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Government says petition based on 'misunderstanding' of responsible pharmacist proposals
The government has responded to a petition calling for responsible pharmacist proposals to be rejected saying that it has no current plans to remove the requirement that a pharmacist must supervise the sale or supply of pharmacy or prescription only medicines at or from a registered pharmacy.
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Online pharmacies required to verify patient ID before prescribing, under new GPhC guidelines
Online pharmacies will have to verify the identities of patients they are prescribing for, under new guidance published by the General Pharmaceutical Council.
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Five-year pharmacy apprenticeship proposals published
Proposals to develop a five-year apprenticeship scheme for pharmacists have been criticised as “highly disruptive to the profession”.
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Seema Kennedy replaces Steve Brine as pharmacy minister
Seema Kennedy has been appointed as the new parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department of Health and Social Care.
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GPhC vision for education could pose risk to future workforce without funding, says RPS
Plans from the General Pharmaceutical Council for the education and training of pharmacists could pose a risk to the future pharmacy workforce, if implemented without secure funding, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has warned.
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GPhC education proposals not written with student development in mind, says BPSA
The British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association has said it “tends to disagree” with plans put forward by the General Pharmaceutical Council to integrate the five years of initial training and education for pharmacists.
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GPhC launches consultation on safety guidance for pharmacist prescribers
The General Pharmaceutical Council is asking for views on proposed guidance for pharmacist prescribers to make sure they provide safe and effective care when prescribing.
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NHS England appoints RPS director for England to 'NHS Long Term Plan' advisory board
NHS England has appointed Ravi Sharma, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society director for England, to the new NHS Assembly, which was set up to support the delivery of the ‘NHS Long Term Plan’.
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Revealed: Education chiefs planned to slash preregistration funding by half
Exclusive: Education chiefs have pulled back from deeper cuts to salary support for preregistration placements because they were concerned over the risk of disruption to the pharmacy workforce, reveals a document obtained by The Pharmaceutical Journal.
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Pharmacy minister resigns to vote against Conservative whip on Brexit
Pharmacy minister Steve Brine resigned from the government to support a move that gives MPs the chance to consider which form of Brexit they would support.
