A quick request.

[keziath]

Please would people have a look here and sign the petition if you feel it appropriate:

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/decriminalisation-of-dispensing-errors.html

This is, as a pharmacist, something that strikes horribly close to home for me. All dispensing errors are legally a crime and could be prosecuted, regardless of whether anyone comes to harm. In the case that triggered this petition, a pharmacist received a three month suspended prison sentence for a dispensing error that was ruled to have no link to the patient's death.

Your time and attention is very much appreciated :-)

Comments

[jackdante.livejournal.com]

Thanks for this! I do think Britain's 'blame culture' is getting way out of hand. Plus hopefully you'd be able to breathe more easily at work!

[warlordofhell.livejournal.com]

Done and dusted.

[ajntornj.livejournal.com]

Done. Is there another petition to suggest spanking as an alternative punishment? ;)

[duelt.livejournal.com]

Done

[killfalcon.livejournal.com]

+1

[tinopener.livejournal.com]

Signed - will pass the petition details on to friends.

[katebush.livejournal.com]

Done.

[carmenwoods.livejournal.com]

You could probably get a whole lot of exposure for this if you forward it to PZ Myers (of Pharyngula (http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/) fame). He's the author of one of the most popular scienceblogs at Seed, and if he decides to post about this it could easily get a couple thousand signatures. (Though I'm not certain how much a sig from my side of the pond would actually help at all. Pharyngula is read world-wide though at least.)