To make sure that each registration assessment is consistent, the question papers are set and moderated by an appointed body, the Board of Assessors. All decisions about questions, papers, candidates and pass marks are made by the board.
See how registration assessment papers are created and marked [PDF 147 KB]
Read our response to an FOI request about marking the March 2021 assessment [PDF 205 KB], and the marking algorithm which the Board of Assessors follow [PDF 241 KB]
The Board of Assessors is made up of:
- a pharmacist chair
- a pharmacist deputy chair
- other pharmacist members (a mixture of academic pharmacists and pharmacists in practice)
- members who are not pharmacists, but assessment experts
Members of the board
Professor Andrew Husband, Newcastle University, pharmacist (chair)
Dr James Desborough, University of East Anglia, pharmacist
Dr Gareth Holsgrove, education consultant
Mr Steve Howard, pharmacist
Professor Chris Langley, Aston University, pharmacist
Dr Helen Richardson, medical educator
Dr Mat Smith, Cardiff University, pharmacist
Professor Alison Strath, Robert Gordon University, pharmacist
Mr Ahmed Aboo, De Montfort University, pharmacist
Ms Kathryn Davison, University of Sunderland, pharmacist
Ms Laura Doyle, Cardiff University, pharmacist
Ms Sonia Chand, Hospital pharmacist
The Board of Assessors will not enter into discussion or correspondence with individual candidates around assessment matters. If you would like to discuss the assessment, queries should be directed to the exam team at regexam@pharmacyregulation.org or by calling our contact centre on 0203 713 8000.