All pharmacists and pharmacy technicians are expected to make a declaration that they are either practising or non-practising when they renew their membership of the Society each year. A person practises as a pharmacist or a pharmacy technician if, whilst acting in the capacity of or holding himself out as a pharmacist or a pharmacy technician, he undertakes any work or gives any advice in relation to the dispensing or use of medicines, the science of medicines, the practice of pharmacy or the provision of health care.
For guidance on making the practising/non-practising declaration see the Registration Section of this website.
Mandatory CPD is a requirement under the Code of Ethics for all practising pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, and registrants must maintain a record of their CPD in an approved format. The Society provides CPD support materials and facilities for recording CPD online, on paper or on a freestanding personal computer.
The CPD requirements apply equally to all practitioners. They are not changed by factors such as part-time employment or working in positions of authority. Registrants must cover their full scope of practice in their CPD record, including responsibilities such as superintendent or pharmacist prescriber, and roles in different settings such as industry and community pharmacy.
Non-practising registrants and pharmacists registered as overseas members of the Society are not required to maintain a CPD record. If they wish, they can keep a record of their CPD on the Society’s online CPD recording facility.
5 minute guide to CPD For an easy to follow guide to continuing professional development, published by the RPSGB in May 2009, click on the link below:
Your 5 minute guide to continuing professional development
Free help for local groups with CPD The Society can provide a CPD facilitator free of charge to run support sessions on CPD for groups of 12 or more members. The course will be tailored to the needs of the group and can be adapted to cover different levels of experience as required.
Covering England, Scotland and Wales, the facilitators are fully trained to provide support around CPD for pharmacists, registered pharmacy technicians and pre-registration pharmacy students.
Call-in of CPD records for review starts during July and the facilitators (who are all pharmacists or pharmacy technicians) can provide sessions in the evening or at weekends.
A facilitator will also be available at the majority of the CPPE/RPSGB workshops on CPD that will take place in July and September this year. Click on the link below to download a request form or email cpdfacilitation@rpsgb.org or call 020 7572 2602.
RPSGB CPD facilitation request form
The Society and the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) have teamed up to deliver a programme of interactive workshops to support pharmacists and pharmacy technicians with the introduction of mandatory CPD recording. The workshops will take place on Saturdays and Sundays during July and September 2009.
For the workshop programme, click here
Booking will be available through the CPPE website.
Professional standards and guidance for CPD New professional standards and guidance for CPD, supporting the Code of Ethics, came into effect on 1 March 2009. For more information, click on the links below:
FAQs For FAQs about keeping CPD records, click on the link below:
Recording CPD online For further details about the Society's online recording facility and to register as a user, see the CPD website.
Welsh School of Pharmacy CPD feedback report The Welsh School of Pharmacy was commissioned by RPSGB to determine the views of participants who took part in the 2007-8 call and review CPD pilot. To view the feedback report click here.
Contact details:
Tel: 020 7572 2540CE and CPD are provided by the following centres:
England: Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education
Wales:Welsh Centre for Postgraduate Pharmaceutical Education
Scotland: Scottish Centre for Post Qualification Pharmaceutical Education
Professional audit in pharmacy is the study of pharmacy practice to measure the level of attainment of agreed objectives. It is therefore a component of the quality assurance of professional services.
Its purpose is the continuing improvement of standards, and it depends for its success on the motivation and commitment of participants.
Click here for information about the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's clinical audit unit.
To help secretaries of the Society's branches and other pharmacy membership/interest groups to produce certificates of attendance for delegates attending educational meetings, a simple template is provided here.
Click here for the template (Word document)
Click here for an example of a completed certificate (pdf file).
NB:
The second page/reverse of the form is for the delegate to complete.
This form does not contribute to continuing education accreditation. Meetings
organisers who are interested in CE accreditation should contact the College
of Pharmacy Practice.
Pharmacists returning to practice after a career break or employment in another field need help to achieve the necessary level of competence. For more information, click here