Hello CPS/NES Funded CP IP Colleagues, Hope this finds you all well and enjoying your prescribing role.

Congratulations to everyone who has recently passed their IP Courses. Well done!  Once you have had the chance to celebrate, here are some details for your next steps:

Congratulations to everyone who has recently started the Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS) /NHS Education for Scotland (NES) Funded Community Pharmacy IP Employee training

This message is for Independent Prescribing colleagues who are funded by Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS) and NHS Education for Scotland (NES):

North Road Pharmacy Bellshill has joined the Teach and Treat Hub locations, offering an additional opportunity for newly qualified Community Pharmacy Prescribing Pharmacists to complete their learning NES pathway and build confidence as independent prescribing practitioners.

All CPS/NES Funded Employee CPIPs, have a half day session at a Teach and Treat Hub included. This session can be booked once you have completed your qualification and the 4 Clinical Training days. 

OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE NOW!

As part of your CPS / NES funded CP IP course, there is one half day session at a Teach and Treat Hub included. This session can be booked once you have completed your qualification and the 4 Clinical Training days. 

This Sunday (07/09/25), NES Pharmacy, in partnership with Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS), will be coordinating the next national community pharmacy workforce survey. This is the week to capture your staffing data for the Community Pharmacy Workforce Survey 2025.

Our colleagues at NES are running a webinar looking at Cancer Care for Pharmacy Teams on Tuesday 28th October at 19:30 to 21:00.  

Join NES’s webinars to explore practical strategies for hosting pharmacy students and enhancing experiential learning across Scotland.

In September 2025, NES Pharmacy, in partnership with Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS), will be coordinating the next national community pharmacy workforce survey.

Our colleagues at NHS Education for Scotland (NES) are seeking community pharmacist members to join the Pharmacy Foundation Training Year (FTY) Development and Delivery Group.

NES seeks pharmacists to facilitate virtual discussion groups for 2025-26 trainees. Support learning, share expertise, and shape future practice.

As part of the preparations for the recruitment process for the summer 2026 intake of Foundation Training Year (FTY) trainee pharmacists,

Our colleague at NES have asked us to promote the Foundation Training Year Reforms 2025-26 webinar:

Are you passionate about empowering undergraduate student pharmacists and setting them up for success during their EL placements? Then why not sign up for an insightful webinar, hosted by NHS Education for Scotland, Robert Gordon University, and University of Strathclyde.

Not every presenting sore throat is a throat infection and therefore, not every sore throat needs an antibiotic.

Information for pharmacists who may wish to join the programme in September 2024.

Recruitment for the 2024-25 cohort of Scottish Pharmacy Clinical Leadership Fellows (SPCLF) is underway!