Highlights from the GPhC pack
The split is happening. There will be a general mailing to all Technicians and Pharmacists from the GPhC soon. The two main things to remember are that GPhC registration fees are due before 30th November 2010 and secondly the CPD requirements and records are carried over from the RPSGB system and will continue to be valid.
The main points from the G. Ph.C. mailing are as follows.
The GPhC will create a single register for all pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy premises. This will replace the registers currently held by the RPSGB.
- Pharmacist and pharmacy technician will become protected titles. Only those professionals on the GPhC register will be able to use these titles regardless of whether they are in a clinical or patient-facing role.
- There is no longer a non-practising register.
- The statutory register for pharmacy technicians opened on 1 July 2009. Pharmacy technicians with work experience and an approved qualification will be able to apply to join the register until 30 June 2011. After this date, any technicians wanting to join the register will need specific competancy and knowledge based qualifications.
- Current registrations will expire on 31 December 2010. You will need to complete your renewal process, including your declaration, and pay the renewal fee by 30 November 2010 to ensure that your registration will be renewed and to enable you to practise in 2011.
The GPhC will operate a rolling register for registrants. From 2011, renewal of registration will be due ten months after the date of initial entry. Failure to complete the renewal process at the correct time could result in an entry expiring at the end of the twelve month registration period, meaning you are no longer entitled to practise.
- All GPhC registrants will be issued with a new, unique registration number that will differ from your current registration number.
- Existing registrants will receive renewal notices by 30 September 2010. Because there are no provisions for statutory reminders about unpaid fees, registrants will be removed from the register after 31 December 2010 – when your entry will have ceased to be valid – if you have not paid the renewal fee by that time.
- From 27 September 2010, certificates of registration with the RPSGB will cease to be valid.
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