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This conference will focus on Prescribing Competence and Practice and update delegates on the practicalities of using the National Competency framework for all prescribers.
This conference focuses on demonstrating and improving prescribing competence and practice and use of the National Competency Framework for all Prescribers, and will also update delegates on the Competency Framework for Designated Prescribing Practitioners. Through national updates, practical case studies and extended expert sessions, this conference focuses on demonstrating and improving prescribing competence and practice – embedding the competency framework, and the twelve competencies for all prescribers. The implications of the changes to the foundation trainee pharmacist which will incorporate independent prescribing from 2025/26 will also be discussed
“A common set of competencies should underpin prescribing, regardless of professional background, to enable all prescribers to practise safely and effectively. It applies equally to independent prescribers, community practitioner nurse prescribers and supplementary prescribers.”
Regina Ahmed, RPS lead for the Competency Framework
“There is a pressing need to upskill the pharmacy workforce in clinical skills, including prescribing, so that all sectors can work together to provide the services patients need in their preferred setting.”
Health Education England 2024
“The ability to independently prescribe is crucial for pharmacists delivering care across the NHS”
Health Education England
This conference will enable you to:
Network with colleagues who are working to improve prescribing competence and practice
Examine how the National Competency Framework for All Prescribers can be used in practice
Understand the national context of your prescribing practice
Consider the implications of the changes to the Foundation Trainee Pharmacist in 25/26
Develop your skills and leadership as a prescriber
Examine how to self assess, reflect and audit prescribing practice against the competency dimensions
Learn from established NMP Leads about how they are supporting NMPs and DPPs in practice
Embed the framework into practice and demonstrate competence
Demonstrate prescribing proficiency
Understand clinical pharmacology to improve prescribing competence
Understand limits of competence
Reflect on the Competency Framework for Designated Prescribing Practitioners and understand changes to the DPP role
Supports CPD professional development and acts as revalidation evidence. This course provides 5 Hrs training for CPD subject to peer group approval for revalidation purposes
