Return to Practice

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.