Fitness to practise

Department of Health presses on with language competency reforms

The UK government is pushing ahead with changes to the law that will require all pharmacists who want to practise in the UK to be proficient in English.…

The public trusts pharmacists but not to the same degree as other health professionals, survey shows

The public trusts the advice given by a community pharmacist but the degree of trust is lower than that afforded to other health professionals, according to an IPSOS/Mori poll.…

Fifth pharmacist falls foul of regulator after BBC sting

A superintendent pharmacist has been suspended from practice for 12 months after his sales assistant was filmed selling amoxicillin and Viagra to an undercover reporter.…

UK pharmacy regulator supports plans to test English language competency

The pharmacy regulator is backing UK government proposals that could see pharmacists brought before a fitness-to-practise hearing if his or her lack of proficiency in English poses a risk to patients.…

GPhC reviews fitness-to-practise guidelines

Pharmacists who are dishonest with patients when care goes wrong could be removed from the professional register, the General Pharmaceutical Council has proposed.…

Family to take civil action after dispensing error death

Relatives of a woman who died after a dispensing error are to take civil action, the family’s lawyers have confirmed.…

How does lack of anonymity facilitate shared learning in error reporting?

Why Joy Wingfield is concerned about the decision to abolish anonymity for community pharmacies in reporting errors before the decriminalisation of dispensing errors has become a reality.…

CPS will not act against pharmacist whose error led to patient’s death

A pharmacist involved in a dispensing error that led to the death of a patient is being investigated by the General Pharmaceutical Council.…

Liberal Democrat peer to lead revalidation advisory group

Lord Kirwood of Kirkhope has been appointed chairman of a group set up to provide advice to pharmacy regulators about continuing fitness to practise reforms.…

General Pharmaceutical Council to review standards on conduct, ethics and performance

The pharmacy regulator is to review its core standards for pharmacists in light of increased demands being placed on pharmacy.…