Commenting on the pass rate, the GPhC explained that they ‘expect there are a number of factors that may have contributed to this relatively high pass rate… [although] it is not possible to determine with any degree of certainty which factors would have had the most significant impact.Â
There are, however, noticeable differences between hospital pharmacists and community pharmacists. An average of 91% of hospital pre-reg trainees pass first time, whilst community pharmacists do relatively worse, with only 76% passing first time. In addition, there are differences based on gender, ethnicity, area of the UK – and the community pharmacy employer, for those employed in the community. In particular, females are 5% more likely to pass than males, and the following employers do the best amongst community pharmacies:
Kamsons Pharmacy has a 100% pass rate, with 15 trainees
Well has an 87.5% pass rate with 24 trainees
Superdrug has an 84.6% pass rate with 13 trainees
All other employers have a less than 80% pass rate, with Lloydspharmacy and Gorgemead being at the bottom of the table with 73.4% pass rate for 169 trainees and 73.1% pass rate for 26 trainees respectively.Â