Other Training Opportunities

A Pharmacy Technician Development Programme: Preparing for the Future has been launched by the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE), funded by NHS England.

This self-directed programme is designed specifically for pharmacy technicians, at any stage of their career, to help them develop the skills and confidence to deliver an expanding range of pharmacy services and provide safe, effective patient care. Enrolment is open throughout the year.

Find out more and register here.

Applications are open for NHS-funded independent prescribing courses for pharmacists, with start dates available through several universities until March 2026. Visit the CPE website for details.

Emergency Care Gateway Healthcare (ECG) has released a free course to support healthcare professionals in recognising how neurodivergence impacts access to care, communication, and patient outcomes, while offering practical strategies to make healthcare more inclusive for everyone. Enrol now

From November community pharmacy contractors in Hertfordshire will have free subscriber access to PrescQIPP training and resources. The access is funded through Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board’s (HWE ICB) subscription.

PrescQIPP can provide key resources e.g. bulletins, briefings, skills courses, webinars, workshops and toolkits.  Pharmacy contractors wishing to use this service can register via the following link but please note that you will be required to register with an nhs email address and indicate that ICS Hertfordshire and West Essex is the organisation in which you are applying for on the basis of pharmacy access.

Register: PrescQIPP website.

Clinical Examination Skills for community pharmacists training provides a focused range of clinical examination skills that will help the pharmacist assess people more confidently to manage the types of clinical cases that present to the community pharmacy on a weekly basis.  With a focus on identifying red flags for referral and knowing when the person can be managed with over-the-counter medicines with self-care advice and safety netting information.

For more information and to register to access this free training please visit the CliniSkills website.

Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care System has supported contractors within Hertfordshire to have access to the full range of training courses via Virtual Outcomes.

Take a look for yourself and widen your learning – there are some great courses that will support you and your pharmacy.

Please note CPH no longer pay for Virtual Outcomes due to low engagement. However, here is a weblink for pharmacies to sign up for Virtual Outcomes directly. You can use voucher code HLP2023 for a 10% discount.

VirtualOutcomes provides accredited Health Champion and Leadership courses for your pharmacies to access online. The courses are £64.50+VAT if your LPC is live with VirtualOutcomes or £69.50+VAT if you are not. This fee includes the cost of any examinations required.

Hertfordshire County Council has developed an information e-learning package which uses a simple framework, to ask, advise and assist to encourage brief conversations with older adults about some key issues.

This information e-learning package can be accessed at Herts Direct

This information package is aimed at staff or volunteers across Hertfordshire who have contact with older adults in their own homes. However those working with older adults in other settings may also find the information useful. If as many volunteers and staff as possible use opportunities to make every contact count with older adults, together we can make a difference to people’s lives.

The seven areas covered in the information package are:

• Preventing falls
• Making sure homes are safe
• Making sure homes are warm
• Preventing feeling alone
• Ensuring good nutrition
• Preventing dehydration
• Encouraging physical activity

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