General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) - News updates
Transition to new GPhC website: Tuesday 23 April
We are planning to launch our new corporate website on Tuesday 23 April. We are expecting the website to be unavailable for at least two hours from 9am on Tuesday, while we switch from our current website to our new website. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused by the website being unavailable for a short period.
GPhC Council meeting on 18 April 2024
The Council of the GPhC will be meeting on Thursday 18 April. Please contact our Council secretary by 4pm on Wednesday 17 April 2024, if you would like to attend the meeting.
Contact centre closure - Thursday 11 April 2024
The contact centre will be closed on Thursday 11 April between 10.00am – 12.00pm due to training purposes.
GPhC launches consultation on the quality assurance of pharmacy education and training
The General Pharmaceutical Council is seeking views on changing its approach to the quality assurance of pharmacy education and training.
NHS England clinical policy on puberty suppressing hormones
NHS England has recently published its clinical policy on puberty suppressing hormones. This sets out that puberty suppressing hormones are not available as a routine commissioning treatment option for treatment of children and young people in England who have gender incongruence/gender dysphoria.
Our Contact Centre on Thursday 21 March
The contact centre will be closed today between 12.30-1.30pm for training, but will re-open again from 1.30pm. During this time please email any enquiries to info@pharmacyregulation.org.
Tackling discrimination and bias: our hearings and outcomes guidance
The GPhC has published updated hearings and outcomes guidance for decision-makers in fitness to practise cases. We consulted on changes to our hearings and outcomes guidance for decision-makers, to strengthen our approach to dealing with cases involving discrimination, harassment and bullying.
The majority of pharmacy technicians feel well prepared for practice after training according to new research
Research commissioned by the GPhC examined how the 2017 standards for the initial education and training of pharmacy technicians (IETPT) have affected professional practice. The research was commissioned by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) in 2023 and carried out by the Centre for Pharmacy Workforce Studies (CPWS) at the University of Manchester and the consultancy service, ICF.
Contact centre on 7 March 2024
The contact centre will be closed on the morning of Thursday 7 March for training purposes and will reopen again at 1pm on the same day. During this time please email any enquiries to info@pharmacyregulation.org.
Racism and language barriers in pharmacy – insights and actions following our roundtable events
The General Pharmaceutical Council has published new reports on racism and other inequalities in pharmacy following our roundtable event.