As you return to practice, our priority is to help you to practice safely and, to this end, we have set out a number of learning resources to support your practice and underpinning knowledge.
DoH has provided a summary of changes to legislation and policies since 2014 which can be accessed here.
The RPS has provided information about what to do when you first arrive at the pharmacy.
Anyone who would like an update on how to use McLernon’s latest system should email helen@mclernons.com, who will arrange a one-to-one session or a training webinar.
We suggest that you start with the course on Medication Incidents, which deals with the many reasons for mistakes in the dispensary. Surprisingly, lack of knowledge is not one of these. The course on The Responsible Pharmacist explains the law and professional standards in relation to your responsibilities. Having recently returned to practice, you bring with you a lifetime of professional experience looking after patients. To help you prioritise your development needs we suggest that you read through Competence and Professional Behaviour, rating yourself against each of the statements. You might be surprised at how much of professional practice has remained with you.
There are a number of other courses that deal with clinical conditions which you are more likely to encounter during this period. Depending on how the current pandemic progresses, we will continue to add to these resources.
All resources on this site are open-access, therefore you do not have to login to use them, nor is there any course assessment. If you would like to access our full programme of courses and resources please email nicpld@qub.ac.uk and we can arrange this for you.
To promote the safer use of medicines in clinical practice through a better understanding of why medication incidents happen.
At the end of this course you should be able to:
To outline the responsible pharmacist regulations, highlighting the impact of the regulations on professional practice.
Having completed this course you should be able to;
To review the implications of the Fourth Report of the Shipman Inquiry, focusing specifically on the prescribing, dispensing, safe custody and disposal of controlled drugs.
On completion of this course you should be able to:
To enable healthcare professionals to diagnose and manage common infections.
Following completion of this course you should be able to:
This course aims to provide healthcare professionals with an understanding of the current evidence base in relation to the management of chronic asthma.
Having completed this course you should understand:
This course aims to provide healthcare professionals with an understanding of the current evidence base in relation to the management of type 2 diabetes in primary care.
Having completed this course you should understand:
To enable healthcare professionals to manage minor respiratory ailments and to recognise when referral is appropriate.
Following completion of this course you should be able to:
To enable healthcare professionals to provide effective evidence-based care for patients suffering from COPD.
Having completed this course, you should be able to:
Last updated: 19th March 2020