Compromising patient safety

摘要

Will patient safety be under threat,following the implementation of EU Directive 2005/36/EC? For those people not in the know,the Directive,which comes into force next week,will allow professionals from the European Economic Area and Switzerland,whose qualifications are recognised in their home countries,to practise in any other EEA country.That means,for example,a pharmacist who has trained anywhere in the EEA or Switzerland can work in Great Britain (or Northern Ireland) without being registered or can ask the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (or the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland) to join the Register free of charge.The only restriction is that the visitor is only allowed to provide services on a temporary or occasional basis.