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2/21/2012
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Pharmacy Voice urges government to end "insidious" red tape blighting the profession
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Pharmacy Voice chairman Ian Facer.
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Pharmacy Voice has launched a vigorous campaign aimed at the government and designed to halt what it regards as “insidious, pointless red tape” which continues to hinder the profession at it enters a period of radical change in the NHS.
Among the issues Pharmacy Voice sought to draw ministers' attention to included bureaucratic processes surrounding dispensing, notably the law on single dispensing errors, and an “efficient” payment system for pharmacy. These views, contained in the Pharmacy Voice report 'Cutting Red Tape: Freeing Pharmacists for Front-line Care, were taken to the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, the Business Secretary Vince Cable and the Pharmacy Minister Earl Howe.
“Our dispensing process is hindered by archaic rules. Our payment system is unreliable and inefficient. There are significant administrative barriers to developing new pharmacy services. We must tackle this insidious problem,” Pharmacy Voice chairman Ian Facer said.
“We can no longer tolerate the inefficient reimbursement system. The duplicative approach to service commissioning and accreditation must be reformed. Snipping medicine blisters as a common practice belongs to a bygone era.”
In its report, Pharmacy Voice calls on the government to overhaul the NHS Business Services Authority Capacity Improvement Programme, adding transparency, introduce original pack dispensing and end the routine practice of ‘snipping’ medicines blister packs, develop national service frameworks for commissioned pharmacy services, lessen Information Governance declarations and reinstate an annual renewal process for professional registration.
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