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Pharmacy Voice has issued a statement welcoming the GPhC's proposed changes to the supervision requirements of trainee Pharmacist Independent Prescribers (PIPs). Under these changes, which were put forward in a discussion paper last November, supervision rights would be extended to experienced non-medical independent prescribers.

Pharmacy Voice said that it €makes sense€ for trainees €to be supervised by other PIPs who are already working in the role€ and that it agrees with the GPhC that €supervision capacity needs to increase to allow pharmacist independent prescribing courses to grow to meet service demands.€

It adds that this will make it easier for greater numbers of community pharmacists to train as independent prescribers, and that the proposed changes are a €step in the right direction to allow the community pharmacy sector to achieve the vision set out in the Community Pharmacy Forward View (CPFV)."

The statement says: €The use of PIPs as part of multi-disciplinary teams is already happening in some areas, but with increasing numbers of people living longer whilst managing one or more long-term conditions, this is an area that needs to expand.

€More widespread independent prescribing by community pharmacists will be required for the sector to work in the ways described in the CPFV, which sees community pharmacy playing a significantly enhanced role in the delivery of integrated, personalised care, support and well-being services.€