1) What activities do you believe may be undertaken in a community pharmacy where the pharmacist is signed on as the Responsible Pharmacist but is absent from the pharmacy (under the current 2 hour rule)

1a) The sale of GSL medicines

 Yes

 No

 Under certain conditions

1b) The sale of P Medicines

 Yes

 No

 Under certain conditions

1c) The inward receipt of prescriptions from the public

 Yes

 No

 Under certain conditions

1d) The dispensing of medicines

 Yes

 No

 Under certain conditions

1e) The handing out of dispensed medicines that had been previously clinically checked, dispensed and bagged by the pharmacist

 Yes

 No

 Under certain conditions

1f) The handing out of medicines that had been previously clinically checked by the pharmacist but not dispensed nor bagged by the pharmacist

 Yes

 No

 Under certain conditions

1g) The handing out of medicines that had not been clinically checked, dispensed not bagged by the pharmacist

 Yes

 No

 Under certain conditions

1h) The provision of advice relating to GSL medicines

 Yes

 No

 Under certain conditions

1i) The provision of advice relating to P medicines

 Yes

 No

 Under certain conditions

1j) The provision of advice relating to Dispensed medicines

 Yes

 No

 Under certain conditions

1k) The provision of advice relating to a general healthcare query

 Yes

 No

 Under certain conditions

1) If you have answered under “certain conditions” to any of the above

Please provide more details of your reasoning

2) Please provide examples of theoretical scenarios that you consider may occur in a community pharmacy where in the absence of a pharmacist, there is likely to be a diminution of public safety.

Please feel free to add several examples

3) Please provide examples of real-life scenarios that you have experienced or are aware of where without the presence and direct involvement of a pharmacist, a patient or other would have suffered harm

Please feel free to add several examples