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Pharmacist appointed new chair of GPhC board of assessors
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has appointed Dr Mat Smith as its new board of assessors’ chair.
GPhC proposes new three-tier system to register overseas pharmacists
Pharmacists trained in “similar” countries like Australia, New Zealand and Ireland could register after 3-4 months, according to new proposals from the GPhC.
Boots trainee pharmacist pay set to increase by up to a third year on year
Pharmacy trainees working for Boots will get a year-on-year pay increase of up to 29% in April, the multiple and the pharmacy union have agreed.
Pharmacist raises over £8k through charity trainee webinars
A pharmacist has used his business to raise more than £8,000 over the past year and to set up a new charitable organisation.
University awarded £2.4m to conduct three-year Pharmacy First evaluation
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) has won a multimillion-pound contract to “generate evidence” on the new Pharmacy First service, it has announced.
Little effort to close black/white trainee ‘attainment gap’, report warns
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has criticised the lack of progress on the ‘gap’ between the proportion of black and white pharmacy trainees who pass the summer registration assessment.
BMA: GP cash to train pharmacists 'wastes money' if staffing crisis ignored
The top GP at the doctor’s union has said that recent changes to trainee pharmacist funding “will continue to fail” if there are not enough staff behind them.
IP: Trainee pharmacists must have clinical prescribing area from 2025/26
Foundation trainee pharmacists must have a “nominated prescribing area” as part of their independent prescribing (IP) training from 2025/26, NHS England (NHSE) has announced.
MPharm: New pharmacy school to open at University of Leicester this year
The Midlands university has announced that it will open a new pharmacy school to help “tackle the UK’s pharmacist shortage”, amid an increase in MPharm interest from universities across the country.
University offers 70 extra funded pharmacist mental health training spots
The University of Bradford has been commissioned to provide 70 more specialist mental health pharmacist training places this year, it has announced.
University of Wolverhampton cancels IP course with ‘less than a week's notice’
The last-minute cancellation of an independent prescribing (IP) course has been a “significant blow” to students, C+D has learned.
Help or hindrance?: GP practices and PCNs to be paid to train pharmacists
The Primary Care Pharmacy Association (PCPA) has announced that both general practices and primary care networks (PCNs) will be eligible for “lead employer” trainee pharmacist funding from 2025/26.
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