Some 83% of trainee pharmacists have passed this June’s common registration assessment, the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI) have announced today.
The pharmacy regulators for Great Britain and Northern Ireland said 3,326 candidates sat the assessment on June 16 and 2,748 candidates passed.
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They also revealed that 85% of first-time sitters passed the assessment, along with 59% of those sitting a second time and 65% of those sitting a third time.
And the PSNI said Northern Ireland saw a pass rate of 93.75%, with 165 of the 176 Northern Ireland candidates who sat the assessment passing.
GPhC chief standards officer Lynsey Cleland congratulated those who passed and hailed this year as “an important milestone”.
“It is the first assessment sat by trainee pharmacists whose education and training was based on the standards introduced in 2021,” she said.
“As with any significant change, we will continue to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the standards as further cohorts complete their education and training and take the assessment.”
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Cleland wished successful candidates “all the best in their future careers” and encouraged those who did not pass to “explore the options and support that is available to them on our website”.
It comes after last year’s June results, where 77% of trainee pharmacists passed the registration exam.
And it follows the GPhC issuing an apology last year after technical issues prevented candidates from accessing their results.
