Rpsgb.org: Undergraduate education

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What we do
This section provides information on the functions and structure of the Society, covering: key documents about the Society and its history, the Society's business plan and annual review, the annual British Pharmaceutical Conference, meetings at the Society, people and structures, the Council and its work, devolution/national pharmacy boards, awards and scholarships, job vacancies at the Society, how to complain about the society.
A career in pharmacy
This section provides information on pharmacy careers, pharmacy education policy, undergraduate education including links to schools of pharmacy, preregistration training, the roles of pharmacy support staff, and working in other countries.
Registration & support
This section provides information on areas of support for the profession including registering with the Society, fee structure and payment of fees, updating personal details, clinical governance, audit resources, CPD, postgraduate courses and further training, leadership in pharmacy.
Information resources
This section covers the Society's information resources including the press office, library, advisory services, and museum; it also gives quick links to downloadable documents published by the Society.
World of pharmacy
This section provides information on the wider world of pharmacy, covering: current developments in pharmacy, the use of medicines, science, practice research, working with other UK and international bodies, events and meetings.
New professional body
This section provides information on the setting up of a new professional body for pharmacy, alongside a new regulatory body, as part of a fundamental modernisation of the pharmacy profession

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Registration
This section provides information on Registration with the RPSGB.
Protecting the public
This section provides information on the Society's work as a regulator, including fitness to practise standards, codes of ethics, the pharmacy inspectorate and its roles, how to complain about a pharmacist, pharmacy premises or pharmacy technician, and the Society's disciplinary committees.

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Accreditation of degree courses

General information

Pharmacy is a scientific profession requiring a high level of education and training. There are 22 undergraduate schools of pharmacy in the United Kingdom. Pharmacy degrees are approved by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, to ensure that students have received a thorough and appropriate education for their professional registration and subsequent development and careers.

For more information about undergraduate courses in pharmacy, click here

The national organisation representing pharmacy students in Britain is the British Pharmaceutical Students Association, which promotes students' interests and welfare.

Accreditation of degree courses

New criteria for the accreditation of UK pharmacy degree courses were adopted by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Council in April 2002 following a consultation during 2001 by the Society's Degree Accreditation Working Group.

The new degree accreditation criteria, and a summary of responses to the consultation paper, are available here as PDF files. Click on the links below: