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The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has appointed two new executive-level members of staff
The GPhC has today published an initial analysis of diversity data of professionals involved in its Fitness to Practise process in 2021/22, looking specifically at concerns received and investigated, statutory outcomes of closed concerns and progression through the process.
Medicines containing valproate must now be sold or supplied in the manufacturer’s original outer packaging, with warnings about the risks of taking the medication during pregnancy
The GPhC has joined a new group, led by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) to address the differential attainment and awarding gap experienced by black pharmacy students and Foundation Trainees
The contact centre will be closed from 1.00pm on Thursday 12 October for training purposes. Lines will re-open at 9:30 on Friday 13 October.
The Council of the GPhC will be meeting on Thursday 12 October. Please contact our Council secretary by 4pm on Wednesday 11 October 2023, if you would like to attend the meeting. 
The GPhC in conjunction with seven other healthcare professional regulators has published its annual report on whistleblowing disclosures.
The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) has found that the GPhC met 17 out of 18 of its Standards of Good Regulation during 2022/23
The UK Government has asked the General Pharmaceutical Council and other relevant health professional regulators to close our temporary registers on 31 March 2024.
The Council of the GPhC will be meeting on Thursday 14 September. Please contact our Council secretary by 4pm on Wednesday 13 September 2023, if you would like to attend the meeting.