Executive (Strategic group): Proposed membership

• 2 HEI representatives
• 1 Member of NPB
• 3 Specialist pharmacists ? representatives of all specialist groups
• 1 Chair of Consultants group
• 1 Advanced practitioner representative from community/primary care/industry
• 1 PhwSI (Senior Management)
• 1 SPM representative (primary (PCT Lead) and secondary)
• 1 Consultant Assessment Panel member ? SHA
• 1 Lay member with additional skills (educational theory; legal)
• 1 Medic ? from Deanery
• 1 Secretariat (APP + GPP teams)

Executive meetings will be considered quorate when 9 members of the Executive attend (50% + 1 + secretariat) and these 9 include the following members:

• 1 HEI representative
• 2 Specialist pharmacists
• 1 Secretariat
• 1 Advanced Practitioner
• 1 SHA panel member / SPM

 

Accreditation Board - Operational Group (Accreditation & Credentialing):

2 representatives of each specialist faculty (clinical and services/management)
2 HEIs The Specialist Curriculum Group will be responsible for:

1. Collaboratively developing and agreeing advanced pharmacy practice curriculum.
2. Overseeing and ensuring standardisation in the application of the ACLF for all specialisms for advanced pharmacy practice.
3. Collaboratively validating standards of knowledge and skills for advanced pharmacy practice.
4. Collaboratively overseeing the operational groups and the Accreditation Board.
5. Establishing accreditation and credentialing standards of leadership and stewardship of the professional curricula.

It is envisaged the role of the executive will be strategic rather than operational, in order that this group fulfills this remit, we envisage a minimum number of members- representation will be achieved through the SCG and Accreditation group.

The Accreditation Board (a subgroup of the SCG) will be responsible for:

1. Approving the curricula for the Advanced Practitioner Professional Development Programmes (for Expert Practice and Building Working Relationships clusters of the ACLF).
2. Approving the curricula for the APP ?Core? Professional Development Programme (for Education, Training & Development, Management, Leadership and Research & Evaluation clusters of the ACLF).
3. Approving assessments (content and process) for the APP Programme.
4. The process of undertaking the credentialing of individuals on accreditated courses.

Each member will be responsible for:-

 

1. Ensuring that they represent the views and concerns of their group.
2. Ensuring that they are fully briefed on the SCG and the current agenda items for each meeting that they attend.
3. Ensuring that they communicate effectively between the SCG and the group that they are representing.
4. Seeking further guidance and advice from the group they are representing where appropriate.
5. Reaching agreement if disagreement occurs.

The Chair of the SCG will be responsible for:-

1. Chairing meetings (or nominating a deputy if unable to attend)
2. Approving meeting agendas
3. Representing the SCG at external meetings or nominating a deputy
4. Ensuring that all agenda items are addressed before, during and after meetings
5. Facilitating decision making during meeting
6. Making decisions on behalf of the SCG by chair's action