This section provides information on what risk management is in pharmacy practice and the principles of risk assessment
Includes detailed signposting to RPS policies on Sustainability to help pharmacists and their teams to reduce impact of medicines and the services they provide on the climate
Information on Homecare prescriptions including signposting to RPS Professional Standards for Homecare services , Handbook on providing homecare services in England and Wales and the Hackett Report
Includes signposting to VMD guidance on the requirement for selling veterinary medicines over the internet and information on the Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS)
Highlights importance of being aware of National and Local guidelines available when delivering this service and having the appropriate training
Updated RPS Standards and Guidance list
Information on RPS Consultant Credentialing Service has been updated to reflect the credentialing process
Includes information on the new GPhC Standards for the Initial Education and Training of Pharmacists (2021)
Information on Prescribing Case Studies has been removed and replaced with information on the new RPS Independent Prescriber Guide detailing what the guide contains
Information on conducting remote consultations
Consider prescribing restrictions set by the prescriber’s regulatory and professional body
Information on the validity of owings for POMS on Pregnancy Prevention Programme (PPP) added to Table 4 : Validity of owings on NHS and private prescriptions
Included information on GPhC update on “Guidance for registered pharmacies providing pharmacy services at a distance, including on the internet” March 2022
Updated on table 6 that EEA or Swiss registered approved health professional can prescribe off – label medicines
Signposting to RPS Independent prescribers guide for information on exceptional circumstances to consider when the same pharmacist is responsible for prescribing and supplying
Information updated on Table 9 that NFA-VPS medicines are not accessible to public in the pharmacy
Updated to include information on complaints about members using social media
Information on the services and support
Pharmacist Support offers has been updated with the help from Pharmacist Support. Information on what the charity’s ACTNow campaigns addresses on stress in workplaces for pharmacists , students and trainees has been included
GPhC guidance on responding to complaints and concerns