Pharmacist Independent Prescribing Practice Certificate
Robert Gordon University
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This Practice Certificate in Pharmacist Independent Prescribing will prepare you to achieve the learning outcomes required by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) to be eligible to apply for annotation as a Pharmacist Independent Prescriber. The module is structured around GPhC Standards for Education and Training for pharmacist independent prescribers and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Competency Framework for all Prescribers. These support Pharmacist Prescribers to deliver safe and ...Read more

This Practice Certificate in Pharmacist Independent Prescribing will prepare you to achieve the learning outcomes required by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) to be eligible to apply for annotation as a Pharmacist Independent Prescriber. The module is structured around GPhC Standards for Education and Training for pharmacist independent prescribers and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Competency Framework for all Prescribers. These support Pharmacist Prescribers to deliver safe and effective care.

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02 Dec 22

My best experience would be personal support from tutors and the health and well-being team I haven’t really had any bad experiences..Read more

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11 Feb 22

The support system the school has is one of my best aspects of my university experience. There’s easily accessible help for any struggle, whether with course material, career and..Read more

Entry requirements

All candidates must meet the requirements: Registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or, in Northern Ireland, with the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI). Are in good standing with the GPhC and/or PSNI and any other healthcare regulator with which they are registered. Have relevant experience in a UK pharmacy setting and be able to recognise, understand and articulate the skills and attributes required by a prescriber to act as the foundation of their prescribing practice whilst training. Have identified an area of clinical or therapeutic practice on which to base their learning. Have a designated prescribing practitioner (DPP) who has agreed to supervise their learning in practice.

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£260 month

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Accommodation(Woolmanhill-Single standard room) - £105.98 per week

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Students from Scotland

Accommodation(Woolmanhill-Single standard room) - £105.98 per week

£260 month

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Accommodation(Woolmanhill-Single standard room) - £105.98 per week

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The support system the school has is one of my best aspects of my university experience. There’s easily accessible help for any struggle, whether with course material, career and...
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Robert Gordon University
Garthdee House, Garthdee Road Aberdeen AB10 7QB United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Aberdeen  1.6 miles away

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