Regulator opens consultation on one-year route to registration for overseas pharmacists Proposed changes to registration routes could allow internationally qualified pharmacists to apply directly to a university, which will design and manage one-year postgraduate diplomas.…
Regulator sets actions for safeguarding in pharmacy weight management services The General Pharmaceutical Council says pharmacy owners and superintendent pharmacists must document risk assessments for all aspects of weight management services.…
Proposed standards for responsible and superintendent pharmacists ‘risk patient safety’ The Pharmacists’ Defence Association has called for the proposed standards to “explicitly prohibit the use of authorisation to facilitate remote supervision”.…
Pharmacy regulator publishes AI position statement The General Pharmaceutical Council said that pharmacy professionals should remember that they remain “personally accountable for their professional practice, even when AI is being used”.…
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.…
New training standards for overseas pharmacists to include prescribing Proposed changes to training standards for internationally qualified pharmacists could replace the current registration routes with a single year of integrated academic learning and learning in practice.…
Additional Responsible Pharmacist requirements would make pharmacy practice ‘more difficult’, says RPS In response to a General Pharmaceutical Council consultation, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society said that additional criteria for Responsible Pharmacists could undermine the delivery of services.…
National pharmacy board meetings: February 2026 A summary from the final meetings of the national pharmacy boards before the Society’s transition to become the Royal College of Pharmacy.…
Four out of five foundation trainees have confirmed DPP details Pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock told MPs that 2,013 foundation trainees had submitted details of an assigned DPP to NHS England by February 2026.…
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.…
