Self-reporting to the pharmacy regulator: what pharmacists and pharmacy technicians must declare

PharmacyLaw guidance graphic about self-reporting requirements for GPhC and PSNI registrants.
Pharmacist and technician responsibilities
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1 Which regulator applies?
2 The GPhC’s statutory reporting duty
2.1 Events that must be reported to the GPhC
3 The seven-day period
4 Convictions and cautions
4.1 Motoring offences
5 Do speeding fines and offences need to be declared?
5.1 Arrests, allegations and criminal investigations
6 Spent and protected convictions and cautions
7 Offences committed outside Great Britain
8 Investigations by other regulators
9 NHS fraud investigations
10 NHS pharmaceutical lists
11 Health conditions
12 Failure to report
13 Annual renewal declarations
14 Reporting to an employer
15 Reporting to the PSNI
15.1 Events that must be reported to the PSNI
15.2 Comparison of the statutory duties
15.3 Practical steps when making a report
15.4 Obtaining advice

Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians may be required to notify their regulator when certain criminal, regulatory or NHS-related events occur. For pharmacy professionals registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council, this is not simply best practice. Rule 4 of the General Pharmaceutical Council (Fitness to Practise and Disqualification etc.) Rules Order of Council 2010 creates an express…

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