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19 December 2011
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has signed a ‘memorandum of understanding’ with the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI), the body which has responsibility for regulating pharmacy in Northern Ireland.
The aim is to ensure that the principles by which pharmacy is regulated are consistent across the UK. Both organisations believe that this consistency is important in maintaining public confidence and in helping pharmacists safely and easily practise wherever they choose within the UK.
GPhC chief executive and registrar, Duncan Rudkin, said, “We have a strong and collaborative relationship with the PSNI already and this MOU cements that strong bond. Signing a memorandum of understanding is not just a token of ‘friendship’, but a practical agreement and guide for our collaboration in the future. It’s important in terms of reassuring patients and the public that both regulators are working together to maintain standards on a UK-wide basis.”