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GPhC begins search for new chair

Current chair Nigel Clarke said the new appointee "will have the opportunity to help shape the future of pharmacy".

 

09 Jul 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Police raising more FtP concerns about pharmacists

The number of law enforcement personnel raising concerns with the GPhC’s fitness to practise (FtP) arm more than doubled in 2020-21.

08 Jul 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy technicians celebrate 10 years as registered profession

GPhC and chief pharmaceutical officers acknowledge vital role technicians play in pharmacy teams

02 Jul 2021 , 1 Min Article

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High court quashes GPhC decision in antisemitism case

The high court has ordered the GPhC to reopen a fitness to practise case involving allegations of antisemitism

23 Jun 2021 , 2 Min Article

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GPhC urges pharmacies to have valproate safeguards in place

The GPhC has reminded pharmacy teams to ensure they have safeguards in place when prescribing valproate to patients.

21 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC urges pharmacies to have valproate safeguards in place

The GPhC has reminded pharmacy teams to ensure they have safeguards in place when prescribing valproate to patients.

21 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Reports of pharmacist oversupply greatly exaggerated

Earlier forecasts of a looming oversupply of pharmacists now appear wildly out of date, writes Jeremy Holmes in his PM column.

18 Jun 2021 , 2 Min Article

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GPhC wants 'more effective booking process' after exam chaos

The GPhC has said it will seek to "arrange a more effective booking process" for future registration exams after many faced difficulties in March. 

28 May 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Scottish provregs get NHS funding to resit exam

Provisionally registered pharmacists in Scotland who failed the March registration assessment are to receive financial support from the NHS to resit. 

12 May 2021 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC announces 88% pass rate in first online exam

Eighty-eight per cent of candidates sitting the online registration assessment in March achieved a pass, the GPhC announced this morning.

29 Apr 2021 , 2 Min Article

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GPhC announces 88% pass rate in first online exam

Eighty-eight per cent of candidates sitting the online registration assessment in March achieved a pass, the GPhC announced this morning.

29 Apr 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Community pharmacists 'should prescribe beyond minor ailments'

Community pharmacists could play a valuable role in prescribing for a wide range of common and long-term conditions, says the RPS. 

27 Apr 2021 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC's pandemic response to be reviewed this year

The Professional Standards Authority is unlikely to publish a report into the GPhC's performance "before late in the year".

21 Apr 2021 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC too soft on corporate multiples claims PDA

The GPhC is disproportionately tough on individual registrants compared to pharmacy owners and premises, the PDA has claimed. 

16 Apr 2021 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC too soft on corporate multiples claims PDA

The GPhC is disproportionately tough on individual registrants compared to pharmacy owners and premises, the PDA has claimed. 

16 Apr 2021 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC holding internal review on controversial exam

GPhC chief Duncan Rudkin says an internal review of what went wrong leading up to the March exam is under way.

15 Apr 2021 , 2 Min Article

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