The CPPE main homepage is the first page you see when accessing our website at www.cppe.ac.uk.
You can easily navigate back to it by clicking on the CPPE logo at the top of any of our webpages or clicking on home on
the menu bar. The homepage has links to the most common features you will use on the site.
To navigate around the website, click on a tab on the top menu bar and you will see a sub–menu appear.
Scroll down to and click on the sub–menu of your choice.
How do I browse the learning programme portfolio?
Go to the learning tab in the top menu bar at the top of the screen and choose your preferred option,
eg, full learning portfolio, new programmes, open learning, or any sub–menu therein.
To register with CPPE you must be a pharmacist or pharmacy technician, registered with the RPSGB,
providing NHS services in England, or a preregistration trainee with a registered address in England.
You will need the following information with you when you register with CPPE:
RPSGB registration (or prereg) number
Surname as held by the RPSGB
Date of birth as held by the RPSGB
Postcode as held by the RPSGB
Valid email address
It is important that the information you use to register is the same as that held by RPSGB.
Click on the Login button in the top right–hand corner of any page.
You will need your RPSGB registration number and password. If you do not have a password, you will need to
register as a first–time user.
To register:
Step 1: Click on the Login button in the top right–hand corner of any page.
Step 2: Click on the Register with CPPE button and fill in your details.
If you are a preregistration student, please use your preregistration number and postcode. The postcode you enter must be the code
you are registered with at the RPSGB.
Step 3: Once you have entered all of your details, click on the Continue button.
Step 4: Finally, please provide a security question, eg, mother’s maiden name, pet’s name or favourite holiday destination.
This will be needed should you require a password reminder in the future.
An email containing your password will be sent to your email address. Please wait for this email to arrive before you try to log in.
As soon as you receive it, click on the link in the email to change your password.
Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail and AOL users:
Please be aware that the email from CPPE containing your password might go directly to your spam or trash folder.
Before you contact CPPE, please check your spam and/or trash folders if you do not receive the password email in your normal inbox.
Still unable to register?
Please send an email to a member of our customer services team at info@cppe.ac.uk
and include the following information:
This is the number given to you by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB).
You will be a practising pharmacist or a registered practising pharmacy technician delivering
NHS services in England.
Password
Your password is case sensitive. Get a password reminder
(you will be asked security questions before we send you this information to your email address).
Preregistration trainees
If you are a preregistration trainee, use your preregistration number from the RPSGB when you register.
Newly qualified pharmacists
Once you have qualified you must use your new registration number. If you previously used CPPE as a preregistration trainee,
then use your new number and existing password.
The CPPE website has been personalised for every individual practising pharmacist and registered practising pharmacy technician.
Your personalised information is available in the my CPPE area of the website. You will find information and tools related
to your personal relationship with CPPE as a pharmacist or pharmacy technician, which include the following:
The CPPE forums are an online bulletin board facility where you can post responses to an active topic discussion.
To access the forums:
Step 1: Click on forums in the top menu bar on any page of the website.
Step 2: Read the Terms and conditions for using the Bulletin Board and click on the Agree
button if you agree to these.
Step 3: You will be given the opportunity to edit your contact information at this stage.
After editing your information or leaving it as is, click on the Submit button.
Step 4: You are now registered and ready to begin posting.
Step 1: Log in to the website using your registration number and password.
Step 2: Go to learning in the top menu bar, scroll down to open learning, then scroll
across and click on open learning portfolio.
Step 3: On the next page, scroll down until you find the topic title, and then click
on the button in the
right–hand column. This will place the topic in your shopping basket. You may then
click on the Proceed to checkout button to order the topic, click on open learning portfolio in the left–hand
menu bar and add more topics to your basket, or, if you do not wish to proceed with your order, click on the
button. Your order will then have been placed.
Step 1: Log in to the website using your registration number and password.
Step 2: Go to learning in the top menu bar, and then scroll down to events/workshops. The sub–menu that
appears next to this on the right gives you a choice of how to choose an event – ie, in your area, by postcode or from
the full event portfolio list. Once you have chosen the event you wish to attend, click on the
or
button in the right–hand column and proceed to the checkout.
If you have booked on to an event and then you cannot attend, you must let as know in writing as soon as possible via email,
fax or letter, or via our website (see below).
Please be aware if you are not able to give us sufficient notice (ie, ten days or more prior to the event), or you do not
turn up to an event, we will have to charge you a fee. Our full cancellation policy is available to view at
http://www.cppe.ac.uk/Miscellaneous/cancellationpolicy.asp.
To cancel a booking via our website:
Step 1: Log in with your registration number and password if you aren’t already logged in.
Step 2: Go to my CPPE in the top menu bar on any page of the website, then scroll down and click on
cancel an event booking.
Step 3: Click on the Cancel button in the right-hand-side column against the relevant topic.
You can access up to 12 learning programmes with CPPE (commencing on 1 April each rolling year).
This includes a maximum of eight tutor-led events. Materials downloaded from the website, as well as e–learning,
learning@lunch, focal point or local solutions programmes, do not count towards the annual limit.
All CPPE learning programmes and events are free to our eligible users. We are funded by the Department of Health
to offer programmes free of charge to pharmacy professionals registered with the RPSGB who provide NHS services in England.
How do I download a learning programme or supporting documents?
Step 1: Log in if you haven’t already.
Step 2: Go to learning in the top menu bar on any page, then scroll down the menu and select one of the
following portfolios from the sub-menus, depending on the programme format you are interested in:
CPPE is committed to providing high–quality and professional learning programmes and excellent customer service.
We have set a number of standards for the level of service that you can expect when dealing with us.
To help us understand and respond quickly to your complaint, it is helpful to include all relevant details in your correspondence
together with your Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) registration number and contact details.
Step 1: Log in to the CPPE website, go to assessment in the top menu bar, then scroll down and click
on e–assessment portfolio (to view the full portfolio), e–assessment portfolio by theme (to find an e–assessment
corresponding to a particular CPPE theme), or MUR assessment. (Note Step 2 is not necessary for the MUR assessment.)
Step 2: Choose the topic you are interested in from the list, and click on the
button
in the right–hand column to begin the e–assessment.
What learning programmes can preregistration pharmacists access?
Preregistration pharmacists have access to two printed learning programmes from a choice of the following:
Allergy: manifestations and management
38033
Avoiding antibiotic resistance: the role of the pharmacy team
37592
Dealing with difficult discussions
37171
Emergency contraception
36456
NHS repeat dispensing focal point*
39404
Responding to minor ailments
38013
Safeguarding children
38906
Stop smoking (CD–ROM)
37026
Weight management
37852
* Any pharmacist who offers NHS services under the community pharmacy contract needs to complete appropriate training in
NHS repeat dispensing. If you plan to work full time in community pharmacy or offer locum services, we strongly recommend
that you order the NHS repeat dispensing programme.
As a preregistration pharmacist you have access to the following:
Download: you can download any of our paper-based learning programmes.
e-learning: you can access these interactive programmes live on our website.
e–assessment: we have a range of different assessments which are often linked to our learning programmes.
These e–assessments are available on our website 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you successfully complete
an e–assessment, you will be sent an e–certificate to show that you have a thorough understanding of a
topic area. The only assessment you cannot access is the MUR, for which you need to be a fully qualified pharmacist.
Yes – the CPPE website does work with a dial–up connection, although it will be slower than if you were using broadband.
We have tried to ensure that all our downloadable materials are 1 MB or smaller in size. The MUR assessment is the only
feature that we recommend you need broadband to connect to.
button in the
right–hand column. This will place the topic in your shopping basket. You may then
click on the button to order the topic, click on open learning portfolio in the left–hand
menu bar and add more topics to your basket, or, if you do not wish to proceed with your order, click on the
button. Your order will then have been placed.
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You will then see a list of documents. 
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in the right–hand column to begin the e–assessment.
e-learning: you can access these interactive programmes live on our website.
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