Independent Prescriber Trainees – Important Info Inside

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Written By Community Pharmacy Scotland

Published: 02/10/25

Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS) / NHS Education for Scotland (NES) funded Community Pharmacy Independent Prescriber Trainees on June 2025 and September 2025 Courses.

We hope you are enjoying your courses!

Please look out for an email arriving in your nominated email box this week from us (CPS). It contains information about payments for your courses and an invitation to join the various support groups available to you. 

Please get in touch with us on enquiries@cps.scot if you have any questions.

 
 
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