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GPhC meets 17 of 18 PSA standards but again takes too long to process FtP cases

The Professional Standards Authority said the number of cases still open after 156 weeks and more rose from 104 to 109 between 2023-24 and 2024-25.

24 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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CPPE starts weight management programme

Workshops will support pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and trainees.

08 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist who dispensed generic POMs against branded scripts warned by GPhC

Christian Charles Logue dispensed generic POMs when a branded version was prescribed and supplied lorazepam tablets at double the prescribed strength.

26 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

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PSNI suspends pharmacist in Northern Ireland who stole from employer

Hannah Belema Thom-Manuel was given concurrent custodial sentences of three months suspended for a year for stealing cash and toiletries.

21 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist Support awarded nearly £700,000 in grants between 2020 and 2024

The charity said its 2025-2030 strategy will see it raise awareness of its work and build on its offering for pharmacists, former pharmacists and pharmacy students.

18 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Government to lay ‘common sense’ supervision legislation today

Staff members will be allowed to hand out prescriptions without a pharmacist present

17 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article

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RPS shifts stance on self-selection of P medicines

RPS now supportive of the facilitated self-selection of Pharmacy medicines, where a community pharmacy chooses to implement such models.

15 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy technician training to move up to Level 4 under GPhC plans

Regulator to launch consultation on pharmacy technicians' IET in September

14 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist FTEs up 5pc while locums down 12pc says latest workforce survey

The number of pharmacists working in community pharmacies in England increased by 5 per cent in 2024 to 28,763, according the 2024 Community Pharmacy Workforce Survey.

01 Jul 2025 , 2 Min Article

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GPhC launches new five-year strategic plan

The regulator has acknowledged the need to improve its performance.

19 Jun 2025 , 2 Min Article

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Charity repeats offer of back-to-school support for pharmacy workers

Charity repeats offer of £150 support to cover back to school costs

11 Jun 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy to play a key role in NHS reform ambitions, Starmer tells Sigma conference

Starmer references pharmacy's role in the coming 10-year NHS plan

15 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Scottish Government to expand Pharmacy First with new conditions

'Groundwork being laid' to decide which services will be added

09 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Illegal websites posing as regulated pharmacies, warns coroner after overdose death

Coroner reports on benzodiazepine death of vulnerable 45-year-old man in Wales

28 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

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GPhC abandons plans to anonymise fitness to practise cases

Redacting information uses up too much resource and may not be effective, says regulator

24 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacist Support marks 184 years with donations appeal

Pharmacist Support is marking its 184th birthday with a donations appeal to help meet growing demand for its wellbeing services.

15 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

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