{"id":64,"date":"2024-05-16T18:51:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T17:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-ggc\/nhs-borders\/patient-group-directions-pgds\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T08:34:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T07:34:47","slug":"patient-group-directions-pgds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-ggc\/pages\/patient-group-directions-pgds\/","title":{"rendered":"Patient Group Directions (PGDs)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pharmacists must sign the PGD to show their acceptance of the professional responsibilities contained in the PGD \u2013 supply is not legal until the PGD is signed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: CHANGE OF PROCESS \u2013 ELECTRONIC FORM RECORDING OF PGDs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since April 2024 Pharmacists have confirmed their acceptance of professional responsibilities for each Patient Group Direction (PGD) by completing our Microsoft electronic Form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following a recent review, the Community Pharmacy Development Team (CPDT) recommended to the Area Pharmaceutical Committee (APC) and Community Pharmacy GGC that this additional confirmation step was no longer required. This recommendation was supported by both Committee bodies and has now been approved by the NHSGGC PGD Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From 1 April 2026<\/strong> the Microsoft Form will be removed from the CPDT website and Pharmacists will no longer be required to complete it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pharmacists are covered under a PGD once they have accepted the professional obligations by signing the relevant authorisation sheet. There is no regulatory or legal requirement for copies of signed authorisation sheets to be submitted to NHSGGC or for confirmation of signing to be provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contractors and Pharmacists must continue to ensure that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n