We’re the regulator for pharmacies, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in Great Britain. Our role is to protect everyone who uses pharmacy services.
Have your say on our latest consultation
We are consulting on the proposals to how we quality assure the courses and qualification we approve.
Pharmacy education and training standards have changed over the last few years and we are now proposing key changes to how we quality assure pharmacy education and training.
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All pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy premises who are currently licensed to practise in Great Britain must renew their registration with us annually. You can check their details and registration status by using the search facility below.
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We maintain comprehensive, fully up-to-date registers of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacies and training premises. Use the tool on the right hand side to check through current registration details with us.
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GPhC launches consultation on the quality assurance of pharmacy education and training
The General Pharmaceutical Council is seeking views on changing its approach to the quality assurance of pharmacy education and training . Pharmacy education and training providers have to meet GPhC standards through a quality assurance process. This...
NHS England clinical policy on puberty suppressing hormones
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...
Racism and language barriers in pharmacy – insights and actions following our roundtable events
The General Pharmaceutical Council has published new reports on racism and other inequalities in pharmacy following our roundtable event. Our roundtables focused on ‘Racism in Pharmacy: Accountability Counts’ and ‘Language Barriers and Health...
GPhC appoints new Chair of the Board of Assessors
The General Pharmaceutical Council has appointed Dr Mat Smith as the new Chair of the Board of Assessors. The role of the Board of Assessors is to assure the registration assessment, through setting and moderating the question papers. All decisions...
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Patients and the public
Report a concern
Our role is to protect patients and the public and give them assurance that they will receive safe and effective care when using pharmacy services.
One of the ways we do that is by investigating concerns about individual pharmacists and pharmacy technicians where there may be a risk to patient safety or the public confidence in pharmacy could be affected. We also look into concerns about pharmacies.