In-depth GPhC ED&I data on fairness in its fitness to practise process

The General Pharmaceutical Council has published new reports on racism and other inequalities in pharmacy following roundtable events.  The roundtables focused on ‘Racism in Pharmacy: Accountability Counts’ and ‘Language Barriers and Health Inequalities’.

The GPhC, writing on its website, said:

“After the roundtables, we published an analysis of diversity data of professionals involved in the GPhC managing concerns process, which revealed some statistically significant over and under-representation of some groups at different points in the process (albeit in many cases this is based on small numbers). We’ve also now published a more in-depth analysis and report of the datasets linked to the roundtable themes and discussions. Our Council also recently approved new guidance for GPhC decision-makers when discrimination features in allegations we are considering. This guidance reinforces how seriously we take racism and will be published shortly.”

Report: Protected characteristics of pharmacists involved in managing concerns process

Key findings of the report include:

• In terms of breakdown by age, we found an over-representation of pharmacists under the age of 25 in concerns received and under-representation in concerns received about those aged between 25-34.  There was also an over-representation of pharmacists aged between 35-44 in concerns that go on to be investigated. There was no relationship between other age groups and concerns received and investigated.
• When compared with the register, there was an under-representation of white pharmacists in concerns received and an over-representation in concerns received about all other ethnicities, with the exception of mixed and prefer not to say. There was also an over-representation of Asian pharmacists in concerns that go on to be investigated.
• In terms of sex, there was an under-representation of female pharmacists in concerns received and over-representation in concerns received about males. There was a further under-representation of females and over-representation of males in concerns that go on to be investigated. We also found an under-representation of female pharmacists and over-representation of male pharmacists receiving statutory outcomes.

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