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.

What is resilience? Five Ways to Wellbeing Resilience Resources Covid-19 support Coaching Stressed or Isolated?

Working on the front line

These are difficult and challenging times for everyone but especially for those working in healthcare, so it is more important now than ever that you are maintaining your resilience.

It is vital that you have a have a support network around you and ideally you should take some time at the end of every day to debrief with colleagues.

The following resources may be of particular use to you at this time:



The NHS has resources available to help those working for the NHS to manage their own health and wellbeing while looking after others - Supporting our NHS People This includes a confidential text support service and a self-check tool.


You may also be interested in the CPPE coaching service. More information can be found via the coaching support tab at the top of the page.