Early years/foundation level

A new way to explore professional skills learning content from The Pharmaceutical Journal

Introducing The Pharmaceutical Journal’s newly reorganised collection of professional skills articles responding to the changing learning requirements of the pharmacy profession.…

Designated prescribing practitioners in primary care to be funded under ARRS scheme

Liz Fidler, senior adviser on pharmacy technicians at NHS England, also announced planned growth in trainee pharmacy technician apprenticeships.…

Community pharmacy training sites without access to a prescribing supervisor advised to withdraw placements

In a statement, the National Pharmacy Association said the chances of sites securing a designated prescribing practitioner in time for the 2025/2026 foundation year “are slim”.…

It is time to rethink prescribing scope of practice and the DPP model for foundation training

William Swain argues that plans to ‘retrofit’ traditional supervision and scope of practice models for early career pharmacist prescribers from 2026 could have a detrimental effect.…

Developing a new model for cross-sector foundation training

By developing a forward-thinking foundation training programme, Danny Bartlett hopes to give preregistration students wide exposure to all facets of clinical and academic pharmacy.…

Foundation trainees to train in limited clinical areas for independent prescribing

NHS England has developed guidance to aid foundation training sites in preparing for the 2025/2026 training year.…

Foundation pharmacist trainee funding will rise to £26,500 per trainee from 2025

Funding will rise from the current £18,440 for community pharmacy trainees, and will be “consistent across all sectors of practice and all regions” in England.…

Why we developed pharmacist training placements in health and justice settings

An overview of a scheme in which 15 foundation-level pharmacists will be offered a training opportunity within health and justice settings.…

NHS England to offer extra 25 placements in health and justice sites for trainee pharmacists

The additional placements mean there will be 26 trainee pharmacy placements at health at justice sites in 2024/2025.…

Integrated care system to trial cross-sector training for entry-level pharmacists

The 'Start, Training, Advantage and Rotation' (STAR) initiative will offer 20 places to fledgling pharmacists, with rotation across both general practice and community pharmacy settings.…