Education and training

How we trained an apprentice pharmacy technician based on an aseptic unit

The aseptic team at University Hospitals Plymouth explain how and why they developed a training programme for an apprentice pharmacy technician.…

Becoming future-ready: submit your ideas for transforming pharmacy training

The Pharmaceutical Journal is calling on MPharm students and foundation trainees to submit their evidence-based critiques of pharmacy training with the aim of improving practice readiness.…

Phasing in multi-sector placements offers another chance to review foundation training 

NHS England has postponed mandatory multi-sector placements for pharmacist trainees, which allows time for rethinking the funding model and structure of the foundation training year.…

NHS England seeking supplier for foundation course content

The contract will run from 2025 when NHS England takes over responsibility for the foundation pharmacist training programme from the General Pharmaceutical Council.…

PJ view: Pharmacy schools must reclaim past progress in closing MPharm awarding gap

Pharmacy schools must take action against the widening MPharm ethnicity awarding gap before it has a significant impact on the sector and its ability to serve diverse patient populations.…

Ethnicity awarding gap for UK pharmacy graduates has widened since COVID-19 pandemic

Exclusive: Data analysed by The Pharmaceutical Journal show that the ethnicity awarding gap for MPharm graduates widened to 11 percentage points in 2021/2022 and 2022/2023.…

Medication maths: dilutions

This article is part of a comprehensive series on pharmaceutical calculations in preparation for the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) registration assessment, providing guidance on how to tackle questions related to dilutions, including a worked example of a sample exam question.…

What are the views of the RPS and Pharmaceutical Press on AI training using copyrighted materials?

The government recently launched a consultation on artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright. The deadline for submission of views was 25 February 2025. Its preferred solution is for a copyright exception, allowing AI companies to use creator’s works to train their models, unless creators sp…

How to design and implement effective health education interventions in primary care pharmacy settings

Pharmacists working in primary care can utilise existing frameworks to guide the design and implementation of health education interventions.…

Foundation trainees need experiential placements in hospices to help manage an ageing population

As the population ages and requires more complex care, pharmacists should be trained early on how to use their skills in a hospice setting.…