GPhC

The GPhC received 16 whistleblowing disclosures between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019, a report reveals.

Failure to record errors, not having enough staff and storage issues among reasons for 'not meeting' standards.

Community pharmacies are more likely to fail a GPhC inspection but also account for all pharmacies rated excellent.

The regulator is taking “robust” enforcement action against online pharmacies who inappropriately supply high-risk medicines.

The GPhC said this would improve transparency and “drive improvement in pharmacy services.”

The majority of respondents to a GPhC survey said they favour integrated standards for pharmacists’ education and training.

A number of candidates who sat this year's pre-reg exam have raised concerns with the BPSA.

Responses to a GPhC consultation indicate "broad support" for plans to integrate academic study and practical experience.

The GPhC dealt with more Fitness to Practise concerns in 2018-19, though fewer individuals were removed from the register.

Sid Dajani has had misconduct allegations made against him by the RPS dismissed by the GPhC amid ’victimisation’ claims, Pharmacy Magazine can reveal

A GPhC survey is seeking views of pharmacists and technicians on their roles, responsibilities and job satisfaction.

LloydsPharmacy apologises for the “distress” experienced by a woman refused emergency hormonal contraception.

Regulators join forces to promote benefits of reflective practice to patients and the public.

My mobile phone network knows that unless it keeps me happy I can easily (well, quite easily) move to another network. The same cannot be said about PMR systems. It is very difficult to move to another supplier – particularly when the big companies provide pretty much the same offering in terms of price, service and technology. I just don’t get any sense that they view pharmacies as customers, and they seem to have little interest in the way that our businesses are changing. Unless we can find a way to change this dynamic, the gap between what our technology can do, and what we want it to do, will grow and grow. This could potentially be crippling to pharmacy businesses in an age when customers are increasingly chasing digital by default and struggle to engage with analog pharmacy systems.

The GPhC reported a deficit of £941,000 in the year ending March 2019.

Less than 1% of the first revalidation submissions resulted in removal from the GPhC's registers.

Richard Thomas of Pharmacy Magazine recently interviewed Duncan Rudkin about current topics such as fees and the recent consultation on pharmacist education that grabbed the headlines.

A heated debate about fees and a major consultation on pharmacist education have grabbed the headlines in a busy period for pharmacy’s regulator. Interview by Richard Thomas

The employer-led ‘trailblazer group’ behind apprenticeship proposals is to consider the responses to its consultation before deciding whether to proceed

Carrying out patient ID checks and liaising with GPs are among the safeguarding measures required of online pharmacies under new guidance