Contract 2005:what has changed in the updated regulations for England?

摘要

Readers of the NHS(Pharmaceutical Services)Regulations 2005,which introduce the long-awaited new pharmacy contract for England,will be forgiven if they think that they have imagined all the discussions about freeing up pharmacists' time for new contract services by relaxing supervision requirements.But there is a good reason for the new terms of service continuing the old requirement that NHS prescriptions must be dispensed "by or under the direct supervision of a pharmacist".The pharmacy skill-mix consultation only closed three weeks ago and no decisions have been made about what,if any,changes should be made to the way pharmacists and their staff work.