Report of the Royal Commission on National Health Insurance

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Author:: Schmoller, Gustav von http://d-nb.info/gnd/118609378

Title:: Grundriß der allgemeinen Volkswirtschaftslehre

Place of publication:: Berlin [u.a.]

Publisher:: Duncker & Humblot

Year of publication:: 1900-

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Identifikator:: 1887156429

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-236518

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Title:: Begriff. Psychologische und sittliche Grundlage. Literatur und Methode. Land, Leute und Technik. Die gesellschaftliche Verfassung der Volkswirtschaft

Volume count:: 1.1901

Place of publication:: Berlin [u.a.]

Publisher:: Duncker & Humblot

Year of publication:: 1901

Scope:: XIII, 482 Seiten

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64 MAJORITY REPORT. 650. Tt was suggested to us in evidence given on behalf of the Society of Apothecaries of London (App. LXXXVI; Q. 21,218- 21,236) that the section referred to should be amended so as to provide that those persons who hold a certificate of the Society as dispenser, and who have, in addition, had three years’ practical experience, should be recognised as ‘‘ qualified to exercise any function required of a dispenser in institutions, hospitals, dispensaries and Poor Law infirmaries, and to contract with Insurance Committees for the payment for medicines sup- plied to panel patients in those institutions.”” The Society con- tend that their training and examination secure an adequate test of ability to dispense accurately and successfully. The Pharma- ceutical Society of Great Britain, on the other hand, state (App. CXXVI) that in their view ‘‘any reduction in the standard of qualification required of persons undertaking dis- pensing for insured persons would be a retrograde step,” and refer to the fact that a similar claim made by the Society of Apothecaries in 1913 was exhaustively considered by a Depart- mental Committee and was rejected. 651. We examined the official witnesses on the subject (Q. 24,005-24,007), and quote from a reply given by Mr. Brock :— ““ We have to distinguish between the right to dispense in the literal sense of the term and the right to enter into arrangements with Insurance Committees for the supply of drugs to insured persons. In our view it would not be desir- able to relax the present statutory requirement prohibiting arrangements for dispensing medicines being made with persons other than qualified pharmacists, even though such medicines are not supplied in open shop. The period of training required for the certificate of the Society of Apothe- caries has been raised from six to nine months, but the standard of technical training is still not high, and it would be a retrograde step to amend the Act so as to allow persons holding this qualification only to contract for the supply of medicines.” 652. We have given careful consideration to this question and have come to the conclusion that it is not desirable in the interests of insured persons to lower the standard of qualification required for persons who may be allowed to dispense medicines provided under the Insurance Scheme. The evidence given before us has left no doubt in our minds that the qualification of the holders of the Apothecaries’ Assistants’ Certificates is inferior to that of a registered pharmacist, and we accordingly recommend that no alteration should be made in the present requirement. ARREARS OF CONTRIBUTIONS. 653. The present position governing the effect of arrears of contributions is set out at length in paragraphs 103-110 of

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