Educational organisations

Pharmacy school to open at University of Suffolk from September 2026

The creation of an MPharm degree at the University of Suffolk will contribute to NHS England's workforce plan to increase the annual number of pharmacy students to almost 5,000 by 2031.…

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.…

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.…

Pharmacy students included for first time in NHS Learning Support Fund travel expense scheme

The travel and dual accommodation expenses provision of the NHS Learning Support Fund will cover some costs related to students traveling between student accommodations and practice placement sites.…

Using entrustable professional activities to build the future pharmacist

Entrustable professional activities are used when training MPharm students to address the issue of competencies in practice-based environments not preparing students for real patient problems during experiential learning.…

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.…