GPhC announces 6% rise in registration fees From September 2026, pharmacist renewal fees will increase by £17 a year to £310, pharmacy technician fees by £8 to £146, and pharmacy premises fees by £25 to £441.…
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Regulator sets acceptance criteria for fitness-to-practise complaints The General Pharmaceutical Council said the new criteria have been developed to reduce the number of avoidable concerns it receives and progresses.…
GPhC receives ‘highest ever recorded’ number of concerns The majority of the concerns received by the General Pharmaceutical Council in the second quarter of 2025/2026 related to customer service issues and dispensing errors.…
GPhC considering ‘additional regulatory powers’ for pharmacy owner accountability Under its five-year strategy delivery plan, the regulator also said it would consider if inspection frequency could be incorporated into its risk-based approach to maintain regulatory contact.…
Weight-loss drug complaints to pharmacy regulator hit 150 in a month Glenn Mathieson, lead advisor for professional regulation at the General Pharmaceutical Council, said the regulator received just 12 fitness to practise complaints about weight loss drugs in April 2024.…
Regulator fails on timeliness standard for fitness-to-practise cases for seventh year in a row The Professional Standards Authority said that while the General Pharmaceutical Council is reducing its aged fitness-to-practise cases, the end-to-end median time from referral to final decision has increased.…
GPhC reveals draft criteria to cut record number of fitness-to-practise concerns The General Pharmaceutical Council said that concerns raised have doubled over the past five years, from 2,989 in 2020/2021 to 6,202 in 2024/2025.…
Regulator plans policy overhaul on disqualification powers The General Pharmaceutical Council said it will close disqualification cases against pharmacy owners that are no longer in the public interest and pose no risk to the public.…
Regulator to trial independent complaint handling service as fitness-to-practise reports reach ‘record high’ The General Pharmaceutical Council says that concerns reported to the regulator have increased by 13% year on year and by more than 100% over the past four years.…
