Career stages

Nearly 900 students dropped out of MPharm after first year in 2021/2022

Exclusive: General Pharmaceutical Council data suggest that 889 out of 4,505 students did not continue the MPharm degree after the first year.…

Pharmacy Schools Council warns of academic staff shortage amid ‘uncontrolled increase’ in MPharm courses

A statement from the Pharmacy Schools Council warns that heads of school are under pressure to manage with a smaller staff base or recruit at a lower grade.…

Pharmacy bodies call for action to ensure access to designated prescribing practitioners

A joint report by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and National Pharmacy Association encourages pharmacies to work together to assess their readiness to provide a prescribing learning environment.…

Almost one-third of black pharmacists experienced racism from colleagues over past year, survey shows

Exclusive: Responses to The Pharmaceutical Journal’s salary and job satisfaction survey highlighted experiences of being underpaid, unequal work allocation and a lack of support.…

One-year route to registration for overseas qualified pharmacists proposed by regulator

The registration route would initially apply to non-European Economic Area and non-European Free Trade Association qualified pharmacists.…

GPhC reveals lowest summer registration assessment pass rate for five years

The exam results showed a pass rate of 75%, down from the 77% pass rate for the 2023 summer assessment.…

*DEADLINE EXTENDED* Nominate a female pharmacy professional for our Women to Watch 2024 list

Help us find and celebrate brilliant, unrecognised women who are accomplishing great things in pharmacy.…

Jonathan Burton: ‘Our members need to be able to trust us to represent their interests’

From more support for independent prescribers to consultant community pharmacists, the newly appointed chair of the RPS’s Scottish Pharmacy Board shares his vision for pharmacy while in post.…

PDA criticises pharmacy regulator for ‘failing to use data effectively’ to bridge attainment gap

The Pharmacists’ Defence Association said in a consultation response that it was “not confident the General Pharmaceutical Council will use any additional data to deliver meaningful improvement and change to the experience or outcomes for students”.…

Consultation and communication skills for pharmacy OSCEs

An overview of consultation and communication skills for any pharmacists preparing for OSCEs.…