England Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Programme 2025/26 Course Provision

All Foundation Trainee Pharmacists (FTP) entering the programme in 2025 will have access to a core training offer provided by NHS England. After extensive stakeholder engagement across all sectors of practice via a series of workshops, it was determined that the NHS England offer should focus on supporting delivery of the learning outcomes in practice.

The full specification is still subject to further development, but we can announce that this provision will cover the following:

Induction Day to orientate trainees to the programme
Establishment of communities of practice for trainees, to provide additional support to develop their prescribing practice (currently under exploration)
Online learning materials to support delivery of the Learning Outcomes
First Aid training

As this national offer applies to trainees across all sectors of practice, it should be noted that it does not include training related to site-specific service provision.

Therefore, it is expected that any training provision related to the specific needs of individual organisations or employers will continue to be provided by them, to ensure that trainee pharmacists offer safe and effective patient care.

Further updates and details of the 2025/26 offer, which will be called the NHS England FTP Training Provision, will be provided in due course.