Community Pharmacist Data Capture

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Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS) is working with Scottish Government (SG) and Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSDS) on the budgeting and training requirements for Community Pharmacy Independent Prescribers (CPIP), and we are asking every community pharmacist in Scotland to complete a short questionnaire by 25th November 2026.

Closing date

25th November 2026

Who

All community pharmacists

Shared with

PSDS only

Go to the questionnaire

This work is very important as it will support the delivery of the ambition to have a prescribing service available in the majority of community pharmacies by the end of the decade.

About the questionnaire

The aim is to determine the current levels of training and qualification, as well as what the requirements for these will be in the future. The first stage of this is to gather details from the full community pharmacist network, including community pharmacists and all community pharmacist manager roles in contractor, employee, and locum posts.

In order to collate the data, we need all community pharmacists in the network to complete the questionnaire, giving us current contact details, training status, and future plans.

Gordon Winter, Policy & Development Pharmacist

Who should complete it

• Community Pharmacist Employees
• Community Pharmacist Managers, in all roles
• Pharmacist Locums, including relief teams
• Contractors

What you will be asked

• Your contact details and GPhC number
• Where you work, your role and your working hours
• A finance contact for your organisation, where applicable
• Your CPIP status and any Post Registration Course
• The Clinical Skills modules and Teach & Treat you have completed

How contractors can help

We will use multiple communication routes to ensure the details reach the community pharmacist network and would ask for your support with this. Please share this article with your teams and ask them to read and reply by the closing date of 25th November 2026.

Your data is protected. Information will be securely stored, held by CPS, and shared only with PSDS with whom there is a CPS data sharing agreement in place.

Complete the questionnaire

Closes 25th November 2026

Community Pharmacist Data Collation

It has 7 short steps. Questions marked * are required. If you have any questions, please contact us at enquiries@cps.scot

Leave this field empty

Step 1 of 7

Your details

Full name*

GPhC number*Your 7 digit registration number

Mobile phone number*For example 07700 900123

Email address*

Step 2 of 7

Place of work

Where do you work?*

At a specific pharmacy Not applicable, I am part of a relief team Not applicable, I am a locum

Pharmacy name*

Pharmacy contractor code*

Pharmacy address*

Health board*For relief teams and locums, please choose the Board where you work most often.Please selectAyrshire & ArranBordersDumfries and GallowayFifeForth ValleyGrampianGreater Glasgow & ClydeHighlandLanarkshireLothianOrkneyShetlandTaysideWestern Isles

Step 3 of 7

Role and hours

Role*

Community Pharmacist Employee Community Pharmacist Manager (all roles) Employee Pharmacist Locum Contractor

Working hours per week*If your hours vary, please give an average

Step 4 of 7

Finance contact for your organisation

The person responsible for finance in the organisation you work for, where applicable.

Name(optional)

Email address(optional)

Step 5 of 7

CPIP status

What is your CPIP status?*

Qualified CPIP, completed training after undergraduate degree and GPhC registration Qualified CPIP, completed training as part of undergraduate degree and foundation training year CPIP in training Community Pharmacist on a waiting list for funded training Community Pharmacist planning to undertake self or employer funded training Community Pharmacist not planning to undertake CPIP training

Date of qualification*

University where training completed*

Date of qualification*

How is your course funded?*

On a CPS/PSDS funded course On a self-funded or employer funded course

Step 6 of 7

Training and clinical skills

For community pharmacists opting to undertake a Post Registration Course, please confirm your status*

Course commencing pre-August 2026 Course commencing from October 2026 Not applicable, I have not enrolled on or completed a Post Registration Course

Course status*

Course complete Course in progress Course not completed and exited

Date started*

Clinical Skills completed(tick all that apply)

Module 1 Module 2a Module 2b Module 3

Teach & Treat completed*

Yes No

Step 7 of 7

Declaration

I confirm the information I have given is accurate, and I understand it will be securely stored, held by CPS, and shared only with PSDS under a data sharing agreement.*

Submit response

Frequently asked questions

I have not enrolled on a Post Registration Course. What should I choose?

In step 6 of the questionnaire, choose Not applicable, I have not enrolled on or completed a Post Registration Course. You can then carry on to the end of the questionnaire as normal.

I am a locum or part of a relief team. What do I put for place of work?

Choose the Not applicable option that matches your role, so you will not be asked for pharmacy details. For health board, please choose the Board where you work most often.

Who will see my information?

Information will be securely stored, held by CPS, and shared only with PSDS with whom there is a CPS data sharing agreement in place. If you have any questions, please contact us at enquiries@cps.scot