CPD Masters Certificate of Professional Development in Independent Prescribing for Pharmacists | Level 7 (Postgraduate)

Course aim The overall aim of the programme is to develop the personal, professional, clinical and diagnostic skills required to deliver person-centred care as a pharmacist independent prescriber. The course will provide the skills and knowledge required to ensure safe and effective practice as an independent prescriber. Successful completion of the course will demonstrate your competence to allow application for annotation on the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland's (PSNI) registers as an independent prescriber.

Course content The module comprising the programme covers a range of topics related to practice as an independent prescribing pharmacist and aligns with the GPhC Standards for the education and training of pharmacist independent prescribers (October 2022). The outline syllabus for the programme is as follows: The role of the pharmacist prescriber Legal and ethical responsibilities in prescribing Equality and diversity in prescribing Clinical history taking Individual patient variation The role of the patient and incorporating patient preferences in prescribing Evidence based medicine in clinical decision-making Evaluating risks and benefits in clinical decision-making Recognising limits of competence Patient activation Public health in prescribing Safeguarding vulnerable patients Competence and capacity Testing and investigations Interpreting and adjusting treatment plans Emerging technologies in prescribing Record keeping Managing influences on the prescribing Clinical governance and health economics in prescribing Dealing with concerns about own and others prescribing Accountability, liability and competence in prescribing Other relevant, emerging or pressing concerns relating to prescribing

Teaching and learning

Study days including assessment days For September 2026 and March 2027, there will be two sets of study days running due to the maximum capacity permitted on the days. If offered a place on the programme, you will be offered a place on one of these sets of study days. The study days for March 2027 are below.

There are a total of seven study days, five are face-to-face campus based study days and two are online. Group 1 Wednesday 3rd March 2027 (in-person study day, LJMU Byrom St campus) Monday 10th May 2027 (in-person study day, LJMU Byrom St campus) Tuesday 11th May 2027 (in-person study day, LJMU Byrom St campus) Wednesday 12th May 2027 (in-person study day, LJMU Byrom St campus) Thursday 13th May 2027(virtual study day, via Microsoft Teams) Monday 28th June 2027 (in-person study day, LJMU Byrom St campus - OSCEs) Tuesday 29th June 2027(virtual study day, via Microsoft Teams) Group 2 Thursday 4th March 2027 (in-person study day, LJMU Byrom St campus) Monday 17th May 2027 (in-person study day, LJMU Byrom St campus) Tuesday 18th May 2027 (in-person study day, LJMU Byrom St campus) Wednesday 19th May 2027 (in-person study day, LJMU Byrom St campus) Thursday 20th May 2027(virtual