Week 17 / Introduction to RPS and Pharmacy Resources Flashcards
(23 cards)
what are the Professional Bodies?
what are the Regulatory Bodies?
what are the Unions ?
Royal Colleges and the Royal society
GMC, GPhC, NMC (9 in total within the UK) Unions
BMA PDA-Union Unite
Flashcard 1
Q: Is membership in a professional body mandatory for healthcare professionals in the UK?
Flashcard 2
Q: How do professional bodies support members in their daily practice?
Flashcard 3
Q: What type of communications do professional bodies provide to members?
Flashcard 4
Q: How do professional bodies help with Continuing Professional Development (CPD)?
Flashcard 5
Q: What role do professional bodies play in advancing healthcare professions?
Flashcard 6
Q: How do professional bodies raise the profile of healthcare professions?
Flashcard 7
Q: How do professional bodies contribute to healthcare policy?
Flashcard 8
Q: What does it mean that professional bodies act as a public-facing voice of the profession?
Flashcard 9
Q: How do professional bodies recognise advanced practice?
Flashcard 10
Q: What is credentialing in the context of professional bodies?
1A: No, membership is voluntary, although it often comes with a cost.
2A: They offer guidance, mentoring, and access to educational resources.
3A: Journals, newsletters, and professional updates.
4A: They provide educational materials and opportunities for learning and skills development.
5A: They set high practice standards and support advanced and specialist practice.
6A: Through public engagement, policy consultation, and collaborative work with other professions.
7A: By responding to consultations and advising on policy development.
8A: They represent and advocate for the profession in public and political arenas.
9A: Through credentialing, awarding post-nominals, and supporting specialist recognition.
10A: It is the process of formally recognising an individual’s qualifications and competence in a speciality.
Flashcard 1
Q: What is the BMA and what role does it serve?
Flashcard 2
Q: What is the role of the General Medical Council (GMC)?
Flashcard 3
Q: How many Royal Colleges are there in the UK healthcare system?
Flashcard 4
Q: What defines a Royal College?
Flashcard 5
Q: Is GMC registration optional for doctors in the UK?
Flashcard 6
Q: Are memberships in Royal Colleges or the BMA required to practise medicine in the UK?
1A: The British Medical Association (BMA) is both a trade union and a professional body for doctors in the UK.
2A: The GMC is the regulatory body that oversees the medical profession in the UK, ensuring doctors meet required standards.
3A: There are 24 different Royal Colleges.
4A: It is an academic institution granted the right to use the prenomial “Royal,” typically through a Royal Charter.
5A: No, being registered with the GMC is a legal requirement to practise medicine in the UK.
6A: No, these memberships are optional, though beneficial for professional development and support.
Q: What is the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)?
A: It is the regulatory body for pharmacy in the UK. You must be registered with the GPhC to practise as a pharmacist.
Q: Is GPhC registration optional for pharmacists in the UK?
A: No, registration with the GPhC is mandatory to legally practise pharmacy in the UK.
Q: What is the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)?
A: It is the professional leadership body for pharmacists. Membership is optional.
Q: Is the Royal Pharmaceutical Society a Royal College?
A: No, it is not currently a Royal College, although many pharmacists wish for it to become one in the future.
Q: What do the NPA and PDA provide for pharmacists?
A: They are unions that offer support, representation, and indemnity insurance for pharmacists.
Q: What does the PDA Union stand for, and what does it do?
A: The Pharmacists’ Defence Association Union represents pharmacists and provides legal support, employment advice, and indemnity cover.
Q: What is the NPA and who does it support?
A: The National Pharmacy Association supports community pharmacy owners and provides insurance, training, and legal services.
Flashcard 1
Q: When and where was the Royal Pharmaceutical Society originally established?
Flashcard 2
Q: What was the original aim of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society?
Flashcard 3
Q: When did the RPSGB gain regulatory responsibilities for pharmacists?
Flashcard 4
Q: When was the Royal Pharmaceutical Society granted Royal Assent?
A: It was established in April 1841 at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, the Strand, London.
A: To unite chemists and druggists, protect members’ interests, and advance scientific knowledge.
A: In 1852.
A: In 1988, by the Queen.
Flashcard 5
Q: Until when did the RPSGB hold regulatory powers?
Flashcard 6
Q: What legislation led to the creation of the GPhC?
Flashcard 7
Q: What major event triggered the review of healthcare regulation in the UK?
Flashcard 8
Q: What was the name of the government White Paper that influenced the split of RPSGB?
Flashcard 9
Q: Why was the regulatory function split from the RPSGB?
Flashcard 10
Q: What body was strengthened following the review of regulation and what is it now called?
Flashcard 11
Q: What additional issues were examined during the healthcare regulation review?
5A: Until April 2010, when regulatory powers were transferred to the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
6A: The Pharmacy Order 2010.
7A: The Shipman inquiries.
8A: Trust, Assurance and Safety – The Regulation of Healthcare Professionals in the 21st Century.
9A: It was deemed inappropriate for one body to both regulate and represent the profession.
10A: The Centre for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence, now called the Professional Standards Authority.
11A: Revalidation and Fitness to Practise (FtP) processes.
Q: What is the structure of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)?
A: It consists of a National Assembly and separate boards for each of the devolved administrations (England, Scotland, and Wales).
Q: Who votes for the board members of the RPS?
A: RPS members vote to elect the nominees.
Q: How do pharmacists become board members of the RPS?
A: They must nominate themselves and gain support from ten pharmacists to run for election.
Q: Were there previously designated board seats for different pharmacy sectors in the RPS?
A: Yes, seats were designated for sectors like hospital or community pharmacy, but there are now no such restrictions.
Q: What is the composition of the RPS National Assembly?
A: It includes nominated members from the national boards, plus a pharmaceutical scientist, an academic, and a lay member.
Q: What is the role of the Executive Team in the RPS?
A: The Executive Team delivers the day-to-day functions of the Society.
Flashcard 1
Q: What does MRPharmS stand for and who can use this title?
Flashcard 2
Q: What is a Fellow (FRPharmS) of the RPS?
Flashcard 3
Q: What is an Associate Member (ARPharmS)?
Flashcard 4
Q: What does SRPharmS stand for?
Flashcard 5
Q: What does RPS student membership include?
A: Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society; it is a title restricted to those who join the professional body.
A: A member who has made an outstanding contribution to pharmacy. Previously required 12+ years of practice, but this is no longer a requirement.
A: A membership category for pre-registration pharmacist members.
A: Pharmaceutical Scientist – a membership category for scientists working in pharmaceutical sciences.
A: It includes joint membership with the British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association (BPSA), the official student organisation of the RPS.
Q: How does the RPS support its members in daily practice?
Flashcard 2
Q: What publications does the RPS provide to support pharmacists?
Flashcard 3
Q: How does the RPS support pharmacist development?
Flashcard 4
Q: Give an example of an RPS initiative that helped shape pharmacy roles.
Flashcard 5
Q: What is one key aim of the RPS in relation to public awareness?
Flashcard 6
Q: What guidance has the RPS issued to support safe and effective use of medicines?
Flashcard 7
Q: How does the RPS influence healthcare policy?
A: Through resources like journals, mentoring, wellbeing support, and guidance documents
A: The Pharmaceutical Journal, Clinical Pharmacist, and Medicines, Ethics and Practice.
A: Through local, national, and online educational events and conferences.
A: The Right Medicine: Improving Care in Care Homes (Feb 2016) and Pharmacists and General Practice (Oct 2014).
A: To raise the profile of pharmacists within wider society.
A: Medicines Optimisation guidance.
A: By responding to consultations on issues like pharmacy funding cuts and regulation of online medical services.
Flashcard 1
Q: What are RPS Pharmacy Communities?
Flashcard 2
Q: Who runs RPS Pharmacy Communities?
Flashcard 3
Q: What are the main aims of RPS Pharmacy Communities?
Flashcard 4
Q: How do RPS Pharmacy Communities support regional pharmacists?
Flashcard 5
Q: How do local communities connect with the national structure of the RPS?
Flashcard 6
Q: What is the name of your local RPS Pharmacy Community?
Flashcard 7
Q: How are the RPS Pharmacy Communities geographically structured?
A: They are the local organisations of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
A: A Steering Committee.
A: To deliver the RPS’s goals locally through networking, educational events, and local leadership.
A: By facilitating networking, organising educational events, and providing local leadership.
A: They feed into the English Pharmacy Board via an allocated Board Member.
A: RPS North East (currently inactive).
A: They are split into localities and amalgamate several of the old ‘branches’.
Flashcard 1
Q: When did the Foundation Pharmacy Framework begin and when was the final version launched?
Flashcard 2
Q: What is the Foundation Pharmacy Framework?
Flashcard 3
Q: What earlier framework did the Foundation Pharmacy Framework build upon?
Flashcard 4
Q: With which organisation is the Foundation Pharmacy Framework now aligned?
Flashcard 5
Q: What certification was previously offered for completion of the framework?
Flashcard 6
Q: What is the current use of the Foundation Pharmacy Framework?
Flashcard 7
Q: How does the Foundation Pharmacy Framework support long-term career development?
Flashcard 8
Q: Where is the Foundation Pharmacy Framework currently being used in education?
A: It started in January 2014 and the final version was launched in 2019.
A: A professional development framework used across all sectors of the pharmacy profession.
A: The General Level Framework.
A: Health Education England (HEE).
A: A Certificate of Completion from an RPS-accredited training provider or organisation.
A: It forms the basis for a UK Pharmacy Foundation Curriculum.
A: It leads into the Advanced Pharmacy Framework, which provides professional recognition.
A: In postgraduate pharmacy qualifications at the University of Sunderland.
Flashcard 1
Q: Who leads the Prescribing Competency Framework?
Flashcard 2
Q: Which organisations accredit and commission the Prescribing Competency Framework?
Flashcard 3
Q: How is the Prescribing Competency Framework linked to the GPhC?
Flashcard 4
Q: What must University of Sunderland pharmacy students do to qualify as Pharmacist Independent Prescribers?
Flashcard 5
Q: What legislative change in 2019 affected Non-Medical Prescribers (NMPs)?
Flashcard 6
Q: What role did the RPS play in the competency framework?
Flashcard 7
Q: To which professions does the framework apply?
Flashcard 8
Q: Since when have Consultant Pharmacist posts been developed in the NHS?
Flashcard 9
Q: What new responsibility did the RPS take on in 2020 regarding Consultant Pharmacists?
Flashcard 10
Q: Why is the RPS’s role in credentialing seen as significant?
A: The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS), but it applies to prescribers from all professions.
A: Accredited by NICE and commissioned by Health Education England (HEE).
A: It is incorporated into the General Pharmaceutical Council’s Educational Standards for Independent Prescribing (2019).
A: Have the prescribing competencies signed off by their mentor.
A: Experienced NMPs were allowed to become Designated Prescribing Practitioners.
A: The RPS developed the competency framework commissioned by Health Education England.
A: All Non-Medical Prescriber professions, including Consultant Pharmacists.
A: Since 2005.
A: Managing the credentialing of Consultant Pharmacist posts, including NHS approval and pharmacist credentialing.
A: It represents the first direct influence of the RPS on pharmacist recruitment and promotion—a sign of future developments.
