Autumn registration assessment pass rate rises to 66% The 66% overall 2023 pass rate is the second highest of the past five years of the autumn registration assessment.…
Becoming a pharmacist prescriber: the highs and lows In this episode of The PJ Pod, we join three pharmacists on their journeys to becoming independent prescribers.…
Supporting an early-career researcher in uncovering the barriers to wider pharmacy research The Pharmacy Research Advisory Group shares how it supported a clinical Fellow in finding out why research is not a core function of all clinical pharmacists’ roles.…
Northern Ireland doubles number of pharmacy undergraduates since 2020 The Pharmacy Futures Campaign NI was launched in 2020 to build capacity across the pharmacy workforce.…
Pharmacy regulator to increase registration fees by 7.5% from April 2024 In a statement, the GPhC Council said it “had to raise the fees in order to be in a position to continue to carry out regulatory work”.…
Foundation pharmacist trainee funding will rise to £26,500 per trainee from 2025 Funding will rise from the current £18,440 for community pharmacy trainees, and will be “consistent across all sectors of practice and all regions” in England.…
This is a drill: the simulations training next-generation pharmacists From artificial intelligence to virtual reality, schools of pharmacy are making use of the latest in simulation technology to prepare future pharmacists for their digitally-enabled careers as prescribers.…
Why we developed pharmacist training placements in health and justice settings An overview of a scheme in which 15 foundation-level pharmacists will be offered a training opportunity within health and justice settings.…
Employers will need to confirm access to DPPs for all trainees by March 2024, says NHS England Speaking at The Pharmacy Show on 15 October 2023, Atif Shamim said employers will be required to confirm their access to a prescribing learning setting before training commences.…
Regulator to monitor registration assessment performance of three further pharmacy schools Data from the General Pharmaceutical Council's report on the June 2023 registration exam show low pass rates for students from the University of Hertfordshire, University of Lincoln and University of Portsmouth.…
