The
royal Pharmaceutical society is quite rightfully adamant to decriminalise the
strict liability offence of an innocent dispensing error. The current law makes
it an imprisonable offence to innocently dispense the wrong medication to a
patient. This deterrent piece of legislation prevents perspective Pharmacist
from wanting to enter into the profession. Lord Howe, has committed to end the
injustice of criminalising Pharmacists who make a single dispensing error,
following a campaign by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. Only until now I
thought that
I would never be able to approve of any suggestions or anything said by a Liberal Democrat. Liberal Democrat Peer Lord Clement Jones tabled an amendment to the Health and Social Care Bill to end the automatic criminalisation of dispensing errors. The amendment was debated in the House of Lords in December 2011. Following extensive briefing by the Society, a large number of Peers from across the House spoke in favour of a change in the legislation. Eventually, the amendment was not passed by the House of Lords. However, the Minister‟s commitment - during the debate - to bring forward legislative change is an important concession and Legal Cerebral looks forward to seeing reform in the near future.
I would never be able to approve of any suggestions or anything said by a Liberal Democrat. Liberal Democrat Peer Lord Clement Jones tabled an amendment to the Health and Social Care Bill to end the automatic criminalisation of dispensing errors. The amendment was debated in the House of Lords in December 2011. Following extensive briefing by the Society, a large number of Peers from across the House spoke in favour of a change in the legislation. Eventually, the amendment was not passed by the House of Lords. However, the Minister‟s commitment - during the debate - to bring forward legislative change is an important concession and Legal Cerebral looks forward to seeing reform in the near future.
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