The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has announced that 13 more pharmacists have successfully completed Core Advanced Credentialling as part of the latest assessment cohort —achieving a remarkable 93% pass rate, the highest to date.
This brings the total number of pharmacists awarded the RPS core advanced credential to 113 since the launch of the Core Advanced Curriculum in 2023, with successful candidates from GP, secondary care and community settings.
The latest successful cohort includes pharmacists from both England and Scotland.
In England, candidates were supported through the nationally funded pathway delivered in partnership with NHS England Workforce, Training and Education, and the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE). Meanwhile, Scottish candidates received support from their employers and NHS Education for Scotland (NES).
These pharmacists have successfully demonstrated their advanced capabilities across five domains:
Person-centred care and collaboration
Professional practice
Leadership and management
Education
Research
Those in England who completed the funded pathway are now eligible to apply for an ‘Advanced’ digital badge from the Centre for Advancing Practice.
In addition, all successful candidates who are RPS members will be able to use the modified membership affix MRPharmS (Advanced) and listed in the RPS directory of core advanced credentialled members.
Susan Roberts, RPS advanced pharmacist assessment panel chair, praised the new cohort’s achievements: “Each has evidenced advanced capabilities across the five curriculum domains and demonstrated how they lead the safe and effective use of medicines across their organisations for patients with highly complex needs.”
“Their success is not only a personal milestone but a powerful endorsement of the value of credentialing for driving professional advancement and assuring excellence in pharmacy practice for individuals, employers, patients and the wider health service.”
“These pharmacists are already making a real difference to patient care, and their achievements support our vision for a structured, supported and advanced career pathway in pharmacy.”
Adepeju E Deekae, one of the newly credentialled pharmacists, reflected on the journey:
“Developing my portfolio gave me the opportunity to reflect on my practice, map existing evidence to domain outcomes and identify gaps in knowledge and practice.”
“With support from expert mentors and collaborators, I was able to draw on years of experience to evidence my competence. It also enabled me to engage with the wider multidisciplinary team and gain support from senior stakeholders, particularly in leadership and management.”
“ The feedback from assessors will help shape my ongoing development towards consultant level.”
