The main focus of the Foundation Programme (FP) is on in-practice training and experiential learning in the workplace. This provides FP pharmacists with the opportunity to gain knowledge, skills and experience in three core patient-facing areas (dispensary services, medicines optimisation (MO) and evidence based practice (EBP)), plus one additional optional area relevant to their area of practice (technical services - hospital, or public health - community / primary care). As part of their in-practice training, FP pharmacists will undertake practice activities to help them to develop and demonstrate their competence in each practice area. See below for general and practice area-specific forms and information. NB no patient-identifiable information must be included, to comply with GDPR.
| General forms to download: |
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| PDP |
| Summary of evidence |
| Reflective record |
| Testimonial |
| Record of interventions |
| Record of CPD undertaken |
| Professional practice testimonial |
| Dispensary practice activities | Forms | |
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| Final checking accuracy log | 200 items checked accurately You should aim to cover the range of items normally dispensed in your pharmacy. |
Dispensing final checking accuracy log
Dispensing final checking reflective record |
| Clinical screening accuracy log | 50 items clinically screened accurately. You should aim to cover the range of prescriptions normally dispensed in your pharmacy. |
Dispensing clinical screening log
Dispensing clinical screening reflective record |
| Intervention records / medication incidents | A minimum of 20. You should include a description of the scenario, the intervention and the outcome. |
Record of interventions |
| CPD | A minimum of 10 hours. You should indicate the CPD activities you have undertaken to develop relevant underpinning knowledge in the dispensary. |
Record of CPD undertaken |
| Peer assessment | Your ES or PS should complete a professional practice testimonial when you have completed this practice area. |
Professional practice testimonial |
Other forms of evidence (e.g. testimonials, reflective records, CPD cycles) should be used for any competencies and behavioural statements that are not covered by the practice activities.
| Medicines optimisation practice activities | Forms | |
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Accompanied ward visits (Hospital), |
Hospital: Your PS should carry out 5 accompanied ward visits with you (minimum one surgical and one medical ward) and complete an accompanied ward visit assessment form. |
Hospital: Accompanied ward visit assessment form Community/Primary care: Observed patient consultation assessment form |
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Pharmaceutical care plans |
You should document 5 pharmaceutical care plans (PCPs) - refer to the guidance notes on completing a PCP. Each PCP should be assessed by an appropriate PS using an Individual PCP assessment form. Your ES should review all 5 PCPs using an Overall PCP review form. |
Hospital PCP
Community PCP Guidance for completing a PCP PCP assessment form PCP review form Guidance for completing a PCP – community |
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Oral case presentation |
You should do 1 case presentation - refer to the case presentation checklist for guidance - which is assessed by your PS using a case presentation assessment form. |
Case presentation checklist
Case presentation assessment form |
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Significant intervention records |
A minimum of 20 - refer to intervention ranking scale for details of grades. You should include a description of the scenario, the intervention and the outcome. |
Record of interventions
Community Clinical Interventions Reflective Record Hospital: Hospital Intervention Ranking Scale Community/Primary care: Community Intervention Ranking Scale |
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Hospital and practice-based placements (community) |
You must complete 2 placements – one in the hospital setting and one in a GP surgery. |
Hospital placement reflective record
Practice-based placement reflective record |
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CPD |
A minimum of 10 hours. You should indicate the CPD activities you have undertaken to develop underpinning knowledge in medicines optimisation. |
Record of CPD undertaken |
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Peer assessment |
Your ES or PS should complete a professional practice testimonial when you have completed this practice area. |
Professional practice testimonial |
Other forms of evidence (e.g. testimonials, reflective records, CPD cycles) should be used for any competencies and behavioural statements that are not covered by the practice activities.
| Evidence Based Practice practice activities | Forms | |
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Completion of MLP & MiCAL (Hospital) |
Your PS should confirm that you have satisfactorily completed this practice activity in a testimonial. |
Hospital: Testimonial |
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MI queries answered satisfactorily (Hospital) |
You should include a description of 20 MI queries (covering a range of queries) that you have answered, the resources you used, and the response to the enquirer. |
Hospital: MI query recording form |
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Reflection on medicines related queries (Community/Primary care) |
You should write reflective records on 20 medicine related queries that you have been involved in. |
Community/Primary care: Medicines related query reflective record |
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Risk assessment report, or a critical incident reflective record |
You either should write a report to review how a medication-related Patient Safety Alert (or similar) has been implemented in your workplace OR a critical incident reflective record on how a medication incident was handled (using root cause analysis methodology). |
Critical incident reflective record |
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Procurement activity reflective record |
You should write a reflective record on a procurement activity that you have been involved in. |
Procurement activity reflective record |
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Audit presentation |
You should do an audit presentation - refer to the audit presentation checklist for guidance - which is assessed by your PS using an audit presentation assessment form. |
Audit presentation checklist
Audit presentation assessment form |
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Staff training activity |
You should conduct a training activity for an individual staff member or a group of staff and document your experiences on a staff training activity reflective record. |
Staff training activity reflective record
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CPD |
A minimum of 10 hours. You should indicate the CPD activities you have undertaken to develop underpinning knowledge in evidence based practice. |
Record of CPD undertaken |
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Peer assessment |
Your ES or PS should complete a professional practice testimonial when you have completed this practice area. |
Professional practice testimonial |
Other forms of evidence (e.g. testimonials, reflective records, CPD cycles) should be used for any competencies and behavioural statements that are not covered by the practice activities.
| Technical Services practice activities | Forms | |
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Dispensary accuracy log |
200 items dispensed accurately. Dispensing should include preparing worksheets, raw materials and labels rather than aseptic manipulations at the isolator. You should aim to cover the range of items normally prepared in your unit. |
Aseptic dispensing log |
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Final checking accuracy log |
200 items checked accurately. You should aim to cover the range of items normally prepared in your unit. |
Aseptic checking log
Technical final checking reflective record |
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Clinical screening accuracy log |
50 items clinically screened accurately. You should aim to cover the range of prescriptions normally prepared in your unit. |
Aseptic clinical screening log
Technical clinical screening reflective record |
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Intervention records / medication incidents |
A minimum of 20. You should include a description of the scenario, the intervention and the outcome. |
Record of interventions |
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CPD |
A minimum of 10 hours. You should indicate the CPD activities you have undertaken to develop underpinning knowledge in technical services. |
Record of CPD undertaken |
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Peer assessment |
Your ES or PS should complete a professional practice testimonial when you have completed this practice area. |
Professional practice testimonial |
Other forms of evidence (e.g. testimonials, reflective records, CPD cycles) should be used for any competencies and behavioural statements that are not covered by the practice activities.
| Public Health practice activities | Forms | |
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Behavioural change patient case study |
You should document a case study on a patient you have supported and followed up in the behavioural change process – refer to behavioural change case study checklist for guidance – which is assessed by your PS using a behavioural change case study assessment form. |
Behavioural change case study checklist
Behavioural change case study assessment form |
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Practical public health activity report |
You should write a reflective record on a practical public health activity or campaign that you have been involved in. |
Public health campaign reflective record |
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Brief intervention |
You should write a reflective record on a brief intervention you have conducted. |
Brief intervention reflective record |
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CPD |
A minimum of 10 hours. You should indicate the CPD activities you have undertaken to develop underpinning knowledge in public health. |
Record of CPD undertaken |
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Peer assessment |
Your ES or PS should complete a professional practice testimonial when you have completed this practice area. |
Professional practice testimonial |
Other forms of evidence (e.g. testimonials, reflective records, CPD cycles) should be used for any competencies and behavioural statements that are not covered by the practice activities.
Last updated: 7th August 2018