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Tell us your views on the new draft Standards for Chief Pharmacists.

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We regulate pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacies in Great Britain.  We work to assure and improve standards of care for people using pharmacy services.

Updates

NHS England clinical policy on puberty suppressing hormones

21 March 2024
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NHS England has recently published its clinical policy on puberty suppressing hormones. This sets out that puberty suppressing hormones are not available as a routine commissioning treatment option for treatment of children and young people in England who have gender incongruence/gender dysphoria.

Tackling discrimination and bias: our hearings and outcomes guidance

21 March 2024
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The GPhC has published updated hearings and outcomes guidance for decision-makers in fitness to practise cases.

The majority of pharmacy technicians feel well prepared for practice after training according to new research

19 March 2024
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Research commissioned by the GPhC examined how the 2017 standards for the initial education and training of pharmacy technicians (IETPT) have affected professional practice.

Racism and language barriers in pharmacy – insights and actions following our roundtable events

5 March 2024
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The General Pharmaceutical Council has published new reports on racism and other inequalities in pharmacy following our roundtable events

New valproate safety and educational materials

31 January 2024
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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have published new valproate safety and educational materials to support the implementation of new regulatory measures.