In this episode of Behind the Counter Pharmacy and Beyond, Solomon Abuede is joined by Gisela Abbam OBE, Chair of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), for a conversation about pharmacy regulation, the changing role of pharmacists, and the future of the profession.
Gisela shares her personal journey into healthcare and global health, what brought her into pharmacy regulation, and her vision for how pharmacy can play a stronger role within the wider healthcare system.
In this episode, we discuss:
• Gisela’s journey from personal healthcare experiences to global health advocacy
• How the GPhC is changing its approach to supporting and listening to the profession
• The future of independent prescribing and the clinical expertise of community pharmacists
• How the GPhC is supporting pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
• Patient safety and the growing problem of fake online pharmacies
• Fitness to practice, equality, diversity and inclusion within pharmacy
• Medicine shortages and the wider pressures facing the profession
• Proposed changes to the registration route for international pharmacists
• The importance of stronger collaboration between pharmacists, doctors and other healthcare professionals
• What the UK gets right about pharmacy and what it could learn from other countries
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