The Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is the
regulatory
Regulation is the management of complex systems according to a set of rules and trends. In systems theory, these types of rules exist in various fields of biology and society, but the term has slightly different meanings according to context. Fo ...
and professional body for pharmacy in
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ; ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been #Descriptions, variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares Repub ...
.
As the regulatory body, it seeks to protect public safety in
pharmacy
Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medication, medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it ...
by:
* setting and promoting standards for pharmacists' admission to the register and for remaining on the register;
* maintaining a publicly accessible register of
pharmacist
A pharmacist, also known as a chemist in English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English, is a healthcare professional who is knowledgeable about preparation, mechanism of action, clinical usage and legislation of medications in ...
s, and pharmacy premises, in Northern Ireland;
* handling concerns about the Fitness to Practise of registrants and taking any necessary action to protect the public; and
* ensuring high standards of education and training for pharmacists in Northern Ireland
As the professional body, it seeks to develop the pharmacy profession in Northern Ireland in the public interest.
History
The Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland was created in 1925 by the
Pharmacy and Poisons Act (Northern Ireland) 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 8 (NI). Before that point, pharmacists had been regulated on an all-island basis by the
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland under the
Pharmacy Act (Ireland) 1875 (
38 & 39 Vict. c. 57).
Oversight of health and social care regulators
The
Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA), formerly the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE) and the Council for the Regulation of Health Care Professionals, oversees the ten statutory bodies that regula ...
(PSA), is an independent body accountable to the UK Parliament, which promotes the health and wellbeing of the public and oversees the nine UK healthcare regulators, including Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland.
See also
*
Pharmaceutical industry in the United Kingdom
The pharmaceutical industry in the United Kingdom directly employs around 73,000 people and in 2007 contributed £8.4 billion to the UK's GDP and invested a total of £3.9 billion in research and development. In 2007 exports of pharmaceutical pr ...
*
List of pharmacy organizations in the United Kingdom
This article is a list of pharmacy organisations in the United Kingdom.
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List
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*Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)
B
*Bandolier (journal), Bandolier
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References
External links
Official Website
Pharmacy organisations in the United Kingdom
Medical regulation in the United Kingdom
Organizations established in 1925
Regulators of Northern Ireland
Medical and health organisations based in Northern Ireland
Medical and health regulators
1925 establishments in Northern Ireland
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