Superintendent pharmacist

Superintendent and responsible pharmacist proposals delayed

Proposals to clarify the roles of superintendent and responsible pharmacists have been delayed after concerns were expressed about the plans during the consultation process.…

Government proposals to shift responsible pharmacist regulation powers to regulator criticised

Proposals to move powers to regulate the role of the responsible pharmacist from ministers to the General Pharmaceutical Council have been criticised.…

Government launches double consultation on dispensing errors legislation and role of responsible and superintendent pharmacists

The government has launched a consultation on extending the new defence for dispensing errors from community pharmacists to other parts of the profession, and a second consultation on clarification of how registered pharmacies should be governed.…

RPS to consult widely on future of pharmacy supervision

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) is to consult with members, non-member pharmacists and possibly pharmacy technicians on the future of pharmacy supervision.…

My life as superintendent pharmacist of a healthy living pharmacy and multi-award winner

Individual success hinges on the collective professionalism and competence of a team, says Ade Williams…

Changes to pharmacy supervision laws ‘will not be easy’, says chair of rebalancing board

Plans to change the law around pharmacy supervision “will not be easy”, especially in England, the chair of the government-appointed board set up to push through the reforms has warned.…

RPS pharmacy board election results announced

There was a 16.4% rise in the number of votes in the 2016 RPS national pharmacy board elections compared with 2015.…

Pharmacy2U’s commercial director suspended from the register over data sales

The General Pharmaceutical Council has suspended Julian Harrison, commercial director of the online pharmacy Pharmacy2U, from the register for three months for selling patient data to third parties.…

Pharmacy2U directors face fitness to practise committee over sale of patient data

The pharmacist directors of online pharmacy company Pharmacy2U have been referred to a General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) fitness-to-practise hearing over allegations relating to the sale of patient data.…

Supervision: what needs to change to move pharmacy forward?

The board set up to review medicines legislation and to advise UK government ministers on pharmacy policy is due to make recommendations on how the rules around ‘supervision’ should change.…