WE THINK THAT IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR RPS SCOTLAND TO CREATE A NEW VISION FOR PHARMACY NOW
Following submission to the Directors of Pharmacy group, RPS will then publish the document on its website and seek further views – from pharmacists, other professions and importantly the public in Scotland. These views will then be fed into a final version of a combined vision for the pharmacy profession (covering all sectors of pharmacy) which RPS plans to publish in autumn 2021.
‘We think,’ says Clare Morrison, Director RPS Scotland, ‘that it’s really important for RPS Scotland to create a new vision for pharmacy now because all health professions and the Scottish Government is currently looking at how to recover and rebuild following the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘Involving practising pharmacists across Scotland in defining the vision is essential to ensure it accurately reflects the profession’s views. We will then use the vision to lobby for change where it’s needed, to support the development of pharmacy going forward. The vision will be created organically during 2021 with continuous
consultation and engagement until we finalised the document in the autumn of 2021.’
‘Developing a vision for the future of the profession is exactly what the RPS should be doing,’ adds Jonathan Burton, Chair, Scottish Pharmacy Board, RPS, ‘and I'm glad we've been able to take this work forward, not only as a Board, but by listening to what RPS members in Scotland have to say. Community pharmacy practice has undergone many positive changes in Scotland over the past ten to fifteen years in particular, but it's important that pharmacists get to express their professional aspirations for the future so the positive changes can continue. There is still much work to be done in terms of pharmacists being able to fulfil their maximum clinical and professional potential in the community pharmacy setting and this vision work we've been undertaking helps to highlight areas for improvement.
‘I think career development in particular is key and we need to be aiming to develop support for advanced and consultant level practice in
community pharmacy with a focus on clinical and patient-facing work, but also encompassing leadership, education and research components. It's an exciting time to be a community pharmacist but as professionals we need the right structures and support around us in order to flourish.
‘Once our community pharmacy vision piece is finalised, the Scottish Pharmacy Board has lent its support to RPS in Scotland by then developing a Pharmacy 2030 Vision for the whole profession, which will allow us to explore - with our members - the aspirations of pharmacists working across a wider range of healthcare settings and roles.
‘This is absolutely the right thing to do, as we're all working in different ways to help the same patients and populations and we can't continue to think in sectorial silos. RPS is the only professional body that represents all types of pharmacist and it's important we nurture the full diversity of contributions that pharmacists can make, both in patient facing roles but also in other vital areas such as academia, education and training, technical services, research and industry. There's no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has also shone a light on the amazing contribution pharmacists make in so many different areas of practice.’
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PHARMACISTS GET TO EXPRESS THEIR PROFESSIONAL ASPIRATIONS FOR THE FUTURE SO THE POSITIVE CHANGES CAN CONTINUE
Jonathan Burton
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