Pharmacist given warning as committee in second fitness-to-practise case rules remarks were antisemitic The General Pharmaceutical Council’s fitness-to-practise committee issued Nazim Hussain Ali with a warning for a second time over remarks he made at an Al Quds Day rally, after its initial decision was quashed by the High Court.…
Pharmacists back calls for reduced registration fees for those on lower incomes More than 84% of respondents to a survey by the Pharmacists' Defence Association backed calls for General Pharmaceutical Council registrants on lower incomes to pay a reduced fee.…
Summer registration assessment pass rate is 77%, GPhC figures show The pass rate for the June 2023 sitting of the registration assessment is a slight fall on that of the previous year.…
Regulator reports 50% increase in early closures of fitness-to-practise cases General Pharmaceutical Council papers show that 69 cases were closed before the investigating committee stage in January to March 2023, compared with 46 cases in the previous quarter.…
NHS England looking to increase international recruitment of pharmacists Leanne Clews, pharmacy dean at NHS England, said there was a need to look at education and training pathways into the Overseas Pharmacists' Assessment Programme.…
Pharmacy regulator proposes 7.5% increase in registration renewal fees from 2024 Following a freeze in registration fees for two years, the General Pharmaceutical Council has noted that its proposed increases are below inflation.…
The commission on pharmacy leadership’s proposals threaten the very future it wants In their current form, proposals for the new commission on pharmacy leadership could lead us down a dangerously rocky road, says Mike Hannay.…
Almost half of pharmacists have experienced abuse in the past six months, finds RPS survey Data from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's workforce wellbeing survey have revealed 44% of pharmacists have experienced physical or verbal abuse in the past six months.…
Employers should take ‘challenging situations’ into account if complaints are made about pharmacy staff this winter The General Pharmaceutical Council and UK chief pharmaceutical officers have written to pharmacy teams to reassure them as the NHS faces huge pressures.…
Increase in overseas pharmacists applying to train to work in Great Britain Exclusive: There have been 725 applications for the Overseas Pharmacists Assessment Programme since March 2022.…
