PgCert Prescribing for Pharmacists

Overview

This programme is accredited by both the General Pharmaceutical Council and Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland to train pharmacists in Great Britain as Independent Prescribers.

Students undertake online and work-based training and assessment in addition to a 5-day clinical skills residential in our Clinical Skills Centre.

If you are employed as a pharmacist in Northern Ireland and wish to train as an Independent Prescriber, please visit our PG Cert in Independent Prescribing.

Career Prospects

Professional Opportunities

On successful completion, students can apply to the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) for an annotation to their entry in the GPhC’s Register and/or the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI) for an annotation to their entry in the PSNI’s Register.

The annotation is a public record that they can practise as an independent prescriber.

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