Read the second publication in our series of short papers reporting on the Nova Scotia Pharmacy Regulator’s Staffing and Workload Initiative for Safety and Effectiveness (StaffWISE) project. Click the button below to access the full article.

The Nova Scotia Scotia Pharmacy Regulator (NSPR) issued a regulatory requirement in 2001 that a pharmacy must have a staffing plan in place that is commensurate with patient care needs. Although this requirement has existed for more than 20 years, concerns brought forward from pharmacy professionals about their workplace conditions, including being understaffed, have steadily increased over the last several years. Although workplace conditions were traditionally seen as a responsibility for advocacy organizations, the NSPR became concerned about the impact of the pharmacy practice environment on quality of care and patient safety.