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GPhC to implement new education standards 'as early as possible'

New standards include the aim of people being independent prescribers at the point of registration.

BPA president Elsy Gomez Campos warns pharmacy is hindered by a “deep-rooted denial” of racial inequality.

Trainees will be required to complete 90 hours’ training in independent prescribing as part of their foundation year, the GPhC has indicated.

The GPhC says it plans to understand and tackle the overrepresentation of BAME individuals in fitness to practise concerns.

The GPhC is still taking too long to conclude fitness to practise (FtP) cases, the Professional Standards Authority says in its annual report.

Exclusive: Just under eight per cent of pharmacists are currently offering a Covid-19 antibody testing service despite the GPhC's prohibition.

An online pharmacy which has attracted controversy failed to meet the GPhC’s standard for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

Owners need to make sure there are enough qualified staff members on site at all times, the GPhC has stressed amid 'bullying' concerns.

NPA urges Public Health England to allow community pharmacies to provide Covid-19 antibody testing.

The GPhC set out requirements for the education and training of pharmacy support staff on October 1.

Clear Chemist, which agreed to deliver hormone medication to patients in the UK, will not provide it to people under 18.

The Government has placed its first order for one million Covid-19 antibody tests in a bid to understand the spread of the virus.

LloydsPharmacy has come under criticism after a pharmacist refused to provide emergency hormonal contraception.

The GPhC will look into concerns that an online clinic is offering to send hormone medication prescriptions to pharmacies.

GPhC updates on the forthcoming online registration assessment fall short of giving trainee pharmacists the clarity they need, says the BPSA.

Provisionally registered pharmacists will sit their online assessment “in the first quarter of 2021, while avoiding the first two weeks of January".

The number of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians whistleblowing to the GPhC continues to grow.

The GPhC is facing calls to scrap the requirement to sit a registration exam this year.

Some provisionally-registered pharmacists who joined in August have had a Covid-19 risk assessment.

GPhC comes under criticism for lack of clarity on exam date but says process has been "extremely complicated".