Transforming undergraduate placements to support the initial education and training of pharmacists The University of Manchester clinical tutor team discusses changes made to MPharm hospital placements and the additional benefits of supporting initial education and the training of pharmacists.…
More than one-quarter of NHS trusts and boards do not provide protected learning time in job plans for hospital pharmacists Exclusive: Freedom of Information data obtained by The Pharmaceutical Journal also reveal that only 23% of trusts and boards use job plans for pharmacists.…
Is a lack of protected learning time holding back hospital pharmacists’ career development? Analysis of exclusive data by The Pharmaceutical Journal has revealed that one in four NHS trusts and health boards does not offer protected time as part of job plans for pharmacists. Are trusts preventing pharmacists from progressing in their careers?…
Pharmacy technician apprenticeship training provider ceases trading Department for Education data revealed that 17 people completed Woodspeen Training’s pharmacy technician course in 2025.…
Manchester student wins PJ and BPSA writing competition Entrants were asked to discuss ways in which the MPharm curriculum, placements or foundation training could be changed to help get graduates ready for practice.…
Beyond graduation: closing the readiness gap in UK pharmacist training The Pharmaceutical Journal and British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association writing competition's third-place entry by Salman Diriye.…
Ready for the real world: peer-led pharmacy skills clinics to transform practice readiness The Pharmaceutical Journal and British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association writing competition's second-place entry by Hafsah Anwar.…
Preparing MPharm graduates for practice: integrating understanding of community pharmacy, mental health and digital health The Pharmaceutical Journal and British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association writing competition's winning entry by Sumayyah Khalid.…
The future pharmacist: empathy, equity and action Senior lecturer Dipa Kamdar shares how she is embedding the topic of health inequalities throughout the pharmacy curriculum at Kingston University.…
GPhC registration assessment pass mark reaches 77% The delayed data for the summer 2025 exam also reveal that first-time candidates achieved a pass rate of 80%.…
