PHS FOI 2025-002168

Request

‘In your organisation, do you employ “job planning” for pharmacists (job planning in this instance is typically the division of a working week into half day "sessions" allocated to commitments such as clinical work, development, supporting professional activities time, teaching, research, etc)?’
‘How many pharmacists do you employ? Please state headcount’
Of the pharmacists that you employ, how many have job plans?’
a)‘For each pharmacist with a job plan, please provide the proportion of contracted hours allocated to protected* time for supporting professional activities (SPA), also known as protected learning time or professional development time.’

b) ‘For each pharmacist without a job plan, please provide the proportion of contracted hours allocated to protected time for supporting professional activities (SPA), also known as protected learning time or professional development time’
‘If it is not possible to provide an answer to question 4a or 4b, please provide the recommended allocation to supporting professional activities (SPA), also known as protected learning time or professional development time, in hours per week for a full-time employed pharmacist.’