Extending the scope of your prescribing practice : CPPE

An online training course supporting pharmacists develop your prescribing knowledge and skills to help you safely extend your prescribing scope. It is designed for active prescribers who are already familiar with prescribing principles and guidance. It uses the activities of reflection, peer review, competence assurance and prescribing governance, and is underpinned by the RCPharm prescribing competency framework for all prescribers.

It will give you the key principles to consider when extending your scope of prescribing practice. We will focus on using the activities of reflection, peer review, assurance of competence and prescribing governance to support your approach to the learning and development of new clinical skills and expertise. We will use the RCPharm prescribing competency framework for all prescribers throughout the programme.

Learning outcomes

After completing all aspects of this programme, including the self-directed activities, you should be able to:

describe the key purpose and applications of current national guidance for pharmacist prescribers, including the RCPharm competency framework for all prescribers
self-analyse your current practice to identify existing areas of prescribing competency, the current limits of your prescribing competence, and potential areas for the development of competence relevant to your own practice
develop an action plan to extend your scope of prescribing within a defined area of competence using the RCPharm competency framework for all prescribers
create a portfolio of evidence which documents the attainment and application of knowledge and skills under appropriate supervision to demonstrate competence within a defined area of prescribing
demonstrate the ability to work within appropriate governance arrangements in relation to prescribing practice and demonstrate compliance with governance arrangements as a quality assurance measure
create a plan for monitoring and evaluating your performance in your extended scope of practice.

How to use this programme

We run our e-courses online in Canvas. After booking, if you have not used Canvas before you will be registered by CPPE and informed of your login details. This e-course is self-directed. This means that you can work through the course at a time and pace that suits you. In Canvas there will be a menu on the left for navigating through each area, so that you can access each unit and its content separately.

To activate your e-course booking you need to go to the e-course section of your Learning record and click "Course access information".

Learning intended for

Pharmacists

NHS priorities

Clinical pharmacy

Public health

Learning programmes and assessments

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