I e-mailed the GPhC and asked for "a straight-forward but full explanation of the decision making process" behind allowing P-medicine self-selection. This is what they sent me.

1. Documents related to the GPhC Council’s decision on self-selection of Pharmacy
(P) medicines
Date of meeting Papers and minutes
Council meeting held on Regulatory standards policy Meeting minutes 313-315
20 October 2010.
Council decided that
10.10C04 101020 October 20
GPhC standards should Regulatory Standards.pdf 2010 Council minutes.pdf
be outcome focussed.
Council meeting held on Regulation of pharmacy premises Meeting minutes 512-513
10 November 2011.
Council discussed the
proposed approach to 11.11C02 Regulation November 2011
of pharmacy premises.pdf Council meeting public minutes.pdf
the regulation of
registered pharmacy
premises.
Council meeting held on Consultation on the draft standards Meeting minutes 536-537
12 January 2012. for registered pharmacies
Council’s approval of the
0112C01 Premises 0112C01 Premises January 2012
draft standards for standards.pdf standards annex.pdf minutes.pdf
registered pharmacies
and the associated
consultation document.
Informal meeting held Background note paragraph 4
on 22 May 2012.
Informal ad hoc meeting
Background note for
held to discuss ad hoc group on medicines issues.pdf
registered pharmacy
standards and related
medicines issues.
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2. Date of meeting Papers and minutes
Council workshop held Council workshop presentation
on 13 June 2012.
Council discussed
registered pharmacies Council workshop
presentation - June 2012 Standards and medicines related issues presentation.pdf
and medicines related
regulatory issues.
Council meeting held on Summary report on consultation on Meeting minutes 638-639
14 June 2012. draft standards for registered
pharmacies
Council considered the
draft summary report on
0612C01 Summary 0612C public session
the consultation on the report on modernising pharmacy regulation.pdf minutes - confirmed 1309.pdf
draft standards for
registered pharmacies.
Council workshop held Council workshop presentation
on 19 July 2012.
Council discussed Self selection of P
registered pharmacies medicines the journey.pdf
and medicines related
regulatory issues.
Council meeting held on Council papers and unconfirmed meeting minutes 676-680
13 September 2012. (Please note: the minutes will be confirmed at the next Council
meeting; to be held on 15 November 2012)
Council discussed the
final report on the draft
standards for registered
09.12C02 Report on 09.12C02 Appendix -
pharmacies. GPhC consultation modernising pharmacy regulation.pdf
Consultation Report - modernising pharmacy regulation.pdf
09.12C03 Standards 09.12C04 Managing
for Registered Pharmacies.pdf the transition - working towards standards for registered pharma
0912C minutes -
unconfirmed.pdf
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