General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Nearly a quarter of online pharmacies inspected by GPhC supplied medicines without informing patients’ GPs

Nearly a quarter of online pharmacies that have been inspected by the General Pharmaceutical Council were found to be supplying medicines to patients without their GP knowing.…

Only 2% of female pharmacists own pharmacies despite making up 62% of the workforce, survey finds

Male pharmacists are more likely to own their own business compared to female colleagues, despite there being more women in the profession than men, according to the results of a Great Britain-wide workforce diversity survey.…

Are universities failing pharmacy trainees?

Graduates from some pharmacy schools achieve significantly higher final assessment pass rates than others.…

GPhC drops proposed changes to pharmacy support staff training

The General Pharmaceutical Society will continue the accreditation of training courses of pharmacy support staff, following responses to a consultation in which it proposed to drop this role.…

‘Abusive’ feedback sent to exam board after September 2019 registration exam

A number of pharmacy graduates who sat the September 2019 preregistration exam have sent “abusive” and “unprofessional” feedback to exam board members, it has emerged.…

GPhC publishes guidance for pharmacist prescribers

General Pharmaceutical Council guidance for pharmacist prescribers includes “a number of changes” from proposed guidance that was put out for consultation earlier this year.…

GPhC raises concerns after fitness-to-practise complaints reach record high

The General Pharmaceutical Council has raised concerns over a 7% increase in the number of fitness-to-practise complaints brought to the regulator between July 2019 and September 2019.…

Healthcare regulator asks pharmacists to ‘consider the limitations’ of providing online services

The General Pharmaceutical Council has asked pharmacists to “consider the limitations” of providing services online when deciding on the scope of practice they can provide.…

Pharmacy regulator removes rule that led to preregistration ‘exploitation’

Rules on work placements that had led to some preregistration pharmacists resitting their assessment being “exploited” have been dropped by the General Pharmaceutical Council …

Almost half of community pharmacists admit to self-checking their own dispensing

Nearly half of community pharmacists in Great Britain have admitted that they self-check their own dispensing, results of The Pharmaceutical Journal 2019 salary and satisfaction survey have shown.…