The aim of this programme is to support you to apply underpinning safeguarding knowledge and develop the confidence and skills to identify and report safeguarding concerns you encounter in practice. It will enable you to consider how you can take a person-centred approach to safeguarding and understand how you can meet your safeguarding responsibilities in whichever sector(s) of practice you work.
Please note:
A revised Intercollegiate document (2025) Safeguarding children and young people & children and young people in care: Competencies for health care staff was published in November 2025. We are currently reviewing this e-learning programme in light of this publication.
Completion of this programme is not sufficient on its own to meet the core Level 2 safeguarding training requirements. Pharmacy professionals must also complete the elearning for healthcare (elfh) Level 1 & 2 learning and assessments (or equivalent). You can access the elfh safeguarding programmes here:
On completion of all aspects of this learning programme you should be able to:
You can access this e-learning programme using a web browser on any device. You will need to be connected to the internet while you work through it.
