Additional professional servicesI14

1

A pharmacy contractor may undertake to provide additional professional services.

2

In these Regulations “additional professional services” means–

a

the setting aside in a pharmacy of an area for the display of health education material;

b

the provision to the public of advice and counselling on medicines and appliances;

c

the undertaking of clinical audits where clinical audit means the systematic and critical analysis of the quality of clinical care; and

d

the publication by a pharmacy contractor of a practice leaflet which shall–

i

include the name, address and telephone number of the pharmacy and the hours in each day of the week during which that pharmacy contractor provides pharmaceutical services from those premises;

ii

detail the arrangements for dealing with after-hours and other urgent requirements from or in relation to that pharmacy;

iii

state that National Health Service prescriptions are dispensed and which other National Health Service pharmaceutical services are provided; and

iv

state that a pharmacist is available to advise and answer questions about medicines and the treatment of common ailments.