The NHS Pharmacy First service is here. CPPE can help you get up to speed. Explore our range of learning resources to get started.
Thinking of applying to an independent prescribing course? Waiting for one to begin? This programme will ensure you are prepared and ready.
Are you a pharmacist or pharmacy technician employed as part of the primary care network Direct Enhanced Service additional role reimbursement scheme? Join our pathway.
Designed and delivered in partnership with senior leaders from across the profession, our programme is aimed at pharmacy professionals who hold a formal leadership qualification and aspire to a more significant leadership role.
A pathway for community pharmacy technicians to develop the skills and confidence to deliver effective clinical services in community pharmacy.
Demonstrate your commitment to antimicrobial stewardship by interpreting prescribing data for your local area and identifying quality improvement opportunities. Book a place at a face-to-face workshop.
Legislation has changed to add pharmacy technicians to the list of healthcare professionals who can work under a PGD. This programme can empower you to extend your scope of practice and increase capacity for person-centred care.
In our new programme, you’ll learn how to identify overprescribing in your own area of practice and empower people to be more involved in decisions about their care.
Are you ready for person-centred consultations about genomics? This programme can inform those discussions, supporting you as this promising area of healthcare evolves.
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See all newsOur learning and assessment will support you in keeping your knowledge and skills up to date in order to deliver high-quality pharmacy services. We can help you to equip yourself with the tools to be service-ready and support the medicines optimisation and public health agendas.
ExploreThis learning is intended for clinical supervisors supporting pharmacy professionals on a CPPE national pathway. To see if you are eligible to be a clinical supervisor please check information on the Clinical Supervisor page.
The aim of these two e-workshops is to provide clinical supervisors with the necessary knowledge and skills and support pharmacy professionals working in primary care on the CPPE National Pathways.
Please click on choose an event to see the dates for the live online e-workshop 1. If there is not a live online e-workshop that you can attend this is also available as a recording. You must attend or watch e-workshop 1 before attending e-workshop 2.
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9 September 2024 at 12:30
Clinical supervisor training for CPPE national training pathways 1/2Zoom Room (Tr), it will also be in your my bookings, _ZR_Tr
Christine Ramsay and Emma Wright
PLEASE NOTE: You will not be able to book onto this event if you have previously attended the Mental Health and wellbeing in primary care study day or the Mental health and wellbeing in primary care online workshops A and B.
This online workshop focuses on common mental health conditions seen in primary care. It will enable you to support patients with a mental health condition to optimise their medicines. It will combine principles of team-based learning (TBL) to facilitate networking and discussion whilst consolidating the underpinning knowledge about antidepressants, benzodiazepines and z-hypnotics. Teams will work through simple and more complex case studies to apply knowledge and share best practice.
This programme has been developed by University of East Anglia (UEA) who own the intellectual property and copyright.
9 September 2024 at 09:30
Mental health and wellbeing in primary careZoom Room (Hazel), it will also be in your my bookings, _ZR_PH
Trudi Ward and Anisha Patel
This event is only for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who are taking part in one of the primary care extended education pathways.
The aim for this case study and associated study day is to support pharmacy professionals working in primary care to update their clinical knowledge on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), osteoporosis and their associated complications and end of life care and apply this to their practice.
9 September 2024 at 09:30
Primary care pharmacy education - Module 2: Case 3 - Mabel JonesZoom Room (Fir), it will also be in your my bookings, _ZR_PF
Clare Neal and Chandni Gadher
This event is only for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who are taking part in one of the primary care extended education pathways.
The overall aim of this programme is to develop your knowledge and skills to identify and confidently report some of the safeguarding issues that may arise in the care home setting.
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9 September 2024 at 09:30
Safeguarding in the care home settingZoom Room (Elm), it will also be in your my bookings, _ZR_PE
Fiona Leon and Georgina Heapy
This event is only for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who are taking part in one of the primary care extended education pathways.
The overall aim of this programme is to develop your knowledge and skills to identify and confidently report some of the safeguarding issues that may arise in the care home setting.
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9 September 2024 at 13:30
Safeguarding in the care home settingZoom Room (Elm), it will also be in your my bookings, _ZR_PE
Fiona Leon and Georgina Heapy
The overall aim of this programme is to develop your knowledge and skills to enable you to recognise, manage and optimise care for people living with dementia and their carers.
A note about keycodes, and pathway and non-pathway event listings
After you select Choose an event, please be aware that workshop listings which require keycodes to access are for pharmacy professionals taking part in the Primary care pharmacy education pathway, while workshops that do not require a keycode are for all other pharmacy professionals who have identified this topic as a learning need.
9 September 2024 at 09:30
Supporting people living with dementiaZoom Room (Gorse), it will also be in your my bookings, _ZR_PG
Karen Thomas and Susan Maire
The overall aim of this programme is to develop your knowledge and skills to enable you to recognise, manage and optimise care for people living with dementia and their carers.
A note about keycodes, and pathway and non-pathway event listings
After you select Choose an event, please be aware that workshop listings which require keycodes to access are for pharmacy professionals taking part in the Primary care pharmacy education pathway, while workshops that do not require a keycode are for all other pharmacy professionals who have identified this topic as a learning need.
9 September 2024 at 13:30
Supporting people living with dementiaZoom Room (Gorse), it will also be in your my bookings, _ZR_PG
Karen Thomas and Susan Maire
This workshop is an optional part of the Preparing to train as an independent prescriber programme. Full details about this workshop can be found exclusively within the Preparing to train as an independent prescriber e-course, because it is only available to learners who are participating in the programme.
The aim of this programme is to support you to gain more confidence in academic writing and reflection, in preparation for your independent prescribing course.
Please note that, if you cancel your place on the Preparing to train as an independent prescriber online workshop, your place on any subsequent bookings of this workshop will also be cancelled. Bookings are subject to the CPPE cancellation policy.
10 September 2024 at 19:00
Academic writing and reflective practiceZoom Room (De), it will also be in your my bookings, _ZR_De
Meera Joshi and Emma Anderson
This workshop is only for pharmacy professionals who are taking part in Primary care pharmacy education pathway.
The overall aim of this programme is to develop your facilitation and presentation skills and give you confidence to help others to get the most from their learning experiences, so that you can acquire the knowledge, develop the skills and demonstrate the behaviours needed to deliver high-quality facilitation and presentation skills as part of your pharmacy practice.
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10 September 2024 at 10:00
Helping others learn - Primary care pharmacy educationHoliday Inn Manchester, Manchester, M1 3AE
Emma Bocan-White and Christine Hornsby
NOTE: This is an internal training event is suitable for CPPE staff only.
10 September 2024 at 14:00
LAPD - Programme manager update processZoom workshop, , Online
Sarah Evans
Enhance your role and plan your personal and professional development with CPPE's leadership, management and skill-focused resources.
ExploreYou asked what CPPE provided to help you work towards the Pharmacy Quality Scheme.
We created an overview page detailing information about the scheme, what learning CPPE provide and how to access it. View the PQS page here.
You told us that you wanted to regain confidence to use your prescribing qualifications.
We developed a new residential course, Return to prescribing, and a guide to prescriber CPD.
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We provide a variety of learning programmes and assessments linked to clinical pharmacy, diseases and therapeutics. Our programmes support you to advance your knowledge and skills and deliver medicines optimisation in practice for all areas of pharmacy.
ExploreWe offer a range of resources that can help you to develop yourself as a pharmacy educator or trainer as well as enabling you to use our materials as you support others.
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