We have always believed that young talent should be nurtured and supported during the informative years when entering the profession. However, recently we have become alarmed at the number of reports from our students who have become disillusioned and demoralised as a result of their pre-registration training placement.
It is easy to dismiss these reports as students who are struggling to adapt from student life to a more stringent work environment, but we believe this may not be the case and that there are real issues which need to be addressed.
We would therefore like to validate our concerns and ask pre-registration trainees and recently registered pharmacists with concerns, or who experienced difficulties during their pre-registration training, if they would like to share their views with us in confidence. They can contact us via email at luigi.martini@kcl.ac.uk or sian.l.howells@kcl.ac.uk. We will collate the concerns and propose solutions to the General Pharmaceutical Council.
Luigi Martini
Sian Howells
King’s College London
