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Originally Posted by Tony Schofield  Fraud is fraud. It has always been the case. It isn't our fault that the drug tariff blacklists drugs and appliances. There is no element of "jobsworth" in what should happen, it is allowable or it isn't and if the patient wants the blacklisted item they should be prepared to pay for them. (And I don't mean the difference in price between the allowable item and the blacklisted item).
Just imagine what you would say in court to defend yourself and how you seriously expect it to be received. The judge may not accept that jobsworth is an accurate description of a pharmacist who sticks to the law.
As to the question of what an employee pharmacist would gain from such a situation, do you want to spend the time building a case for the defence? |
Tony,
I agree with you entirely about the matter; my statement of "Jobsworth" is my opinion of how I think we look, and how I certainly feel, to the public when we have to refuse to dispense an NHS prescription. Imagine being in a lot of discomfort for whatever reason, waiting days for an appointment to see the doctor, getting the prescription, taking it to the pharmacy, then being told, sorry this isn't allowed on the NHS.