GPhC

“Serious and realistic concern” over how the five-year MPharm degrees proposed by the GPhC are to be funded

Five new members of the GPhC council are to begin their terms on April 1 after a raft of new appointments

A majority of respondents disagreed with the GphC’s proposals but it said the fee increase was necessary

The PDA's report on the UK pharmacy technician workforce has been published in full

PM asked the GPhC to comment on whether staffing levels could be contributing to a spike in FTP concerns

Pharmacy bodies have collaborated on a learning resource on the events at Gosport, which saw at least 450 patients die

The PDA says the regulator should first review costs such as premises and council member remuneration

Could pharmacist training change to an integrated model that incorporates 52 weeks of “learning in practice”?

The GPhC is proposing wide-ranging changes to the education and training pharmacists receive

Parveen's dispensing assistant asks about her husband standing in as a delivery driver 

A pharmacist employed by the NPA had engaged in an act of sexual impropriety and then failed to disclose his police caution

“Operational changes” such as unannounced inspections and binary inspection outcomes are set to follow

There is a broad consensus among the public that moving to unannounced inspections will provide assurance pharmacies provide safe care

A “rising number of concerns about registrants” being raised is among the workload factors that have contributed to the GPhC's proposing to increase its fees

Community Pharmacy Scotland has expressed concerns over staffing levels in community pharmacies

In her last article in the current series, Asha Fowells submits her records and renews her registration

A spokesperson told Pharmacy Magazine that the GPhC's rationale for raising its fees, including proposals to charge pharmacists an additional £7 each year, would be made public "in the next month"

In the sixth article in our series, Asha Fowells charts her personal experience of the revalidation process

A new study has highlighted the difficulties pharmacists face when they first qualify. PM reviews the paper and talks to the author about possible solutions

If your GPhC registration is due for renewal by October 31 you need to revalidate now, says Sandra Gidley, chair of the RPS English Pharmacy Board