Our Chair has responded to the NHS’s 10-Year Health Plan, underscoring the essential role of pharmacy in advancing healthcare services. Read the full statement here:

Pharmacy technicians and pharmacists – have you seen our email about the .@MHRAgovuk valproate Drug Safety Update and updated safety and educational materials? You can also find this on our website >>

RT @SKinnock: Through our 10 Year Health Plan we are modernising pharmacy services by giving technicians more responsibility, allowing phar….

RT @davidwebb_1: Very pleased to see this announcement today: @DHSCgovuk

RT @DHSCgovuk: We're freeing up pharmacists from routine work so they can deliver more frontline clinical care. Through our 10 Year Health….

After considering the feedback from our recent consultation, our Council has decided to increase annual registration fees in 2025, and to reflect further before making any decisions about fee levels for 2026:

The July #GPhCCouncil meeting has now concluded - thank you to everyone who followed the updates. Our next meeting will be on 18 September 2025.

The #GPhCCouncil are now reviewing the minutes of meetings of our Audit and Risk and Quality and Performance Assurance Committees. Read the minutes >>

Duncan Rudkin, Chief Executive, is now asking #GPhCCouncil to approve the statutory annual report and accounts for 2024/25. The report will be laid in the UK and Scottish Parliaments when they are both sitting>>

Duncan Rudkin is now taking the #GPhCCouncil through the Board Assurance Framework Report for Q4 of 2024/25. Read the report >>

Our Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Bennetts is updating #GPhCCouncil on the recent fees consultation and setting out the recommendation to go ahead with the proposed fees increases. See the papers:

The GPhC has welcomed the publication of draft legislation on pharmacy supervision by the @DHSCgovuk and devolved governments.

Dionne Spence, our Chief Enforcement Officer, is giving an update on our progress in relation to FTP and setting out our performance expectations for 2025- 2026 Read the report >> #GPhCCouncil.

Lynsey Cleland, our Chief Standards Officer, is giving #GPhCCouncil an update on the planned public consultation on the Standards for the Initial Education and Training of Pharmacy Technicians. Read the paper >>

Duncan Rudkin, our Chief Executive, is now providing an update to the #GPhCCouncil on the Chair and Executive's strategic communications and engagements since the last meeting. You can read the paper here >>

Gisela is now highlighting a summary of the #GPhCCouncil workshops that were held in February and April 2025. Read the summary>>

Gisela Abbam, our Chair, has welcomed everyone to our July #GPhCCouncil meeting. #GPhCCouncil has agreed the minutes of the April meeting, which you can read here >>

You can read the papers for this #GPhCCouncil meeting here >>

Our July council meeting is about to begin – follow #GPhCCouncil for live updates.

Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians - We are holding a webinar focusing on our learning and insights from investigating concerns related to online pharmacies on 31 July from 19:30-20:30. Sign up to book your free place now >>