Hi,
I absolutely agree with admin and Linnear on this,
the lack of staff I find in some shops I go to, makes the job dangerous to the public and if I make a mistake whilst I'm there, it's my head on the block.
A shop I work at, has over the last 2 years, increased its methadone prescriptions from 50 to 150 and at the same time, cut 2 staff (and believe me they were not overstaffed to begin with, I mean which shops were?)
The multiple now wants me to start doing all this MUR's, diabetes testing, blood pressure monitoring, intervention form filling, minor ailment schemes, etc etc etc (broom up my arse!)
I've expressed my concerns to the area manager (who gets a big bonus for hitting their targets for these and I was told, You will do it!!.)
Well I can't do it, it is too dangerous as far as I'm concerned, so I will be moving on to another job, which I understand is fine by the company as they have a foreign pharmacist in the wings to replace me. (I just hope they know what awaites them and haven't signed a long term contract!!)
Why does the Society allow this to happen?
They are keen to strike off an individual pharmacist for commiting an error under such conditions but allow the company which provided such conditions to continue to operate and keep these conditions.
To me, its like prosecuting the kid for getting his arm torn off by the weaving machine, in the old Victorian woolen factories and lettting off the mill house owner!
Anyway, enough vitriol, anyone got any suggestions how we change it?
Mister Pharmacist
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