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.…
Phasing in multi-sector placements offers another chance to review foundation training NHS England has postponed mandatory multi-sector placements for pharmacist trainees, which allows time for rethinking the funding model and structure of the foundation training year.…
NHS England seeking supplier for foundation course content The contract will run from 2025 when NHS England takes over responsibility for the foundation pharmacist training programme from the General Pharmaceutical Council.…
Ethnicity awarding gap for UK pharmacy graduates has widened since COVID-19 pandemic Exclusive: Data analysed by The Pharmaceutical Journal show that the ethnicity awarding gap for MPharm graduates widened to 11 percentage points in 2021/2022 and 2022/2023.…
How to design and implement effective health education interventions in primary care pharmacy settings Pharmacists working in primary care can utilise existing frameworks to guide the design and implementation of health education interventions.…
Foundation trainees need experiential placements in hospices to help manage an ageing population As the population ages and requires more complex care, pharmacists should be trained early on how to use their skills in a hospice setting.…
Pharmacy educators should incorporate sustainability into curriculums, says GPhC Updated guidance urges pharmacy education and training providers to make changes to course provisions to inform future pharmacists about sustainability issues that affect pharmacy and patients.…
Some UCLan students should not have been offered MPharm placements, says GPhC The General Pharmaceutical Council has intervened at the University of Central Lancashire’s School of Pharmacy owing to “extensive” issues, including a lack of pharmacists as senior staff.…
How we are helping to address the DPP shortage Pharmacist Ruhina Kassam explains why she set up DPP Connect to match trainee independent prescribers with designated prescribing practitioners, and how her business could help the NHS in the future.…
How an MPharm placement in social care is preparing students for real-world roles Pharmacist educators in Manchester explain the value brought to students by a residential nursing home placement within the MPharm programme.…
