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CPPE launches a 12-month programme for new pharmacists

The Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) has launched a programme for pharmacists which will acts as a first step in their professional development journey and support their springboard towards independent prescribing training

The 12-month programme is open to pharmacists and locums who completed pre-registration training in the 2020-21 and are working in independent or community pharmacies. Applicants must be on the General Pharmaceutical Council’s register as a pharmacist.


The programme -- which offers offering a mix of online learning, workshops, assessment, and work-based support -- aims to support newly qualified pharmacists to develop and demonstrate confidence and competence in core areas of community pharmacy practice.

The closing date for applications is November 7, 2021.

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