Preregistration trainee

Number of overseas pharmacists applying to work in UK falls by two-thirds in one year

Exclusive: The fall follows a big increase in overseas-qualified pharmacists applying to the Overseas Pharmacists Assessment Programme in the previous year.…

Registration assessment will be held online until at least 2029, says GPhC

The regulator said it was undertaking a procurement process “to provide certainty in relation to delivering the registration assessment” while it considers its future.…

Pharmacy bodies call for action to ensure access to designated prescribing practitioners

A joint report by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and National Pharmacy Association encourages pharmacies to work together to assess their readiness to provide a prescribing learning environment.…

One-year route to registration for overseas qualified pharmacists proposed by regulator

The registration route would initially apply to non-European Economic Area and non-European Free Trade Association qualified pharmacists.…

GPhC reveals lowest summer registration assessment pass rate for five years

The exam results showed a pass rate of 75%, down from the 77% pass rate for the 2023 summer assessment.…

PDA criticises pharmacy regulator for ‘failing to use data effectively’ to bridge attainment gap

The Pharmacists’ Defence Association said in a consultation response that it was “not confident the General Pharmaceutical Council will use any additional data to deliver meaningful improvement and change to the experience or outcomes for students”.…

Preparing for the GPhC registration exams: how to revise learning outcomes relating to clinical knowledge and therapeutic approaches

The third of a three-part series for foundation trainees preparing for the General Pharmaceutical Council registration assessments, this article looks at how to approach learning outcomes related to therapeutic approaches and clinical practice.…

Preparing for the GPhC registration exams: how to approach learning outcomes relating to professional practice

The second of a three-part series for foundation trainees preparing for the General Pharmaceutical Council registration assessments. Part 2 looks at how to approach learning outcomes related to professional practice.…

Preparing for the GPhC registration exams: six steps to help you effectively plan your revision

The first of a three-part series for foundation trainees preparing for the General Pharmaceutical Council registration assessments, this article shows how the assessment framework can be used to guide your revision and break down exam questions.…

It is time to rethink prescribing scope of practice and the DPP model for foundation training

William Swain argues that plans to ‘retrofit’ traditional supervision and scope of practice models for early career pharmacist prescribers from 2026 could have a detrimental effect.…