Guide
Have your GPhC details ready
A compliance getting-ready note before you apply. The office records a manual register check; it does not auto-approve.
Before you submit
Enter the GPhC registration details that match the applicant. A mismatch will slow review.
The office performs a recorded human register check. A match is not automatic approval.
If your registration changes during review, tell the office through the application routes.
Contractors acting on “Have your GPhC details ready” should list every pharmacy branch they operate if they apply, enter GPhC details that match the applicant, and add a Companies House number only when the form asks for a company. The office may look those records up. A match is not approval. Accept the agreement version shown on screen; acceptance is recorded with a timestamp.
How the process works
This guide, “Have your GPhC details ready”, walks through a published process. It does not change eligibility. Follow the on-screen application if you are applying. Use Contact for press, partnerships or event interest, not to submit an application.
Around “Have your GPhC details ready” you can also read About, Why join, Apply, Contact, Blog, Guides, Events and News. Use Contact for press, partnerships or event interest. Do not send a membership application through Contact, and do not expect Contact to move an application that is already in review.
No payment is taken when you submit an application. The IPCN office reviews every application. Approval is not automatic. If you share “Have your GPhC details ready”, share the public page rather than a screenshot of an application. Do not put GPhC numbers, company numbers or personal emails on a public hub. Independent contractors remain responsible for their own pharmacies. IPCN membership does not replace professional indemnity, an NHS contract, or the public register.
Who should read this
“Have your GPhC details ready” is a public article. You do not need an account to read it. Applying is a separate step at /apply/start. A Contact message does not create a membership.
Membership is £240 per year excluding VAT (£288 including VAT). No payment is taken when you submit an application. The IPCN office reviews every application. Approval is not automatic. Payment invitations follow approval. If you are ready to apply after reading “Have your GPhC details ready”, start the five-step form at /apply/start. The public launch event is Friday 10 October 2026; confirm the venue with the office before you travel.
The network does not standardise how you run your pharmacy and does not act as a buying group.
What to do next
Start the five-step form at /apply/start when you are ready. Use Contact for press, partnerships, launch-event interest or Pharmacy Show interest, or email office@ipcn.org.uk. Membership is £240 per year excluding VAT (£288 including VAT). No payment is taken when you submit an application. The IPCN office reviews every application. Approval is not automatic.
Use Contact for press, partnerships, launch-event interest or Pharmacy Show interest, or email office@ipcn.org.uk. If you only needed information, you can stop at Why join.
When you finish “Have your GPhC details ready”, either start /apply/start, write to the office, or stop. There is no third form that creates membership. Member sign in is only for people the office has already confirmed. Attending a public event or visiting the website does not confirm membership.
If “Have your GPhC details ready” answered your question, you can stop there. If you want to join, start at /apply/start. If you need press, partnership or event help, write to office@ipcn.org.uk. The office will reply from the address it holds on file.
Contractors who act on “Have your GPhC details ready” should keep GPhC details consistent with the applicant, list every branch they operate if they apply, and wait for the office review before expecting a payment invitation.
Become a member
£240 per year excluding VAT (£288 including VAT). Applications are reviewed before membership is confirmed.