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We have published a guide to the changes we are making to the registration assessment from 2016. The guide provides information on the format and a framework for the assessment in 2016.
Planned IT maintenance will be taking place from 9am until 5pm, 22 August 2015
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)’s board of assessors has published questions from the registration assessment for the first time to illustrate key learning points.
The GPhC has commented on information obtained by Unite and the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists (GPH) in relation to average and median entry A-levels and uptake via the university clearing system.
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) is pleased to announce the names of the pre-registration trainee pharmacists who passed their registration assessment in June
The GPhC has launched a consultation on new guidance for the investigating committee to use when deciding what outcome is appropriate in a fitness to practise case. Good decision making: investigating committee meetings and outcomes guidance explains the role of the investigating committee and how it decides whether a case should be considered by the fitness to practise committee.
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has published its annual report for 2014-15, covering its fourth full year in operation.
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...
The GPhC has commented on the launch of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) new mandatory logo for selling medicines online.
We have launched a debate on how the education and training of the pharmacy team needs to change to address future challenges.