GPhC announces results of September registration assessment
by Pharmacy Life - Published on 28 October 2013
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) is pleased to announce the names of the 526 pre-registration trainee pharmacists who passed their registration assessment in September; a 69.2 per cent pass rate.
The registration applications of the successful candidates are being processed so that they can join the register as soon as possible.
Candidates must successfully complete a four year MPharm degree or OSPAP, successfully complete their pre-registration training year and pass the registration assessment before being eligible for registration as a pharmacist.
The GPhC’s Board of Assessors, a panel made up of eleven pharmacists and a lay member, has overall responsibility for setting and moderating the assessment. Its primary duty is to protect the public by helping to ensure only those who have the skills and knowledge to practise are entered onto the GPhC’s register of pharmacists. Assessments are benchmarked against previous years to make sure outcomes are fair and consistent.
‘The assessment is set so that only candidates with the knowledge and understanding to practise safely can pass and be eligible for registration,’ said Duncan Rudkin, Chief Executive of the GPhC. ‘I would like to congratulate all the candidates who have successfully passed the registration assessment and wish them success in their future careers.’
More information about the registration assessment is available at http://www.pharmacyregulation.org/education/pharmacist-pre-registration-training/trainees/registration-assessment