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New report highlights how pharmacy professionals can help to improve medicines management in care homes

22 December 2015
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has published an independent report which highlights a number of key concerns in relation to the use of medicines in care homes in Great Britain.

Seasonal opening hours

22 December 2015
Here are our opening hours during the holiday period

New guidance sets out how decisions to refer cases to a fitness to practise committee are made

17 December 2015
The GPhC has launched new guidance which explains the role of the investigating committee and how it decides what outcome is appropriate when allegations are referred to it.

Make sure you are registered over the holiday period

7 December 2015
We wanted to let you know in advance that the GPhC offices will be closed on all bank holidays over the Christmas period, including on Friday 1 January 2016.

Read our report on Meeting our healthcare challenges: educating the future pharmacy team conference.

4 December 2015
Our report provides a summary of the discussions and themes from our conference which we hosted on 10 November 2015. You can also follow the links in the report to watch videos of the presentations given by key note and plenary speakers.

New GPhC report sheds light on the perceptions of pharmacy technician education standards

4 December 2015
A new report published today analyses the scope of the current initial education and training (IET) standards for pharmacy technicians and the extent to which the employers of pharmacy technicians and other stakeholders think the current IET standards are fit for purpose.

Inspecting community pharmacy webinar

18 November 2015
We hosted a webinar on 17th November open to anyone interested in discussing the GPhC’s approach to regulating and inspecting community pharmacies

Joint statement on supporting patients in making informed decisions

13 November 2015
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), the General Medical Council (GMC) and the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland have published a joint statement in response to recent claims that patients and the public have been inappropriately influenced by health professionals when making decisions about where to access services such as flu vaccinations or dispensing of prescriptions.

National conference held at a 'critical time' for pharmacy education and training

10 November 2015
The GPhC is holding a national conference to consider how the education and training of the whole pharmacy team needs to change so that pharmacy can play its part in meeting future healthcare challenges

Update on GPhC investigation into Pharmacy2U

30 October 2015
The GPhC has provided an update on the action we are taking following the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)'s decision in relation to the misuse of patient data by Pharmacy2U.