Newly Qualified CPS / NES Funded Employee CPIPs

Published: 12th March 2026

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:

• The Universities will confirm your qualification with the GPhC 

• You need to contact the GPhC to arrange to arrange annotation and pay the relevant fees. 

• Contact the Community Pharmacy Lead at your NHS Health Board. Details can be found at: Community Pharmacy – A hub for all information relating to community pharmacy (scot.nhs.uk) 

  • They will order your Rx Pads; these are printed on a 6-week cycle for all new prescribers (one week CP, one optom etc), depending on where the cycle is, the Rx can take up to 8 weeks to arrive. Please be patient - we know you want your Rx asap. Ways to speed this up have been investigated, but there is no immediate, faster solution. 

  • They will also let you know of local arrangements and requirements for sign off; these are Board specific and form part of the Board Governance of the service. This has to be completed before you can start delivering the service. 

• Let the relevant people in the pharmacy where you work know, this is so that any specific arrangements they have can get underway. 

• If your pharmacy does not already offer the full NHS Pharmacy First Plus CPIP Service and now intends to start doing so, once you are ready to start delivering, the sign up to the service needs to be completed. The details can be found in this circular - Primary and Community Care Directorate. 

• Further information on the November 2025 service updates should also be read and understood. These can be found in this circular - Primary and Community Care Directorate

If you have any questions, please contact us at: enquiries@cps.scot 

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