also in december 2016, the general pharmaceutical council responded to greg lawton's evidence.ormation was invaluable. but for greg lawton, the response was a huge disappointment. they told me that they were going to review their inspection model as a result. they didn't interview a single person, and they concluded that there wasn't any problem at all. the gphc told us it conducted a thorough investigation looking into both mr lawton's concerns and evidence from boots' senior management. it concluded there wasn't sufficient evidence to suggest a risk to patient safety across the organisation, and understaffing was not systemic. however, it told us the information provided by mr lawton assists them when inspecting boots pharmacies. the regulation around pharmacy is inadequate. we need regulatory standards to specify what the staffing levels must be in pharmacies. i agree with that. the idea that staffing levels are too difficult to set and don't allow sufficient flexibility — it's about time that was challenged. i'd like to see the powers they have against corporate employers r

the pharmacy regulator, the general pharmaceutical council, told us it's inspected more than 2,000 bootsdidn't have enough qualified and skilled staff to provide a safe service. it says they're now up to standard. that means only 1.2% of boots pharmacies failed on the staffing standard, which compares favourably with all other pharmacies. i'm absolutely confident that the resource is there to deliver the patient care. i am confident that we have enough staff. community pharmacy is part of the nhs, and its funding is being cut. more prescriptions are being dispensed than ever before — more than 1 billion a year. and as the population gets older, they're becoming more complex. i think my record is 37 medicines that they're on, and you have to check each one for suitability. you're trying to do that in a busy, hectic environment, and you've got all the other tasks to do. accuracy is crucial. boots says pharmacists should only check their own work as a last resort. but the pharmacists we spoke to told us, in their experience, when they're busy, that doesn't always happen. often, you end up h

he reported his concerns about understaffing to the general pharmaceutical council.model, as a result. they didn't interview a single person. and they concluded that there wasn't any problem at all. just over a year ago, the regulator also told him its investigation found there was no systemic failure by boots to provide adequate staff in its pharmacies. greg, his opinions and his concerns, left the business over two years ago and aren't relevant to boots today. we continue to invest in more people, more pharmacists than ever before. that's into our shops and into our processes, helping to make things more safe. the industry regulator is providing more patient safety guidance to community pharmacies later this year. marie ashby, bbc news. boots: pharmacists under pressure: an inside out special, on bbc one and the bbc iplayer tonight, at 7:30pm. three—time grand slam champion andy murray has undergone surgery in melbourne, following problems with his hip. the injury has prevented the 30—year—old from playing more than exhibition matches since summer last year. our sp

he reported his concerns about understaffing to the general pharmaceutical council.w a single person. and they concluded that there wasn't any problem all. just over a year ago the regulator also told him its investigation found no systemic failure by boots to provide adequate staff in its pharmacy. greg, his opinions and his concerns, left the business over two years ago, and is not relevant to boots today. we continue to invest in more people, more pharmacists than ever before, into our shops and into our processes to help to make things more say. the industry regulator is providing more patient safety guidance to community pharmacies later this year. you can see boots pharmacists under pressure tonight at 7:30pm on bbc one and also on the bbc i play. it's time to take a look at the weather forecast now. how are things looking? a cold and frosty start of the day. temperatures were down to —10 degrees in scotland. this is the scene in north wales with those blue skies. further south that sunshine has been disappearing. we have this cloud which is gradually moving no

he reported his concerns about understaffing to the general pharmaceutical council.sn't any problem at all. just over a year ago, the regulator also told him its investigation found there was no systemic failure by boots to provide adequate staff in its pharmacies. greg, his opinions and his concerns, left the business over two years ago and aren't relevant to boots today. the industry regulator is providing more patient safety guidance to community pharmacies later this year. marie ashby, bbc news. you're watching beyond 100 days. the bbc‘s china editor, carrie gracie, has stepped down from the role because of what she's called an "indefensible pay gap between men and women" at the bbc. in an open letter addressed to licence fee payers, carrie gracie — who is remaining at the bbc — accused the corporation of "breaking equality law". a bbc spokesperson says there's "no systemic discrimination against women". here's our media editor amol rajan. chinese once called chairman mao the great helmsman. .. carrie gracie is one of the most respected international editors of h

he reported his concerns about understaffing to the general pharmaceutical council.odel and they didn't interview a single person. and they concluded that there wasn't any problem all. just over a year ago the regulator also told him it is investigating —— its investigation found no systemic failure by boots to provide adequate staff in its pharmacy. greg, his opinions and his concerns, pharmacy. greg, his opinions and his concerns, left the business over two years ago and not relevant to boots today. we continue to invest in more people, more pharmacist than ever before, into alli shops and into our processes to help to make things more say. the industry regulator is providing more patient safety guidance to community pharmacies later this year. and you can see boots: pharmacists under pressure? an inside out special tonight, on bbc one and on the bbc iplayer. british manufacturers are enjoying a boom with order books busier than they've been in decades, thanks mainly to the weak pound, which is making the things we produce in the uk cheaper abroad. steph is at the

he reported his concerns about understaffing to the general pharmaceutical council.gle person. and they concluded that there wasn't any problem at all. just over a year ago, the regulator also told him its investigation found there was no systemic failure by boots to provide adequate staff in its pharmacies. greg, his opinions and his concerns, left the business over two years ago and aren't relevant to boots today. we continue to invest in more people, more pharmacists than ever before. that's into our shops and into our processes, helping to make things more safe. the industry regulator is providing more patient safety guidance to community pharmacies later this year. marie ashby, bbc news. viewers in england can see the full report ‘boots: pharmacists under pressure — an inside out special‘ on bbc one and the bbc iplayer tonight, at 7.30. bat b at 7pm on thursday in scotland. nigel farage has warned that the uk still faces a tough road ahead in brexit talks, following a meeting with the eu's chief negotiator in brussels. the former ukip leader says michel barnier