• Medicines Act 1968 – This piece of legislation governs the control of medicines for both human and veterinary use. This also includes the manufacture and supply of medication. The Act defines three types of medication; Prescription Only Medication (POM), medication which can only be prescribed by an appropriate person and prepared & dispatched by a pharmacist; Pharmacy medicines (P), medications which you can only get from a pharmacy; General sales list (GSL), medication which can be bought from a shop without a prescription. • Misuse Of Drugs Act 1971 – This legislation presents a list a drugs which are controlled/prohibited and the penalties of their unlawful use. This legislation also gives the Government a drug licensing system, which other Acts don’t allow.
A. Legislation: - The Medicines Act (1968): This governs the use of medicines for human use and for veterinary use. - Control of Substances Hazardous to Health regulations (COSHH): This is the law that requires employers to control substances that are hazardous to health. - The Health and Safety at Work Act: This is the primary legislation covering occupational health and safety in Great Britain. The Health and Safety Executive are responsible for the enforcement of this act.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is charged with enforcing regulations to ensure that men and women have a safe and healthy working environment. They set up training and educate employers on how to keep the workplace safe. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) regulates products, specifically the products that could eventually become not safe. They do this by prohibiting hazardous products, summoning back products that have potential defects, and spending the time to study the potential hazards found. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates the amount of pollutants that atmosphere is exposed to during production.
Parliament can repeal and amend its own previous legislation and can pass legislation to override common law. Westminster System: The set of principles that underpin our parliamentary system, inherited from the United Kingdom, known as the Westminster system. These are the principles of
Health and social care Health and safety – HSC 37- unit 4222-306 Outcome 1 Understandings own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety. 1. Some legislations that relate to health and safety include: Manual handling regulations 1992- In summary, the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, (as amended 2002) require employers to- Avoid the need for hazardous manual handling, so far as is reasonably practicable; Assess the risk of injury from any hazardous manual handling that cannot be avoided; and Reduce the risk of injury from hazardous manual handling, so far as is reasonably practicable. Control of substances Hazardous to Health 2002 (COSHH): COSHH is the law that requires employers to control substances that are hazardous to health. You can prevent or reduce workers exposure to hazardous substances by: finding out what the health hazards are; deciding how to prevent harm to health (risk assessment); providing control measures to reduce harm to health; making sure they are used ; keeping all control measures in good working order; providing information, instruction and training for employees and others; providing monitoring and health surveillance in appropriate cases; planning for emergencies.
Unit 4222 1.1 The Medicines Act 1968 – this act lists 3 categories of medicines; General sales list – these can be sold as small packs or low strength medicines in a range of shops. Pharmacy medicines – these can only be sold by pharmacies and a pharmacist must supervise the sale. Prescription only medicines – you must have a prescription form a G.P, healthcare professional or dentist before obtaining these medicines. The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 - this act covers controlled substances and puts them into categories, class A B or C, class A drugs are considered to be the most harmful. The Misuse of Drugs Regulation 2007 – this specifies the correct way to handle, store and keep records of controlled drugs.
Unit 9 UNDERSTAND HOW TO HANDLE INFORMATION IN SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS. 1. Understand the need for secure handling of information in social care settings 2.1 Identify the legislation that relates to the recording, storage and sharing of information in social care The Data Protection Act 1998 is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament which defines UK law on the processing of data on identifiable living people. It is the main piece of legislation that governs the protection of personal data in the UK. Although the Act itself does not mention privacy, it was enacted to bring UK law into line with the European Directive of 1995 which required Member States to protect peoples fundamental rights and freedoms and in particular their right to privacy with respect to the processing of personal data.
This essay looks to discuss Parliamentary sovereignty as a constitutional relic and will argue that it has not been rendered obsolete by the supremacy of European law. This will be done by examining the relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union. It will further argue that although the United Kingdom’s statutory recognition of the Human Rights Act 1998, in response to the convention of HR, may be seen to limit the supremacy of Parliament, it will prove that Parliament still reigns supreme. It will highlight that the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty is a relevant and crucial doctrine within the United Kingdom’s constitution as it is essential for parliament to enact statutory law. This essay, taking all the above arguments into consideration, will conclude that Parliamentary sovereignty is very much alive within the UK constitution.
QCF Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care Emma- Louise O’Shea Values in Care Unit 331 Support the use of Medication in Social Care Settings. 1.1 Identify legislation that governs the use of medication in social care settings. Also; Unit 616 1.1 Identify current legislation, guidelines, policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication. There are a few pieces of legislation that governs administering medication to people: • The Medicines Act (1968) requires that the local pharmacist or dispensing doctor is responsible for supplying medication and that they can only do so on receipt of a prescription from a doctor • The Misuse of Drugs Act (1971) controls dangerous or otherwise harmful drugs, designated as Controlled Drugs (CDs). The main purpose of this act is to prevent the misuse of Controlled Drugs.
Patients cannot fax in Rx. Approach: Ask for original,verify by calling the MD and obtaining a new oral Rx. 15. What are the requirements for a prescription that comes to your pharmacy over the internet? Are the requirements different for a controlled substance?