Pharmacist who supplied Harold Shipman with diamorphine has "failed" public
22/02/2005
Thank you to everyone involved in my case. I never dreamed of such an outcome and you have made such a long and difficult case seem easy and bearable.
Nigel, DerbyshireA pharmacist criticised for failing to spot Harold Shipman's abnormal prescription habits is now facing disciplinary action.
The hearing before The Royal Pharmaceutical Society began yesterday and is expected to finish today.
Yesterday the hearing heard how Mrs Brant had "failed" the public.
Shipman collected the diamorphine he used to kill hundreds of patients from Ghislaine Brant's pharmacy near Shipman's surgery in Hyde.
In the fourth report from the Shipman public inquiry, Mrs Brant was criticised for not picking up on Shipman's extraordinary prescription patterns.
Mrs Brant lost her professional objectivity when dealing with the GP, the Shipman Inquiry said.
Inquiry chairman, Dame Janet Smith, said Mrs Brant had "lost her professional objectivity" when dealing with Shipman, and had "plainly not applied her mind" when considering whether the dosage was appropriate for a patient.
Mrs Brant still works at the pharmacy which is run by United Co-op.
The company said it had supported her during the Shipman Inquiry and would back her again at the hearing which will be held at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's headquarters in Lambeth, London on 21 February.
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