Providing education and training

RPS condemns ‘unjust’ exclusion of pharmacy students from government support fund

Pharmacy students are not currently eligible for the NHS learning support fund, which offers help for healthcare students on practice placements.…

How pharmacy teams can provide health education

Examples of how pharmacists can build public health literacy and improve patients' ability to understand and manage their health.…

Can community pharmacy meet the demands of training more pharmacists?

A survey of the community pharmacy workforce has raised questions about whether the sector will have the capacity to help train a planned increase in the number of trainees by 2031/2032.…

MPharm students to be able to dispense medicines on undergraduate clinical placements

The University of Bath has produced a list of 47 entrustable professional activities that MPharm students can undertake during supervised clinical placements.…

University wins contract to pilot foundation year independent prescribing training and assessment

The University of Bradford will explore how independent prescribing training can be integrated into the pharmacy foundation year.…

‘Several’ universities planning new MPharm courses, says Pharmacy Schools Council

The pharmacy body welcomed the NHS's 'Long-term workforce plan', but warned that capacity and funding will be important challenges.…

An evaluation of pharmacy undergraduate clinical placements in a UK mental health and learning disabilities trust 

All undergraduate pharmacy degrees in the UK must meet standards set out by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and this includes the provision of experiential learning in pharmacy settings​[1,2]​. Providing high-quality experiential learning in mental health settings can contribute toward…

Trainee pharmacist wins trade union equality award after campaign for greater inclusivity in pharmacy education

Soh Xi Ken has been working with the General Pharmaceutical Council, Pharmacy Schools Council and individual universities to raise awareness of the need for inclusive education.…

Ethnicity awarding gap for UK pharmacy graduates narrowed during COVID-19 pandemic

Exclusive: Data analysis suggests a 4-percentage-point drop in the difference between the proportions of white and ethnic minority MPharm graduates awarded an upper-class degree.…

New mentor role introduced to help train independent pharmacist prescribers in Scotland

A pilot scheme across three health board areas will see the creation of a new designated prescribing supervisor role.…