Rego consultation in 2013
October 29, 2012
THE Pharmacy Board of Australia
has confirmed that next year there
will be several stages of
consultation on a review of the
registration standards, guidelines
and codes that were developed
before the national registration
scheme was introduced in 2010.
According to a communique from
the Board’s meeting held on 18 Oct,
the reviews will include public
consultation on a proposed social
media policy, but in the meantime
pharmacists should be guided by
the principle that “the same
responsibilities apply to
practitioners’ behaviour online as
they do to behaviour in person”.
The meeting also included
feedback from the Board’s
participation in the PSA’s Pharmacy
Australia Congress this month,
which saw some pharmacists
unclear about the regulation of
pharmacy premises - which is in
fact covered by individual
authorities in each jurisdiction.
The Pharmacy Board will also
participate in the upcoming SHPA
National Conference next month,
as well as in APP2013 in Mar 2013.
Pharmacists across the country
have also been reminded that their
registration is due for renewal on
30 Nov, with those who fail to
renew within a month of expiry
removed from the national register.
The renewal process this year also
includes a standards compliance
audit, and pharmacists who have
been randomly selected for audit
will be advised of this close to the
completion of the renewal process.
The 2012 Annual Report to
Ministers has been submitted by
AHPRA and the Pharmacy Board,
and is expected to be publicly
released on 01 Nov.
See pharmacyboard.gov.au.
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