Previous events

See below for a list of our recent previous events.

You can also find copies of event reports and links to webinar recordings where relevant.

British Pharmaceutical Students Association Annual Conference

Wednesday 3 April 2023, Norwich

We hosted two listening events and had a stand at this annual conference for students and trainees.

Webinar on draft Standards for Chief Pharmacists consultation

Thursday 7 March 2024, 19:00-20:00

This webinar was about our consultation on draft Standards for Chief Pharmacists.

Watch a recording of the webinar.

Webinar for pharmacy students and trainee pharmacists

This webinar was for all pharmacy students and trainee pharmacists.

The webinar covered:

The role of the GPhC
Key information about the foundation training year
Standards for pharmacy professionals, professionalism, and revalidation
Myth-busting managing concerns about pharmacy professionals
Introduction to inspecting pharmacy premises
An opportunity to ask questions.

A recording of this webinar will be available soon.

Regional roundtables event, London

Wednesday 6 December 2023, 19:00-20:00

We want to listen to our stakeholders, and to hear about the issues and topics that matter most to you. Our regional roundtables events bring together a broad range of stakeholders, enabling us all to draw out new perspectives on key topics. We will be hosting further regional events across Great Britain in 2024.

Find out what we have been hearing through listening events

GPhC, NHS England and Community Pharmacy England webinar for new pharmacy owners

Tuesday 31 October 2023, 19:00-20:00

We hosted a joint webinar with NHS England and Community Pharmacy England for new pharmacy owners. Presentations included a brief overview of what role each organisation plays and what input new pharmacy owners can expect. Whilst being targeted to new pharmacy owners, this webinar was open to anybody who felt they might have an interest.

The Pharmacy Show

Sunday 15 and Monday 16 October 2023, NEC Birmingham

We had an exhibition stand throughout the show and also hosted drop-in sessions with our Chair and Chief Executive.

Regional roundtables event, Birmingham

Sunday 15 October 2023

We want to listen to our stakeholders, and to hear about the issues and topics that matter most to you. Our regional roundtables events bring together a broad range of stakeholders, enabling us all to draw out new perspectives on key topics. These events offer an opportunity for you to meet new colleagues across the sector, as well as some of our Council members and GPhC colleagues.

We will be hosting further regional events across Great Britain in 2023/24.

Racism in Pharmacy Follow Up Roundtable: “Accountability Counts”

Tuesday 10 October 2023, 11:00-12:30, virtual

Last year, we hosted a wide-ranging discussion about how racism manifests and affects pharmacy professionals and how this can have a resulting impact on patient care. In this further session, and as part of our follow-up commitments, we focused on accountability and Fitness to Practise, specifically how regulators can tackle over-representation of certain groups in regulatory processes and learn from others about how they have approached this.

This new series of equality focused roundtables and events is designed to shape our regulatory work, informed by the experiences of our stakeholders. This links directly to the commitments in our strategy to help tackle the different types of discrimination within pharmacy and to support an open and inclusive culture where pharmacy teams are empowered to meet their professional and legal obligations.

Read the report from the roundtable

Webinar on fitness to practise and professionalism for pharmacy technicians

Tuesday 26 September, 19:00-20:00, virtual

We hosted this joint webinar with Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK). The webinar explains the GPhC’s approach to managing concerns and what fitness to practise is all about, as well as the importance of professionalism.

Watch the recording of this event

Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK Annual Conference

Friday 22 – Saturday 23 September 2023, Bristol

Duncan Rudkin, our Chief Executive, gave a keynote address on 'Pharmacy technician regulation: An evolving profession in a changing healthcare landscape’. We also had an exhibition stand at this conference.

South West Chief Pharmacists Annual Conference

Wednesday 20 September 2023, Exeter

Duncan Rudkin, our Chief Executive, spoke on 'Regulating the changing role of pharmacy' at this conference.

Language barriers and health inequalities roundtable

Monday 18 September, 15:00-16:30, virtual

We’ve recently started to host a series of equality focussed roundtables and events, to help shape our regulatory work, informed by the experiences our stakeholders. This links directly to the commitments in Delivering equality, improving diversity and fostering inclusion: Our strategy for change 2021-26 to help tackle the different types of discrimination within pharmacy and to support an open and inclusive culture where pharmacy teams are empowered to meet their professional and legal obligations.

Guest speakers at this event were:

Rebecca Curtayne, Public Affairs Lead, Healthwatch England who spoke on Lost for Words – Healthwatch Evidence on how language barriers contributes to health inequalities
Jay Patel, Regional Facilitator, Early Career Pharmacist Practice Team, School of Pharmacy & Medicines Optimisation (NW), NHS England, who shared research into the experience of pharmacy professionals across sectors, when they encounter language barriers with patients