Providing education and training

Selecting an appropriate model of supervision for foundation trainees

How to identify and implement a model of supervision that gets the most out of the designated supervisor and designated prescribing practitioner roles.…

‘Many students’ struggling to access DPPs as deadline approaches

Health minister Karin Smyth has also revealed that NHS England does not yet know how many DPPs are in place to support trainee pharmacists from the end of July 2025, ahead of the new foundation year.…

How to optimise the 90 hours of dedicated prescribing practice during the foundation training year

Advice and guidance for designated prescribing practitioners, designated supervisors and training providers on how select an appropriate nominated prescribing area and effectively structure learning opportunities for foundation trainees.…

How to be an effective designated prescribing practitioner

The first article in a short series providing practical guidance for designated prescribing practitioners as they support the learning and development of future pharmacist prescribers.…

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.…

Medication maths: using provided formula

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

More than 3,000 pharmacy students accept place on first cohort of all-independent prescribing foundation year

NHS England data show that 68% of the training places offered under the Oriel scheme for 2025/2026 have been filled.…

How to be an effective mentor

The success of a mentoring relationship relies on many factors and the skills of a mentor are central to this. This article provides tips and advice on how to be a good mentor and build an effective mentoring relationship.…

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.…

How The Pharmaceutical Journal supports foundation trainees in revising and preparing for the GPhC registration exam

A summary of our learning resources and content collections aimed at supporting foundation trainees in exam preparation.…