Consultation on Proposals to Amend the Terms of Service for Chemists

Overview

The Pharmaceutical Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 (“the 1997 Regulations”) set out the legislative framework for the delivery of community pharmaceutical services in Northern Ireland, including the statutory terms of service for community pharmacy contractors and of dispensing doctors. 

The Department of Health (DoH) has initiated this public consultation to seek views on potential amendments to the terms of service for chemists as set out in Schedule 2 to the 1997 Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997. These proposed amendments to the terms of service for chemists would, if implemented, introduce statutory requirements for chemists to embed clinical governance arrangements for the delivery of HSC pharmaceutical services, and enable pharmacy contractors (or their staff) to refuse to provide HSC pharmaceutical services to a person(s) who is engaged in work-related violence including physical violence or other forms of threats or abuse whether in person, via telephone or online, without breaching their terns of service

Why your views matter

Your views are important in helping the Department understand to what extent you might agree or disagree with the proposals being consulted upon whilst also helping the Department in identifying any consequential or unintended impacts that the proposals might pose in the event the proposals are implemented and legislated for via amending subordinate legislation.

For information on how we process your information, please see the privacy notice at the end of the consulation.

Your views are important in helping the Department understand to what extent you might agree or disagree with the proposals being consulted upon whilst also helping the Department in identifying any consequential or unintended impacts that the proposals might pose in the event the proposals are implemented and legislated for via amending subordinate legislation.

For information on how we process your information, please see the privacy notice at the end of the consultation.