Premises regulation

Pharmacy regulator considers giving up legal authority to conduct covert investigations of pharmacists

The General Pharmaceutical Council has not used its covert surveillance powers since being granted them in 2018.…

Community pharmacy supervision does not mean overseeing ‘individual transactions’, pharmacy bodies determine

The cross-sector group of seven pharmacy sector organisations says public, primary and secondary legislation should be updated to reflect its supervision recommendations.…

GPhC proposes 40% increase in annual pharmacy registration costs

The General Pharmaceutical Council is consulting on whether to increase annual registration fees for pharmacy premises by £103 from October 2020.…

Nigel Clarke: ‘Pharmacy isn’t just handing over a bag of medicine’

The chair of the General Pharmaceutical Council’s plans to revamp pharmacy training, the regulation of online pharmacy and data which show white pharmacists are less likely to be struck off the register.…

Eight in ten GP practices unfit for ‘future needs’, British Medical Association warns

Nearly eight in ten GP practices are not fit for future needs such as accommodating larger teams of healthcare professionals including pharmacists, the British Medical Association has warned.…

Should the law change to allow more flexible pharmacy supervision?

Two pharmacists give their personal views on whether the current supervision legislation is fit for purpose.…

Person-centred over patient-centred care: not just semantics

How does the technology giant’s marketing approach relate to person-centred care in health?…

New premises standards outlined for pharmacies in Northern Ireland

Retail pharmacists in Northern Ireland are set to be given greater autonomy over how to run their services under proposed new standards.…

Standards for pharmacy professionals modernised

The General Pharmaceutical Council has rewritten its standards for pharmacy professionals, with the aim of providing the regulatory framework required for the evolving roles and working practices of the profession.…

GPhC freezes fees for 2016–2017

The fees that pharmacists and pharmacy technicians must pay to register with the professional regulator have been frozen for 2016–2017.…