Readers of a certain age may remember The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club, set in a fictitious working men’s club and in which club chairman Colin Crompton (above) prefaced his announcements with the phrase in the title.
Those announcements gave the impression that the Committee was bogged down in minutiae and did not actually achieve very much. That feeling will resonate with many of us, because it is true of a lot of our committee work.
It is certainly borne out by the responses to the Pharmacy Management survey about the workings of Area Prescribing Committees. It is clear that many pharmacists are frustrated and unhappy about the productivity of their local APC.
The question is – what are we going to do about it?
Come along to one of our three APC workshops in February where we’ll be sharing experiences and learning from each other. We have to make APCs work, so let’s put our heads together and make a difference.
You can register at www.pmhealthcare.co.uk/events.