The Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has announced the removal of nine pharmacists from its register “due to continuing professional development (CPD) statutory non-compliance”.
All nine pharmacists, whose names can be found on the PSNI website, were removed yesterday (November 5), the regulator said.
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The PSNI added that the non-compliance was related to “the CPD year 2024/25″ and that the pharmacists were removed “on the direction of the registrar”.
It noted that the pharmacists’ removal was “processed under regulation 3(2)b of ‘The Council of the PSNI (CPD) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012’”.
“Non-payment of fees”
It comes after the regulator removed 10 pharmacists from its register last August for the same reason.
It told C+D at the time that the PSNI cannot discuss details of any individual case but stressed that its CPD framework provides a clear guide on how pharmacists can comply with their obligation to complete the required minimum hours of CPD annually.
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And it added that the regulator was “delighted that practically all of the pharmacists registered with [it] have complied with the requirements to submit their CPD portfolios for the 2023/24 period”.
This demonstrated their “commitment to maintaining the highest standards of practice throughout the profession”, it said at the time.
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Meanwhile, the regulator also last year removed seven pharmacists from its register “due to non-payment of fees for the year 2024/25”.
It told C+D at the time that pharmacists leave its register for a number of reasons including voluntary removal, removal for non-payment of retention fees or removal for CPD non-compliance.
Pharmacists can also be struck off in the case of failure to provide information, the death of a registrant member or on direction from the statutory committee, it said.
