As a pharmacist, having a high quality insurance cover for the business is essential. Historically, insurance cover for an individual pharmacist has been provided by the employer. Increasingly however pharmacists are coming to realise, that should there be a claim from a patient. Any ensuing action taken by their employer’s insurance company may well serve their employer’s interests, but may leave them individually exposed.
This insurance policy has been aimed specifically at pharmacists in general practice. It provides appropriate levels of insurance cover for all the duties and activities to be undertaken, which are outlined within the NHS England Senior Clinical Pharmacist and Clinical Pharmacist job descriptions.
As many incidents involve more than one member of the healthcare team, a pharmacist’s legal case must be at least as good as that of other healthcare team members potentially involved. There are many additional and more common sources of conflict:
Should there be a need for legal advice or legal representation at an industrial tribunal or regulatory committee or even a compensation payment to a patient, the resultant costs could be well beyond the means of a pharmacist. Without independent insurance protection, the individual interests of an employed pharmacist can often be poorly served.
The cover for Pharmacist Insurance included within all PDA membership levels, is placed with reputable underwriters and these arrangements are made by the Pharmacy Insurance Agency Ltd (PIA). We are authorised and are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (Register No 307063).
The Pharmacy Insurance Agency have a wide range of pharmacist insurance policies available, which also includes pharmacy technician insurance.
Each one of our policies are individually tailored to protect pharmacists throughout the UK. We can now offer indemnity insurance to all Pharmacists Working to NHS England clinical and senior clinical pharmacist job descriptions.
So if you would like to know how The Pharmacy Insurance Agency can help you then either check out our range of detailed policies or simply contact us today!