Education and training

Number of pharmacy foundation training places on Oriel increases by 1,000 on previous year

Exclusive: More than 4,000 training places are available for the 2025/2026 training year, compared with just over 3,000 places for the 2024/2025 training year.…

A flexible approach will make the most of changes to pharmacy education and training

As pharmacy training sites prepare to supervise a cohort of trainee prescribing pharmacists, Noma Al-Ahmad shares her view on how to navigate the new requirements.…

Using virtual reality to motivate young people to begin a career in pharmacy

A project driven by a clinical Fellow at Health Education and Improvement Wales is offering virtual reality work experience in pharmacy to improve accessibility and inclusion in the profession.…

Making skill mix a reality: the advancing role of pharmacy technicians

With pharmacy technicians’ responsibilities in the pharmacy team growing fast, debate around the additional training they need is resurging.…

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.…

RPS launches new PJ app ‘designed to meet the needs of members’

The updated app is available on both Apple and Android devices and features a simplified sign-in process, bookmarking functionality and streamlined navigation.…

NHS England to fund additional 3,000 independent prescriber places for 2024/2025

There will be funding for independent prescribing places for community pharmacy, hospital and general practice, according to a presentation by the chief pharmaceutical officer for England at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress.…

To DPP or not to DPP: who trains the trainers?

The Pharmaceutical Journal’s health policy columnist considers the value of incentivising designated prescribing practitioners to supervise trainee pharmacists from 2025.…

Preparing for the GPhC registration exams: how to revise learning outcomes relating to clinical knowledge and therapeutic approaches

The third of a three-part series for foundation trainees preparing for the General Pharmaceutical Council registration assessments, this article looks at how to approach learning outcomes related to therapeutic approaches and clinical practice.…

Preparing for the GPhC registration exams: how to approach learning outcomes relating to professional practice

The second of a three-part series for foundation trainees preparing for the General Pharmaceutical Council registration assessments. Part 2 looks at how to approach learning outcomes related to professional practice.…