Independent prescribing pharmacist numbers total 15,000, increasing by two-thirds in two years Exclusive: There were 14,635 independent prescribers on the pharmacy register in August 2022, compared with 8,806 independent prescribers in May 2020.…
Advice for trainee pharmacists using the HEE portfolio practice-based assessments Though there were some daunting moments, Laura Healey says there are valuable lessons to be learnt from the successes of the overhauled foundation training year for pharmacists.…
Government consults on extending temporary pension rules to allow retired NHS staff to return to work Owing to backlogs from COVID-19 and "what could be a challenging winter", the government has proposed extending temporary measures that allow recently retired NHS staff to return to work without losing their pension benefits until 31 March 2023.…
Everything you need to know about ‘hub-and-spoke’ dispensing A look at the government's controversial proposals that it claims will make community pharmacy in the UK more efficient.…
Gisela Abbam: ‘Online pharmacy is causing quite a lot of concern’ The newly appointed chair of the General Pharmaceutical Council discusses the issues facing the pharmacy regulator.…
Pharmacy regulator to anonymise fitness-to-practise investigations as safeguard against racial bias Owing to overrepresentation of individuals from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds in fitness-to-practise cases, the General Pharmaceutical Council will redact information relating to ethnicity in case papers.…
Candidates delayed by more than half an hour in registration exam can join provisional register, says GPhC The regulator said candidates affected by "procedural error" during the June 2022 registration exam would be accepted for provisional registration.…
Candidates affected by registration assessment delays will be added to provisional register Affected trainees will be on the register until February 2023 to allow them to take the next sitting of the assessment in November 2022.…
Foundation trainees struggle to take registration exam after ‘technical issues’ cause delays The General Pharmaceutical Council said it was “extremely sorry" for the severe delays experienced by candidates in Nottingham.…
Always say ‘sorry’ when things go wrong, advises pharmacy regulator New guidance advises that candour is a fundamental part of pharmacy professional practice.…
