Prime minister commits to ‘strengthen regulation’ following Jhoots fall-out Keir Starmer said during prime minister's questions that the government is “working speedily to consider how to strengthen regulation” in NHS-contracted pharmacies.…
GPhC considering ‘additional regulatory powers’ for pharmacy owner accountability Under its five-year strategy delivery plan, the regulator also said it would consider if inspection frequency could be incorporated into its risk-based approach to maintain regulatory contact.…
Jhoots boss says he is selling stores to pay staff wages Exclusive: Sarbjit Singh Jhooty has told The Pharmaceutical Journal that he is selling and remortgaging his pharmacy stores as it is “the only way” he can pay staff wages.…
Health news round-up: community pharmacy services, medicines, obesity and ageing Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson summarises some important developments in health news.…
Health officials could speed up pharmacy removal process as pharmacy minister says Jhoots falls ‘well below the mark’ Stephen Kinnock said that he has asked health officials whether it is possible to strengthen the regulatory framework to address “pharmacies that do not play by the rules”.…
Weight-loss drug complaints to pharmacy regulator hit 150 in a month Glenn Mathieson, lead advisor for professional regulation at the General Pharmaceutical Council, said the regulator received just 12 fitness to practise complaints about weight loss drugs in April 2024.…
Time to approve UK clinical trials has more than halved, says MHRA The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said the introduction of AI methods had contributed to quicker approval times.…
Regulator fails on timeliness standard for fitness-to-practise cases for seventh year in a row The Professional Standards Authority said that while the General Pharmaceutical Council is reducing its aged fitness-to-practise cases, the end-to-end median time from referral to final decision has increased.…
GPhC appoints Chris Askew as interim chief executive The former chief executive of the Royal College of General Practitioners will take up the role on 1 October 2025.…
GPhC reveals draft criteria to cut record number of fitness-to-practise concerns The General Pharmaceutical Council said that concerns raised have doubled over the past five years, from 2,989 in 2020/2021 to 6,202 in 2024/2025.…
