ENGLISH PHARMACY BOARD MEETING: 11 APRIL 2019: Professional standards update

摘要

On 11 April 2019,the Royal Pharmaceutical Society(RPS)English Pharmacy Board(EPB)met at the Society's London offices.Guests at the meeting included: Sue Kilby,chair of the RPS Industrial Pharmacists’Forum;Tahmina Rokib,RPS ambassador;and Rahul Singhal,a member of the RPS Hospital Expert Advisory Group.Paul Bennett and Ash Soni,chief executive and president of the RPS,respectively,were also present at the meeting,as was Robbie Turner,the Society's director of pharmacy and member experience.Heidi Wright,the Society's English practice and policy lead,said that Team England's diabetes policy document was being finalised ahead of its campaign launch later this quarter.She explained how the policy now focused only on type 2 diabetes and considers the role of pharmacists in prevention,early detection and management.Sandra Gidley chair of the EPB,noted the EPB's thanks to board member Mahendra Patel who had been”dogged in his devotion to this task”,she said.Regional liaison pharmacists Amandeep Doll and Nicola Gray briefed attendees on plans towards a systems leadership campaign,with a toolkit set for launch at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress,which will be held in London in June 2019.The campaign will aim to increase awareness of the clinical and leadership skills of pharmacists in multidisciplinary teams.”We want to deliver a resource for members that puts system leadership into perspective,including how to identify future system leaders,”Doll said.