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GPhC publishes annual report for 2014-15

2 July 2015
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has published its annual report for 2014-15, covering its fourth full year in operation.

GPhC welcomes access to patient records in pharmacies

23 June 2015
Commenting on the announcement by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) and NHS England that pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in community pharmacies in England will be given greater access to patient records, Duncan Rudkin, Chief Executive of the General Pharmaceutical Council said...

GPhC welcomes statement on EU medicines logo

17 June 2015
The GPhC has commented on the launch of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) new mandatory logo for selling medicines online.

GPhC launches debate on the future of pharmacy education and training

16 June 2015
We have launched a debate on how the education and training of the pharmacy team needs to change to address future challenges.

GPhC council approves increases to fees

11 June 2015
The GPhC’s governing council has agreed to increase registration renewal fees for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy premises from 15 October 2015. This follows an extended period where fees for individual registrants were either reduced or remained the same.

New guidance sets out how to decide appropriate fitness to practise sanctions

3 June 2015
The General Pharmaceutical Council has published new guidance to help the Fitness to Practise Committee decide what sanction is appropriate in particular cases.

GPhC publishes schools of pharmacy registration assessment pass rates

18 May 2015
The GPhC has published on its website the pass rate for the June sittings of the registration assessment for each school of pharmacy since it became responsible for the exam.

GPhC recruits standard setters for the registration assessment

5 May 2015
The GPhC has started the recruitment process for standard setters as part of its preparation for introducing a new, more patient focussed registration assessment in 2016. The role of these standard setters is to evaluate questions before they are used in an assessment to check that they are of the right standard and are relevant to practice.

GPhC launches national conversation on patient-centred professionalism

24 April 2015
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has launched a national conversation with patients, the public and pharmacy professionals about what patient-centred professionalism means to them. The outcomes of this conversation will inform the GPhC’s future regulatory work, and in particular the review of its standards of conduct, ethics and performance.

Evaluating our approach to the regulation of registered pharmacies

22 April 2015
The GPhC has contacted all pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to inform them that it will be seeking their views as part of an evaluation into its approach to the regulation of registered pharmacies, conducted by ICF International (ICF).