NHS priorities

Whether it’s to prepare for the next Pharmacy Quality Scheme deadline, or to increase your confidence in helping people with a learning disability, this section provides topic-specific pages that link to current NHS priorities. This section will support you in keeping your knowledge and skills up to date in order to provide high-quality pharmacy services and be service-ready.

Clinical pharmacy

Our clinical portfolio is expanding on a frequent basis, helping you to advance your knowledge and skills and deliver medicines optimisation in practice for all sectors of pharmacy. From two new focal points a year to our small group learning for hospital pharmacists – Optimise – this section focuses on clinical pharmacy, diseases and therapeutics.

Public health

The public health agenda is embedded in pharmacy, yet topics such as emergency contraception or stop smoking support are as prevalent as ever. As well as our public health workshops, use this section to access a wide range of resources to assure and maintain your competence, all underpinned by the Declaration of Competence system.

CPPE hot topics

The Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS)

PQS forms part of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework. We offer learning and assessments to support you in achieving criteria relating to the medicines optimisation and patient safety domains in the 2025-26 version of the scheme.

Podcast - Pharmacy Conversations

Our series dedicated to bringing you insightful discussions with experts and innovators shaping our profession.

Primary care pharmacy education pathway

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.

NHS Pharmacy First service

The NHS Pharmacy First service is here. CPPE can help you get up to speed. Explore our range of learning resources to get started.

Lyme Disease - The New Great Imitator

The new module to our Dermatology e-learning to help you recognise and manage Lyme disease with confidence.

Community pharmacy technician: advancing your role

A pathway for community pharmacy technicians to develop the skills and confidence to deliver effective clinical services in community pharmacy.

Preparing to train as an independent prescriber

Thinking of applying to an independent prescribing course? Waiting for one to begin? This programme will ensure you are prepared and ready.

Advancing your practice in education pathway

A pathway to support pharmacy professionals to advance their practice in the education, training and development of others.

Optimise - quickly build skills and knowledge

Our short group learning format to support pharmacy teams across a range of pharmacy topics.

Popular topics

Programmes, workshops and assessments booked in the last week

Providing NHS and public health pharmacy services

Our 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.

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Upcoming events

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You said, we did

You asked what CPPE provided to help you work towards the Pharmacy Quality Scheme.

Emails to info@cppe.ac.uk

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.

Learning delivery team

We developed a new residential course, Return to prescribing, and a guide to prescriber CPD.

You gave feedback that you liked our Live chat service.

Customer satisfaction survey

We extended our Live chat operating hours to 9.30-4.30 every week day except bank holidays.

You were having problems registering on the website.

Telephone calls to head office

We removed the question 'What was your initial date of registration' from the registration form, making it easy for you to register on the website.

Supporting you

We can offer you support and advice on your personal and professional development, respond to your individual needs and guide you through any professional difficulties you may face.

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