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.

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.

Inclusive Pharmacy Practice Week 2025: What's on?

CPPE is proud to support Inclusive Pharmacy Practice Week 2025, running from Monday 24 to Thursday 27 November

 

For full event descriptions, please see our Full programme booklet.

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Monday 24 November

Inclusive Pharmacy Practice Week launch event: Creating opportunity through inclusive leadership


Influence and elevate: Diversifying senior pharmacy technician roles through inclusive leadership

  • 19:00–21:00 Book this event
    Leads: Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK & Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education
    Chairs/Speakers: Philip Jones, Bianca Glavin, Claire Dearden, Sheetal Jogia

 

Tuesday 25 November

12:00–14:15 | Book this event

The sessions:

  • Mental health simulation training for pharmacy workforce in secondary care
  • Heart of the matter: Pharmacy technicians empowering change and championing cardiovascular disease to reduce health inequalities
  • Point of care testing for screening for diabetes and pre-diabetes in people with learning disabilities
  • Type 2 diabetes via group consultations

Leads: Primary Care Pharmacy Association & College of Mental Health Pharmacy
Chairs/Speakers: Karen Shuker, Helen Kilminster, Simmy Daniel, Jenani Umasuthan, Dolly Sud, Ishaq Goga

 

 

19:00–21:00 | Book this event

The sessions:

  • Hypertension detection and diagnosis in deprived areas within a primary care network
  • A pharmacist led intervention to support the Core20PLUS5 objective and why we should consider rolling this out nationally
  • Integrating equality, diversity and inclusion into workforce development and addressing pharmacy leadership in health inequalities in gender identity care
  • Student-led clinics to address health inequalities in identifying cardiovascular disease risks

Leads: UK Health Security Agency & Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education
Chairs/Speakers: Professor Diane Ashiru-Oredope, Sneha Varia, Charlotte Richardson, Shahrukh Afzal, Mohammed Rashad, Martina Khundaker

 

 

Wednesday 26 November

Closing the gaps in differential attainment and degree awarding
12:30–13:45
 | Book this event
Leads: Royal Pharmaceutical Society & General Pharmaceutical Council
Chairs/Speakers: Professor Louise Brown, Chris Askew OBE, Amandeep Kaur Doll, Gurdas Sually, Paul Bennett, 

 

 

Fairer futures in pharmacy education: Tackling differential attainment through data, mentorship and collaboration
19:00–21:00 | Book this event
Leads: Workforce, Training and Education, NHS England & Pharmacy Schools Council
Chairs/Speakers: Nick Haddington, Victoria Tavares, Sejal Gohil, Atif Saddiq, Carol Bright, Aminah Ibrahim, Natalie Lewis

 

Thursday 27 November

13:00–14:30 | Book this event

The sessions:

  • Action through allyship
  • Use of the inclusivity checklist
  • Improving workplace culture in pharmacy: Tips and lessons learned

Leads: Pharmacists’ Defence Association & Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists
Chairs/Speakers: Melanie HollowayRob Connah, Alima Batchelor, Jayne Love, Helio Fazenda, Doha Ben-Hamed, Ojali Yusuff, Kemi Adelaja 

 

 

19:00–20:00 | Book this event

The sessions:

  • Community pharmacy’s mission to tackle health inequalities
  • Reaching the unreached: Transforming respiratory care for rough sleepers

Leads: National Pharmacy Association & UK Clinical Pharmacy Association
Chairs/Speakers: Nick Kaye, Islam Elkonaissi, Reena Barai, Michael Lennox, Michael Tickle

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For registration or booking enquiries, contact sneha.varia@cppe.ac.uk.

For full event descriptions, please see our Full programme booklet.

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