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GPhC sets out its position on use of AI in pharmacy

GPhC says AI should not replace clinical decision making and professional judgement, and warns on use for revalidation.

21 Apr 2026

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Titan CEO petitions Labour to stop pharmacy nomination switches without consent

Titan CEO Tariq Muhammad said pharmacies are using their PMR systems to “auto-renominate patients in bulk”.

12 Jan 2026

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CPPE launches digital healthcare learning gateway

CPPE digital healthcare learning gateway gives pharmacists access to external learning modules on digital technology and clinical informatics.

09 Dec 2025

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BMA and RCGP urge Government to postpone going live with GP Connect Update Record

GP Connect allows pharmacies to send consultation summaries to GPs on Pharmacy First, blood pressure check and pharmacy contraception.

17 Sep 2025

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Pharmacy students outperform AI

ChatGPT knows less about therapeutics than pharmacy students, suggests new research from the US.

05 Sep 2025

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Pharmacies urged to prepare for telephone network migration

Pharmacy owners were warned the public switched telephone network (PSTN) will be decommissioned in January 2027.

18 Aug 2025

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June registration assessment results released after IT glitch

The GPhC has apologised to pharmacist trainees after “technical issues” delayed release of registration assessment results.

29 Jul 2025

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AI software will improve NHS app to direct patients to pharmacies by 2028

The My Choices option on the app will allow patients to find the nearest pharmacy and leave feedback on its services.

04 Jul 2025

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Illegal websites posing as regulated pharmacies, warns coroner after overdose death

Coroner reports on benzodiazepine death of vulnerable 45-year-old man in Wales

28 Apr 2025

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Warning for pharmacist who created fake social media profile

A pharmacist who received a police caution after making a fake profile has received an official warning

05 Mar 2025

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RPS launches new policy on use of ‘AI in Pharmacy’

The RPS has published a new policy outlining how artificial intelligence can be used to support pharmacy services.

14 Jan 2025

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Some practices and pharmacies in every health board in Wales has access to EPS

Digital Health and Care Wales said it was working to roll EPS out to every community in Wales "quickly and safely."

18 Oct 2024

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Online pharmacist trio slapped with restrictions over codeine linctus volumes

Director says he was 'entirely naive' when he and a friend set up an online pharmacy

11 Oct 2024

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Cegedim: New booking and referral system is boost for Pharmacy First

Cegedim has gone live with NHS England’s booking and referral standard which will send GP referrals directly to pharmacies.

26 Sep 2024

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Prison doctors to send EPS prescriptions to pharmacies from September

Rollout to start with two prisons in September on a pilot basis before expansion by region

23 Aug 2024

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‘No quick fix’ to prescribing system glitch in Scotland, says CPS

Community Pharmacy Scotland said an issue with the Vision GP prescribing system may cause confusion for pharmacies.

15 Jul 2024

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