Bridging the gap between healthcare professions ’ regulation and practice: the “lived experience” of community pharmacists in Ireland following regulatory change

ConclusionWhile healthcare professional regulation must primarily be concerned with public protection, it must also have regard to its impact on those delivering healthcare services. The findings highlight the challenge internationally of balancing rigidity and flexibility in professional health and care regulation, and the importance of a regulatory conversation occurring between those regulating and those regulated. This would serve to promote mutual learning and understanding to create a responsive approach to regulation, underpinned by mutual trust, effective risk assessment and adherence to the principles of “Better Regulation”.
Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice - Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: research