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Government commits to introducing pharmacy supervision legislation later in 2025

According to a parliamentary answer from pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock, the government will publish its response to its own consultation over supervision changes “later this year”.…

Chief pharmacists call for medicines leadership to be ‘fundamental component’ of strategic commissioning system

In a letter to NHS England, four integrated care board chief pharmacists said that they must shape and lead on medicines at a time of NHS change.…

Ten ways to implement inclusive recruitment in pharmacy

Tips and advice on how pharmacy teams can promote inclusivity throughout the recruitment process.…

Regulator ends project on anonymising ethnicity data in fitness-to-practise cases

The General Pharmaceutical Council said unclear evidence on the impact of the scheme meant it could not justify committing further resources to continue it.…

GPhC should consider reduced fees for some pharmacists, says RPS

In its response to the regulator’s consultation on proposed fee increases, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has suggested reduced fees for non-practising pharmacists, such as those on parental leave or with a long-term illness.…

How The Pharmaceutical Journal supports foundation trainees in revising and preparing for the GPhC registration exam

A summary of our learning resources and content collections aimed at supporting foundation trainees in exam preparation.…

Patients involved in design of fewer than one-fifth of published trials, research shows

For articles reporting on randomised controlled trials, published between 2015 and 2023, the researchers found that 18% included patient and public involvement.…

How we trained an apprentice pharmacy technician based on an aseptic unit

The aseptic team at University Hospitals Plymouth explain how and why they developed a training programme for an apprentice pharmacy technician.…

Online pharmacies more than twice as likely to fail regulatory standards, finds analysis

Exclusive: An analysis conducted by The Pharmaceutical Journal has found that between April 2024 and January 2025, 10% of distance-selling pharmacies failed General Pharmaceutical Council inspections compared with 5% of high street pharmacies.…

Phasing in multi-sector placements offers another chance to review foundation training 

NHS England has postponed mandatory multi-sector placements for pharmacist trainees, which allows time for rethinking the funding model and structure of the foundation training year.…