CPPE decided in March 2020 to postpone all face to face events. They are now offering workshops online via the zoom platform. The online workshops offer the same range of activities, group discussion, small group learning & networking as the face to face workshops but in the comfort of your own space.

CPPE  have programmes available including, Controlled drugs in Chronic pain: supporting patients with safe and effective use e-learning and Pharmacy technicians: enhancing your professional practice e-course. Some of the programmes have been developed for other sectors but may still be of interest.

Full information can be found on the CPPE website: www.cppe.ac.uk . Self- directed personal development for current service related topics: Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician programme: From 1^st August limited funded places will be available for the CPPE Accuracy checking pharmacy technician (ACPT) programme. This 3-12 month training and development programme offers a blended approach to learning that includes resources for self-directed study, e-learning and practice-based activities. Following comprehensive assessment, you will be able to use this learning to support optimisation of skills in the dispensary. Keep a look out on the Accuracy checking pharmacy technician webpage for updates about the funded places and more information about the programme: https://www.cppe.ac.uk/career/acpt#navTop

Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician Programme:

Leading for Change programme: The Autumn cohorts for the CPPE Leading for change programme are now OPEN for applications. This 6 month leadership programme is open to all registered pharmacy professionals who are in patient facing roles and/or who provide NHS services in England who have responsibility for leading a team or leading services within their organisation. This includes pharmacists, pharmacy technicians working in community pharmacy, armed forces, health and justice as well as those in primary and secondary care. Each of the four modules is supported by a compulsory half-day online interactive workshop, online discussion forums (with compulsory contribution elements) and optional networking Zoom Room sessions to enable you to put your learning into practice and to allow you to network with fellow course participants. You will be supported by a CPPE tutor and your workplace mentor and at the end of the programme you are required to submit an assignment to demonstrate how you have used your leadership skills over the course of the six months. You will find everything you need to apply, including dates for the next cohorts here: Leading for change : CPPE   Consultation skills: Book your place to join CPPE and your colleagues from all sectors of pharmacy for the North West Confidence in Consultation Skills full day learning event on Monday 25^th September at Hough End, Chorlton, Manchester. https://www.cppe.ac.uk/programmes/e/consultconf-w-04 This workshop is particularly useful for those starting to conduct patient consultations and will support you in developing the key consultation skills needed to ensure you are confident in delivering high-quality person-centred consultations.   Preparing to train as an independent prescriber: This new programme is open to pharmacists from all sectors of practice, including community pharmacists who are planning to commence their independent prescriber training with a Higher Education Institute (HEI). This is a fully funded course that helps pharmacists develop the skills and confidence to get ready and best prepare for independent prescriber training. The first cohort will start on 12^th September. To find out more and book you place visit: https://www.cppe.ac.uk/career/preparingtotrainip   Influenza: CPPE offers e-learning to improve the pharmacy team’s knowledge of influenza and their skills in delivering an integrated, patient-centred flu vaccination service: https://www.cppe.ac.uk/programmes/l/influenza-e-01 and e-assessments on developing your service https://www.cppe.ac.uk/programmes/l?t=InfluenzaPt1-A-08&evid=56775 and extending your service https://www.cppe.ac.uk/programmes/l?t=InfluenzaPt2-A-10&evid=56776

• Support for the NHS Smoking cessation service found here-  https://www.cppe.ac.uk/services/smoking-cessation#navTop and links to other CPPE and external resources found on the Smoking learning gateway https://www.cppe.ac.uk/gateway/smoking

• Support for the NHS Discharge service found here – https://www.cppe.ac.uk/services/discharge-medicine#navTop and links to other CPPE and external resources found on the Transfer of care learning gateway https://www.cppe.ac.uk/gateway/transfer

• Support for the NHS Hypertension case finding service – https://www.cppe.ac.uk/services/hypertension-case-finding and links to other CPPE and external resources found on the Hypertension learning gateway https://www.cppe.ac.uk/gateway/hyper

• Support for New Medicines Service found here – https://www.cppe.ac.uk/services/nms#navTop  and the new familial hypercholesterolaemia online workshop https://www.cppe.ac.uk/programmes/l/hyperchol-ew-01

• Clinical factsheets support learning about a specific condition, for example Hypertension – https://www.cppe.ac.uk/therapeutics/clinical-factsheets

Longer term learning programmes to develop the workforce and support skill mix:

• Preparing for community pharmacy practice e-course https://www.cppe.ac.uk/programmes/l/prepare-ec-01
• Return to practice learning gateway https://www.cppe.ac.uk/gateway/return
• Leading for Change (Autumn cohorts will be released soon)  https://www.cppe.ac.uk/skills/leading
• Pharmacy technicians: enhancing your professional practice https://www.cppe.ac.uk/programmes/l/pharmtech-ec-01
• Accuracy checking pharmacy technician programme https://www.cppe.ac.uk/career/acpt#navTop
• Preparing to prescribe (launching summer 2023)

Pharmacy Technicians: Using patient group directions in practice e-learning programme The Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) are pleased to announce the launch of the Pharmacy technicians: using patient group directions in practice e-learning programme. Medicines legislation has been amended to add pharmacy technicians to the list of registered healthcare professionals able to work under a patient group direction (PGD). Accordingly, CPPE’s new 1.5 hour e-learning programme is designed to help pharmacy technicians consider the value they can bring when using PGDs to enhance person-centred care. Please click here for further details For the Spring 2024 CPPE Newsletter, please click here To view the final CPPE Workshops between April – June 2024, click here

CPPE – Pharmacy First Resources

CPPE’s self-assessment framework has been released. The main purpose of this document is to support you (the pharmacy professional) to reflect on your knowledge, skills and behaviours as required to provide all the elements of the NHS Pharmacy First service, to identify any gaps and to support you in taking action to develop your knowledge, skills and behaviours if necessary. For your ease, CPLSC has created a document highlighting the duplications that can be found in the framework. Please follow the link to view. Please click here to view The NHS Pharmacy First self-assessment framework Please click here to view the CPLSC Duplicate List Guide for your ease. For all CPPE Pharmacy First Resources, please click here

Autumn Newsletter and workshop flyer

Please click here to view the CPPE Autumn NW Newsletter
Please click here to view the workshop flyer From December 24 to March 25.

The newsletter has a list of CPPE pharmacy First resources including the new  NHS Pharmacy First – Delivering a quality service : CPPE e-learning

Newly Qualified Pharmacist programme  

Are you or do you work with a newly qualified pharmacist? This year CPPE is continuing to support newly qualified pharmacists this includes pharmacists working in community pharmacy. For newly qualified community pharmacist’s working in an independent pharmacy or a multiple without their own early years training programme or as a locum, CPPE in conjunction with HEE have created the Newly qualified pharmacists programme. The CPPE programme is a fully-funded, twelve-month programme for newly qualified pharmacists who completed pre-registration training in the 2020/21 cohort. The overall aim of the Newly qualified pharmacist programme is to support pharmacists to develop, and demonstrate, confidence and competence in core areas of community pharmacy practice. The programme is designed to support newly qualified pharmacists to become better equipped to adapt and deliver safe and effective patient care at this pivotal stage of their career. The programme takes a blended learning approach and offers a comprehensive mix of online learning activities, workshops, assessment and work-based support. Each pharmacist will be allocated a designated CPPE education supervisor, who will review their progress in practice and provide feedback and support.  The programme introduces newly qualified pharmacists to the fundamentals of being a successful and competent pharmacist through a series of online learning modules, self-reflection, assessments, and education supervisor support. The Newly qualified pharmacist programme supports pharmacists to become better equipped to deliver safe and effective patient care, and provides comprehensive learning to support their springboard towards Independent Prescribing (IP) training. Two cohorts are available. Cohort 1 applications close 7^th November, start date 1^st November Cohort 2 application close 6^th February, start date 31^st January For more information and to apply visit Newly qualified pharmacist programme : CPPE

Influenza vaccinations CPPE has resources to support with influenza vaccinations including the Immunisation gateway page that has links to CPPE programmes and well as links to government & NHS resources https://www.cppe.ac.uk/gateway/imms For more information specifically about influenza there is an e-learning https://www.cppe.ac.uk/programmes/l/influenza-e-01

Pharmacy Quality Scheme A new and updated Pharmacy Quality Scheme page has been launched on the CPPE website. The page includes links to essential learning on • Weight management • Risk Management • Sepsis Links to documents to support other domains are also included on this page. Visit https://www.cppe.ac.uk/services/pharmacy-quality-scheme

Community Pharmacy Hepatitis C Antibody Testing Service As the exciting new service Community Pharmacy Hepatitis C Antibody Testing Service is launched, CPPE have created a resources page to support pharmacy professionals to start their service with confidence. The page includes the mandatory Training video and links to essential documents. For more information about the service and to access the video, visit the CPPE website via this link https://www.cppe.ac.uk/services/hep-c

Covid-19 learning and resource hub The covid-19 resource hub is a one stop shop for information, support and links to other organisations. You may also find this hub useful if you have been re-deployed or are upskilling at this time. https://www.cppe.ac.uk/covid-19/default There is also a covid-19 gateway page for even quicker links to the covid-19 resources you may need. https://www.cppe.ac.uk/gateway/covid-19

Supporting you Support is available for pharmacy professionals on the CPPE website for both personal and professional life. This can be found in the supporting you section of the CPPE website https://www.cppe.ac.uk/support/support

For more information or queries contact the CPPE head office team on: info@cppe.ac.uk or use the live chat service on the CPPE website, available from 10:00am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday

Community Pharmacy Technician Advancing Your Role -CPPE

This new NHS England fully funded training programme will help pharmacy technicians develop the skills and confidence to deliver effective clinical services in community pharmacy. This is to ensure that they have the right post-registration training to enable confident, safe working practices and career development.

Launching in September, up to 840 pharmacy technicians will be able to apply for the training.

To register and find out more about the programme visit the CPPE website.