Resource Library: Pharmacy

  • The Pharmacy Integration Programme has been working with local, regional, and national stakeholders to identify how systems can identify, upskill, and match designated prescribing practitioners with pharmacists who want to become independent prescribers. This resource holds a collection of case studies identified from across the country and various sectors of pharmacy.


    Designated Prescribing Practitioner novel intervention case studies | Health Education England (hee.nhs.uk)


    • NHS England Workforce, Training and Education Centre for Advancing Practice is collaborating with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) to offer a pharmacy-specific professional development pathway for advanced pharmacist practice that recognises the quality assurance of the advanced practice education, training, and experience of pharmacists practicing as advanced practitioners.  Successful completion of the pathway, assured through the RPS Core Advanced Pharmacist Curriculum assessment, results in pharmacists being recognised by the RPS as an advanced pharmacist, along with attaining the Centre for Advancing Practice’s ‘Advanced’ digital badge, demonstrating the quality assurance of their advanced practice preparation to patients, families, carers, and other healthcare professionals.

       
      Prospective pharmacist applicants for the Centre’s ePortfolio (supported) Route have the opportunity for their applications to be assessed and supported by RPS working in collaboration with the Centre for Advancing Practice, and the education partner of the RPS, the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE). This collaborative approach enables pharmacists working in advanced practice role to gain correspondent recognition with both the RPS and Centre that they are working at an advanced level of practice without needing to complete two separate ePortfolio processes, and this dual recognition route is fully funded by the Centre for Advancing Practice.

       

      The Centre for Advancing Practice and the RPS has the opportunity for more pharmacists to participate in this collaborative ePortfolio process to gain correspondent recognition with the RPS as an advanced pharmacist and to gain the Centre’s ‘Advanced’ digital badge - if you are a pharmacist working in advanced practice role who is interested in this recognition activity you will firstly need to complete the Centre’s Expression of Interest form, and then complete the registration form for CPPE, the education partner of the RPS.

       
      For information about this ePortfolio process for pharmacists, please contact the Centre via: england.advancedpractice@nhs.net


      • All training sites in England are required to use the NHS England foundation trainee pharmacist programme: Practice-based assessment strategy from the 2025/26 foundation training year.

        As part of delegated responsibility from the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), NHS England is required to implement a consistent practice-based assessment strategy which assesses the required skills, knowledge, understanding and professional behaviours for foundation trainee pharmacists to meet the learning outcomes.

        The NHS England practice-based assessment strategy (the Strategy) (Word document only, 437KB) is the primary mechanism to support this. It is compulsory that all foundation training sites in England use the strategy and associated E-Portfolio from the 2025/26 training programme onwards. It provides assurance that all foundation trainee pharmacists (trainees) are being assessed through a consistent approach across all sectors of practice in England. An executive summary (Word document only, 253KB) of the assessment strategy is also available.

        The strategy contains a framework of activities which trainees must complete using a range of evidence tools. Through completion of the activities, the trainee will generate evidence against the GPhC learning outcomes, and document this within the NHS England E-Portfolio.


        To find out more click the link below

        NHS England practice-based assessment strategy from 2025/26 | NHS England | Workforce, training and education

        • From the 2025/26 foundation training year onwards, every foundation training site that has a trainee pharmacist allocated to it must submit a training plan to NHS England, to demonstrate how the training site will align to the training, assessment and supervision requirements of the foundation trainee pharmacist programme.

          From the 2025/26 training year, training plans:


          To find out more click the link below.

          Training plans | NHS England | Workforce, training and education


          • FilePrescribing Supervision and Assessment in the Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Programme from 2025/26

            The information in this document has now been incorporated into the NHS England Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Practice-based Assessment Strategy and the NHS England Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Assessment Activities and Tools Guide, which are available on the NHS England website. 

            This document remains available as a useful resource summarising the elements of the Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Programme in England that relate specifically to independent


        • Welcome to the West Midlands Social Care International Recruitment Hub

          This Hub has been developed to provide information, advice, and guidance on international recruitment to the adult social care sector. It will be a platform to share information for providers of adult social care and councils operating in the West Midlands.


          West Midlands Social Care International Recruitment Hub - IRwestmids

          • NHS England are pleased to announce additional, fully funded educational supervision training for those supervising foundation trainee pharmacists.
             
            This training will ensure those involved in educational supervision, including Designated Supervisors (DSs), and Designated Prescribing Practitioners (DPPs), are confident to provide support and developmental aid to foundation trainee pharmacists across all sectors.
             
            This training offer provides 250 places exclusively for prospective DPPs, in addition to 250 places for other educational supervisors, including DSs, (previously known as pre-reg tutors).

             
            Sign up now for Educational Supervisor training for the pharmacy workforce which will be delivered by ProPharmace.

             

            Who is eligible: 

            • Educational supervision programme - Pharmacy technicians and pharmacists who supervise trainees

            • DPP programme - independent prescribers who supervise foundation trainee pharmacists. Regulatory changes in 2019 mean that experienced independent prescribers of any profession can apply for DPP training to support pharmacists to become independent prescribers.

             

            About the training: The training will be delivered flexibly to accommodate work schedules and will allow learners to develop their skills and knowledge around delivering educational supervision whilst keeping patient safety and person-centred care at the forefront. Online modules are split into bite-size lessons that last 20-30 minutes.

             

            Modules in the Educational supervision programme cover the following topics:

            • Introduction to educational supervision
            • Facilitating Learning
            • Giving effective feedback
            • Assessing & Monitoring
            • Supporting trainees

            Modules in the DPP programme cover the following topics:

            • Introduction to DPP supervision in pharmacy
            • Facilitating Learning
            • Giving effective feedback
            • Assessing & Monitoring
            • Developing as a DPP 

            Assessments will include a choice of reflective account, multisource feedback, and peer observation of supervision skills.

             

            Further information


            Back to top