How many pharmacists are there on the GPhC’s register?

Responding to a written parliamentary question last week (March 17) asking whether the government had made an assessment of the workforce levels within the sector, pharmacy minister Maria Caulfield referred to the latest community pharmacy workforce data for 2021 published by Health Education England in January.

She highlighted that the pharmacist workforce has grown by 18% since 2017, according to the survey.

As of January 31, there were 85,742 pharmacists and pharmacy technicians on the register, according to data from the GPhC.

“The register shows an increase in both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians year on year,” she commented.

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