on delivering our strategic plan and vision, because the pressures of the pandemic have powerfully shown why we must achieve these aims.

One of our strategic aims is to deliver improvements in pharmacy care by modernising how we regulate education and training. These major changes will help to achieve ambitious strategies for pharmacy and health across the UK. They will allow newly qualified pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to play a much greater role in providing clinical care to patients and the public.

This year we have continued to make significant progress in implementing our new standards for the initial education and training of pharmacists, working closely with key stakeholders across England, Scotland and Wales.

We have also published two key strategies that will help us to meet the aims in our Vision 2030.

describes the steps we will take to improve our processes to address the concerns of the public and patients, ensure fairness and meet standards.

Delivering equality, improving diversity and fostering inclusion: our strategy for change has also been published this year. This strategy sets out a framework for how we will build considerations of equality, diversity and inclusion into all aspects of our work.

We know there are more changes and challenges ahead as we begin the third year of our five-year strategic plan. Our work over the coming year continues to be organised under the five strategic aims. These are to:

For the GPhC, there will be a significant change with our Chair, Nigel Clarke, leaving this role after eight years. However, we are delighted to welcome Gisela Abbam as our new Chair. Gisela has a wealth of experience in delivering change in the health and life sciences sector, both in the UK and globally.

Our work over the coming year continues to be organised under the five strategic aims. These are to:

Delivering these aims will help us to support pharmacy in continuing to provide safe and effective care in light of:

Duncan Rudkin Chief Executive

Gisela Abbam Chair