Pharmacist Issued Formal Warning for Dishonesty Regarding Accreditation for MUR and NMS Services
Date of Decision: June 10, 2021
Registrant's Role: Pharmacist
Allegations:
- The pharmacist falsely declared on an online locum booking system (Venloc) on 21 August 2018 that she was accredited to conduct:
- Medicines Use Reviews (MURs)
- New Medicine Services (NMS)
- In October 2018, while working for Lloyds Pharmacy, she:
- Informed a colleague she could not perform MURs due to lack of accreditation.
- Was confronted by the area manager, during which she falsely claimed to have completed accreditation on 11 October 2018.
- Emailed Venloc later that day, stating she had mistakenly selected “yes” regarding accreditation, but this was also found to be untrue.
- The pharmacist later admitted dishonesty, explaining she panicked and lied when confronted.
Outcome: A formal warning was issued
GPhC Standards Breached:
- Standard 6 – Behave in a Professional Manner
- Standard 9 – Demonstrate Leadership
Case Summary
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Fitness to Practise Committee investigated a pharmacist after she was found to have falsely declared her accreditation for conducting Medicines Use Reviews (MURs) and New Medicine Services (NMS) while working as a locum pharmacist for Lloyds Pharmacy.
On 21 August 2018, while registering on Venloc (a locum workforce management platform), she:
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