‘This will go down in history’: Five takeaways from the GPhC exam protest

Pharmacist trainees gathered to protest outside the General Pharmaceutical Council’s (GPhC) office in Canary Wharf, east London, in light of the chaotic June 2022 registration assessment. Here are C+D’s key takeaways from that day

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Earlier this week, a group of pharmacist trainees gathered just down the road from the GPhC’s headquarters, under the scorching July sun.

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