Regulation in healthcare

GPhC launches consultation on safety guidance for pharmacist prescribers

The General Pharmaceutical Council is asking for views on proposed guidance for pharmacist prescribers to make sure they provide safe and effective care when prescribing.…

Transparency required to prove fitness-to-practise process is non-discriminatory

The pharmacy regulator must be more transparent about how it conducts fitness-to-practise investigations if trust in its ability to do a fair job is to be maintained.…

‘Worrying’ proportion of minority ethnic pharmacists suspended or struck off GPhC register

The chair of the General Pharmaceutical Council has admitted he has concerns over the number of black, Asian and minority ethnic pharmacists who are suspended or removed from the register, compared with white pharmacists.…

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.…

GPhC to review impact of fitness-to-practise process on pharmacists’ mental health

The regulator is looking at how its fitness-to-practise procedure impacts the mental health of pharmacists who are under scrutiny.…

Government publishes additional no-deal Brexit medicines regulation guidance

More information on how medicines, medical devices and clinical trials would be regulated following a no-deal Brexit has been issued by the Department of Health and Social Care.…

Government commits to review of e-cigarette regulations after Brexit

The government has committed to reviewing how its regulations on e-cigarettes could be changed after the UK leaves the EU as scheduled for March 2019.…

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.…

No mentoring required for prescribers who supervise independent pharmacy prescriber trainees

Prescribers who will supervise pharmacist independent prescribers in training will not have to be mentored, contrary to earlier proposals, the General Pharmaceutical Committee has proposed…