• Carrying out an annual survey of students and trainees about the quality of education and training they are receiving
• Making better use of data to enhance the evidence base for reapproval events. Accreditation teams would be able to consider data such as student performance in the Oriel foundation training year National Recruitment Scheme (NRS) application tests, and graduate performance in the GPhC Registration Assessment
• Aligning reapproval cycles across all pharmacy education and training provision so that all pharmacy technician, support staff, independent prescribing and overseas pharmacists’ assessment programmes (OSPAPs) will be on a six-yearly reaccreditation cycle with a three-year interim event.

The proposals come after a consultation on the changes.

Chief strategy office at the GPhC, Louise Edwards, said: “This updated approach will increase our engagement with [education and training] providers and give us and them more opportunities to discuss challenges and opportunities to raise the quality of their courses.

“Through collecting and analysing more data on a regular basis ... we will have more evidence to provide ongoing assurance that our standards and requirements are being met, as well as to highlight potential areas of concern that would trigger further inquiry with the provider.”

The changes will be implemented in the 2025/26 academic year.