New Pharmacy Midlevel Workers (Moving to 2030) Send us your input/comment

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1 New Pharmacy Midlevel Workers (Moving to 2030) Send us your input/comment 1

2 Outline Different categories of all Pharmacy Support Personnel Scope of practice of all categories of Pharmacy Support Personnel Progression in the following categories Learner Basic Basic Learner Post Basic Post Basic Training of pharmacy technical assistants Training of pharmacy technicians Impact on the current registrations

3 Current Categories Pharmacist s Assistants - Learner Basic Pharmacist s Assistants - Basic Pharmacist s Assistants - Learner Post-Basic Pharmacist s Assistants - Post-Basic

4 New Categories Pharmacy Technical Assistant Student Pharmacy Technical Assistant Trainee Pharmacy Technical Assistant Pharmacy Technician Student Pharmacy Technician Trainee Pharmacy Technician Pharmacy General Assistant (Learner) Pharmacy General Assistant

5 Scope of practice The scope of practice for all categories of midlevel workers is detailed here

6 Progression of pharmacist s assistants in the category learner basic Last date of enrolment with providers and Council is 30 June 2015 All those registered as learners before and on 30 June 2015 must complete by 30 June 2018 Those learners who have not completed their training by 30 June 2018 will have to enroll as pharmacy general assistant learners form 01 July 2018 Those who fail to complete the training and also not register as pharmacy general assistant learners may not be in any register and hence should not perform the scope of practice of a pharmacist s assistant i.e. may be a teller, admin clerk or cleaner etc. There will be a period of 6 months i.e. 01 July 2018 to 31 December 2018 to consider appeals for registration of the learners in the category basic

7 Progression of Pharmacist s Assistants Learner Basic Last date of enrolment - 30 June 2015 All learners must complete training by 30 June 2018 Not completed training by 30 June 2018 Enroll as Pharmacy General Assistant Learners from 1 July 2018 Training not completed & not on PGA register may be a teller, admin clerk, cleaner or front shop assistant etc 01 July 2018 to 31 December 2018 Appeals for registration of the learners in the category basic

8 PA Learner Basic Qualification Pharmacist s assistants in the category LEARNER BASIC PA LB enrolment with Providers and registration with SAPC 30 June Teach-out period Last date of PA LB enrolmen t with Provider s and registrati on with SAPC. [Teachout period starts] End of the teachout Period (close the register) Apply to register as a learner Pharmacy General Assistant 8

9 Progression of pharmacist s assistants in the category basic Those who remain in this category and not train further will be transferred to the register of pharmacy general assistant in 2030 (only for the purpose of practicing the scope and not for giving a qualification) Currently registered in this category may enroll in the category learner post-basic but the last date of enrolment with provider and Council is 30 June 2016

10 Progression of Basic Pharmacist s Assistants Remain in this category transferred to the register of pharmacy general assistant in 2030 Enroll in the category learner post-basic last date of enrolment with provider and Council is 30 June 2016

11 PA Basic Qualification Pharmacist s assistants in the category BASIC 1 Jul Dec 2029 Closed Register Jan Transfer to the register of pharmacy general assistants and practice such scope of practice. 11

12 Progression of pharmacist s assistants in the category learner post-basic Last date of enrolment with providers and Council is 30 June 2016 All learners registered before and on 30 June 2016 must complete training by 30 June 2019 Those learners who have not completed their training by 30 June 2019 will be transferred to the register of pharmacist s assistants in the category basic and will remain there until 30 December On 01 January 2030, those in the category basic will be transferred to the register of pharmacy general assistant Those learners who complete their training in by 30 June 2019 will be in the register of pharmacist s assistants post basic until 30 December 2029

13 Progression of Pharmacist s Assistants - Learner Post-Basic Last date of enrolment - 30 June 2016 All learners must complete training by 30 June 2019 Not completed training by 30 June 2019 transferred to the register of Pharmacist s Assistants Basic until 30 Dec THEN 01 January 2030 transferred to the register of Pharmacy General Assistant Completed training by 30 June 2019 register of Pharmacist s Assistants Post-Basic until 30 December 2029

14 PA Learner Post-Basic Qualification Pharmacist s assistants in the category LEARNER POST BASIC PA LPB enrolment with Providers and registration with SAPC 30 June Last date of PA LPB enrolmen t with Provider s and registrati on with SAPC. [Teachout period starts] Teach-out period 30 June End of the teachout Period (close the register) 1 Jul Dec 2029 Closed Register as Basic PA 1 Jan Transfer to the register of Pharmacy General Assistant and practice such scope of practice. The registers of all categories of pharmacist s assistants and scope of practice ceases to exist 14

15 Progression of pharmacist s assistants in the category post-basic Those who remain in this category and not train further will be transferred to the register of pharmacy technical assistants in 2030 (only for the purpose of practicing the scope and not for giving a qualification) Currently registered in this category may enroll with Council and a provider to become pharmacy technical assistants students

16 Progression of Pharmacist s Assistants: Post-Basic Remain in category PA P-B transfer to the register of Pharmacy Technical Assistants in 2030 May enroll with a provider Pharmacy Technical Assistants Student

17 PA Post Basic Qualification Pharmacist s assistants in the category BASIC End of the teachout period (close the register) 1 Jul Dec 2029 Closed Register 1 Jan Transfer to the register of pharmacy technical assistants and practice such scope of practice. 17

18 Training of pharmacy technical assistants One year full time programme (currently offered by NMMU, North-West and TUT are anticipated with the 2 new universities) Students will register with Council After completion they will either Register as trainee with Council (6 months) Register as pharmacy technician students After traineeship they will register as pharmacy technical assistants

19 Training of Pharmacy Technical Assistants One year full time programme - Higher Certificate (Students will register with Council) PTA Trainee (6 months) Graduation PT (Advanced Cert) Graduation PT Trainee (6 months)

20 Training of pharmacy technicians assistants One year full time programme Students will register with Council After completion they will register as trainee with Council (6 months) After traineeship they will register as pharmacy technicians and perform community service for a period still to be determined

21 Training of Pharmacy Technicians One year full time programme - Advanced Certificate (Students will register with Council) Graduation Registered PT Community Service PT Trainee (6 months)

22 Category yrs Learner basic Impact based on current registered pharmacy support personnel yrs 41 to 45 yrs 46 to 50 yrs yrs 60+ yrs Basic Learner post-basic Post-basic Need to upgrade to new mid-level worker (10 631) In 2030 Retired (2 872)

23 CONCLUSIONS Current cadres of Mid-level Workers LB-PA enroll until 30 June 2015 LPB-PA enroll until 30 June 2016 Teach-out Period LB-PA until 30 June 2018 LPB-PA until 30 June 2019 Closed Register from 1 July 2019 to 31 Dec 2029

24 CONCLUSIONS (cont) From 1 January 2030 transitioned to new category OR B-PA PGA PB-PA PTA

25 CONCLUSIONS (cont) Training new Cadres PTA Student 1yr Trainee PTA PT Student 1yr Trainee PT 6 months 6 months Registered PTA PT Community Registered Service

26 Conclusions (contd) One year full time programme (currently offered by NMMU, North-West and TUT are anticipated with the 2 new universities) Alternative ways of training to become a PTA and PT are still being investigated In the mean time new learners should enroll before cut off time (LB, 30 June 2015 and LPB, 30 June 2016) Existing and new learners should complete studies before cut off time (LB, 30 June 2018 and LPB, 30 June 2019)

27 Conclusion We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then is not an act, but a habit Aristotle

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