Ethical Dilemma: Pre-reg competency

You are the pharmacist at a small independent pharmacy, working in a small team with another pharmacist, their pre-reg trainee, and four staff. Over the past months, you have become increasingly worried about the pre-reg trainee's attitude.

They are often late, spend a lot of time chatting rather than working, and seem to lack basic clinical knowledge. In your opinion, the trainee is not competent to join the register and have mentioned this to their tutor.

Shortly before their final assessment, you chat to the tutor, who tells you that while he understands your concerns, in his opinion the trainee is satisfactory. What action would you take?

The best suggestions will be printed in C+D, along with expert legal advice on what the consequences of your choices could be.