This short course is aimed at pharmacists. It offers you the opportunity to develop the competencies required to become an independent prescriber.
These are determined by professional requirements. The course is offered part-time to pharmacists registered with the GPhC or PSNI who have at least two years patient-orientated experience in a UK hospital, community or primary care setting following their pre-registration year. They must have identified and area of clinical practice in which to develop their prescribing skills and have an up to date clinical, pharmacological and pharmaceutical knowledge relevant to their intended area of practice. In addition, all applicants must be able to identify a Designated Medical Practitioner (DMP) who has agreed to provide the supervised practice.
If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent will be considered acceptable. Read more about the University’s for students outside of the UK on our Where are you from information pages.
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