PBA revises guidelines
February 17, 2014
The Pharmacy Board of Australia,
as one of the National Boards
regulating registered health
practitioners in Australia through
the National Registration and
Accreditation Scheme (the National
Scheme), has published its revised
guidelines, code & policy.
The document covers advertising
guidelines, mandatory notifications
guidelines, the revised code of
conduct and a new social media
policy all of which come into effect
from mid-March 2014.
Pharmacy Board of Australia
Chair, adjunct associate professor
Stephen Marty said that the
documents are the result of
extensive consultations late last
year on the draft versions, part of a
scheduled review three years into
the National Scheme and are the
first set of revised documents to
be released this year, with more to
come later in 2014.
“The National Boards have an
ongoing focus on best practice
regulation in the public interest,
and in public protection,” he said.
“The experiences from the
first three years of the National
Scheme were applied when these
documents were being reviewed to
make sure that they are clear and
make it easier for practitioners to
understand their obligations, and
for members of the community to
understand what is expected of
health practitioners.”
Australian Health Practitioner
Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
chief executive officer, Martin
Fletcher, also reinforced that the
decision was made to publish
the documents now to help
practitioners, employers and
members of the community
understand what National Boards
expect from practitioners.
The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 17 Feb 14To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 17 Feb 14
