies Healthy Living Pharmacies (Promotion of provide? Health Lifestyles) Repeat Dispensing/ electronic repeat dispensing 1/2 What are examples of advance services? NHS Community Pharmacy Blood Pressure Check Service NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service New Medicine Service (NMS) Flu vaccination service Hepatitis C testing service Smoking cessation service Which bodies regulate pharmacists? General Pharmaceutical Council (regulatory body) Royal Pharmaceutical Society (professional body) NHS National Health Service Quality care commission Regulatory body Health care act 2022 Aims to make it easier for organisations to work together for example the organisations are forming partnerships to for integrated care systems which are backed legally which allows them to have more integrated care boards decide how the NHS budget area is spent integrated care partnerships Brings local authorities and intergrated care partnerships together to bring safety in an area What is NICE's role? improve outcome for people using NHS services 2/2