Kathie Cashell: ‘You can’t protect the public without an empowered profession’ As fitness-to-practise complaints to the General Pharmaceutical Council hit record highs, we spoke to new chief executive Kathie Cashell about her priorities for the organisation and the improvements she wants to deliver.…
Regulator vows to prioritise racism review recommendations General Pharmaceutical Council chief executive, Kathie Cashell, said “urgent, demonstrable and visible action is needed by all leaders”, following the publication of the Mann review.…
CPE committee minutes reveal concerns over proposed regulatory changes following Jhoots failures Members of a Community Pharmacy England committee said regulatory changes should not be made until it is made clear that they were “needed and would address the issues”.…
Regulator appoints council members for 2026 and 2027 The newly appointed members to the governing council comprise a range of backgrounds, which include pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.…
Pharmacy regulator signs up to shared anti-racism principles The General Pharmaceutical Council is one of nine regulators who have committed to ensuring improved collective accountability to tackle inequalities.…
More than one-quarter of community pharmacies have designated sustainability champion, says GPhC Pharmacy staff rated sustainability as a priority, with a mean score of 6.79 out of 10, according to the GPhC's thematic review.…
GPhC receives 9,500 concerns in a year, chief executive reveals Speaking at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress 2026, Kathie Cashell, chief executive of the General Pharmaceutical Council, said the regulator is committed to improving the timeliness of fitness-to-practise investigations.…
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”.…
