More than a half of foundation year training sites do not have a DPP for 2025, reveals local survey

Exclusive: Results from a poll carried out by the Black Country Integrated Care Board showed that 36 of 68 foundation training sites did not yet have a designated prescribing practitioner in place.
Supervisor with student
Of the respondents without a DPP currently in place, over one-third would be prepared to pay a range of £1,000 to £2,000 for a DPP service

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A survey of foundation year training sites across the Black Country Integrated Care Board (ICB) area has revealed that more than 50% of respondents did not have a designated prescribing practitioner (DPP) in place for the 2025/2026 pharmacist trainee foundation year.

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