Clinical Pharmacist
Clinical Pharmacists can be employed by a single General Practice or by a Primary Care Network (PCN). We have provided some information on what a Clinical Pharmacist would do in each of this roles and below you can find links to some of our Training and Development opportunities for Clinical Pharmacists.
ICS Clinical Pharmacist Ambassador
Scott Downham
MPharm, PGDipGPP, IP, MRes
Scott.Downham1@nhs.net
Scott has worked as a clinical pharmacist in primary care for the past 9 years. He started his training at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS foundation Trust, before completing his Masters in Clinical Research at Kings College. He then became a specialist pharmacist in transplantation, before moving into primary care. He has previously worked as an associate panel member for the GPhC for the best part of 5 years, helping to regulate pharmacy schools. He was previously his locality prescribing lead, before taking his new role in his current job. He is currently undertaking his professional doctorate.
Scott is keen to support the development of the pharmacy workforce across the ICB, working with Health Education England, other ambassadors within the East of England and clinical leads in the ICB. Leen Kubba, the Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist Tutor, helps to implement the strategies with Scott across the ICB.
Email: Scott.Downham1@nhs.net.
Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist Tutor
Leen Kubba
L.Kubba@nhs.net
Leen has been the Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist Tutor since August 2020, supporting Clinical Pharmacists working in GP practices/PCNs by facilitating their education, training and professional development. She has been qualified for 10 years having worked in hospital, community and primary care (ICB, previously CCG) settings. Leen has a strong passion for education and training, and ensuring Primary Care Clinical Pharmacists are supported and embedded in their roles.
Leen runs monthly Clinical Pharmacist training sessions to support with education, training & professional development on clinical topics chosen by the Clinical Pharmacists. This is a platform where peer discussion and shared learning is encouraged between pharmacists across the ICB area.
Please contact Leen (l.kubba@nhs.net) for any training/development related queries, and to be added to the mailing lists and involved in training initiatives.
Foundation Pharmacist Training 2026/27 - Multi-sector matching survey, webinar slides & recording
HWE ran an evening webinar on Foundation Pharmacist Training 2026/27 on Tuesday 14th January 2025.
See the presentation slides from the session
Link to webinar recording: Planning for Foundation Pharmacist Training 202627-20250114_210133-Meeting Recording.mp4 (NB: you will need an nhs.net email address to view the recording, otherwise please request individual access).
Multi-Sector Planning Survey for Foundation Pharmacist Training 2026/27
If you are looking for a multi-sector partner/Designated Prescribing Practitioner (DPP) for your trainee, or are interested in providing a multi-sector placement/prescribing training (without employing your own trainee) for 2026/27, then please complete the survey below by 23:59 on Sunday 2nd February 2025. This should take no longer than 2-3 minutes to complete. We plan to collate details & share them with potential matching partners w/c Monday 3rd February.
HWE Multi Sector Placements Matching Survey link: https://forms.office.com/e/iteE5bTX7P
& the QR code is:
FAO Lead employers for Foundation Trainee Pharmacists 2026/27
Employer registration via Oriel for the 2026-27 foundation training year is now open. Registration closes at 23:59 on 1 March 2025. To apply, see link: https://london.wtepharmacy.nhs.uk/national-recruitment/.
NHSE have organised an Oriel workshop where they will discuss the application process for the 2026/27 Foundation Trainee Pharmacist intake. They will go through updates for this recruitment round and how to promote your programme focussing on the programme description.
There are 2 MS Teams workshop opportunities to choose from:
Further information
Information document on hosting a Foundation Trainee Pharmacist, including the benefits to General Practice
NHSE slide deck on changes to Foundation Pharmacist Training (from 2025/26 onwards): https://www.hee.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/documents/IETP%20Reform_2025_26_Oct%202024.pptx
NHSE webpage on implementing the foundation pharmacist training year (note, this relates to 2025/26, but much of it will still apply for 2026/27) : https://www.hee.nhs.uk/pharmacy/implementing-foundation-pharmacist-training-year-2025-26.
ARRS information on new pharmacy roles to support Foundation Trainee Pharmacists, please visit: ARRS (hwetraininghub.org.uk) & scroll to bottom of the page.
Any questions, please contact Leen Kubba, Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist Tutor (l.kubba@nhs.net) and/or Cathy Geeson, ICB Pharmacy Workforce Lead (cathy.geeson@nhs.net).
The Power of Collaboration - Clinical Pharmacist and Social Prescribers in Primary Care
This informal conversation with the Broxboune Alliance PCN team features Mental Health PCN Pharmacist Dimple Khatiri, and two social prescribers, Allison Johnson and Cathy Reilly. They discuss the benefits of working together to deliver holistic patient care. This video aims to raise awareness of Personalised Care roles such as Social Prescribers, and encourage more ARRS roles to work collaboratively to achieve better patient outcomes.
‘The Power of Collaboration - Clinical Pharmacist and Social Prescribers in Primary Care'
Past Clinical Pharmacist training/events
Date | Title | Description & video recording (if available) |
9 March 2023 | Heart Failure reviews | Delivered by Zoe Jayne, Community Heart Failure Specialist Nurse. The session covered: · Symptoms of Heart Failure · Red flags (including first aid prescribing) · Conducting primary care reviews · Medication-based adjustments, including titration/monitoring requirements · When and how to refer · Virtual Hospital pathway · Case studies
Recording - Clinical Pharmacist Training_ Heart Failure-20230309_130216-Meeting Recording.mp4
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30th March 2023 | CKD | Training delivered by Clare Morlidge, Pharmacist Advanced - Lead Renal Medicine at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The session covered: · Symptoms of CKD · Red flags · Primary care reviews · Common medication-based adjustments including titration/monitoring requirements · Use of ACEi/ARBS and SGLT2i · Hyperkalaemia · Case studies . Recording: Clinical Pharmacist Training_ Chronic Kidney Disease-20230330_130241-Meeting Recording.mp4
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31 May 2023 | Adult ONS | Training delivered by the Dietetics Team at the PMOT, and is aimed at those keen to learn to support their practices in improving prescribing and reducing long term spend. It will also be of benefit to those who have received ONS training in the past due to new ICS wide adult nutrition support guidelines, the inclusion of undertaking an audit of ONS prescribing and practical examples of patient scenarios that you may encounter. Recording: Clinical Pharmacist Training - Adult ONS-20230531_130227-Meeting Recording.mp4 (sharepoint.com) |
28 June 2023 | TARGET Antimicrobial Stewardship Workshop (28 June 2023) | This session was based on the TARGET tools to train prescribers: TARGET training materials and resources (rcgp.org.uk), and covered the following:
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19 July 2023 | Parkinson's Disease | The session delivered by Tracey Smith, the Parkinson's Disease Nurse Specialist / Neurology Lead Nurse at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. recording: For further learning/resources on PD:
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17th August 2023 | IBD for the non-specialist
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Recording:
Further learning/resources on IBD:
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14th September 2023 | Primary Care Educational Event: CQC Inspections & Medicines Optimisation in Primary Care | Recording:
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2nd November 2023 | Collaboration with Personalised Care roles to Reduce Overprescribing of Opioids | This session raised awareness of Personalised Care roles in primary care, and the importance of considering the wider determinants of health, e.g. the link between chronic pain and social factors when reviewing a patient’s pain medication. By working jointly with Social Prescribers & Health and Wellbeing Coaches you can support a patient’s wellbeing and provide more personalised, holistic care tailored to a patient’s needs. The Broxbourne Alliance PCN team have demonstrated the benefits of collaboration and how this has helped them optimise patient care, thereby reducing the need for opioids in managing pain.
Links to support documents to use when reviewing opioid patients: https://painkillersdontexist.com/support/resources/
Further useful links:
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16th November 2023 | Wellbeing Support for patients with LTCs – The Importance of Mental Health | This session raised awareness of an excellent wellbeing support service, NHS Talking Therapies, which is available to all patients with LTCs in both Hertfordshire and West Essex areas, and how you can refer into each service. Webinar recording: | |
30th November 2023 | Antimicrobial awareness – Promoting appropriate antimicrobial prescribing in primary care | ||
14th December 2023 | Introduction to ACBs & using Eclipse Live | CP Training_ ACB and SMRs-20231214_130203-Meeting Recording.mp4 | |
18th January 2024 | Identifying opportunities for rationalisation and deprescribing of medicines in SMRs | ||
25th January 2024 | Malnutrition - Identification, food-based treatment & effective prescribing. | Delivered by the Dietetics Team within PMOT & covers the Oral Nutrition Supplement Guidelines for adults, sharing real life situations and case studies. Having better awareness of the guidelines will enable you to give the correct dietary advice, as well as identifying when a prescription for oral nutrition support (ONS) is required (& when it isn't). The guidelines are designed to improve clinical care and facilitate cost-effective prescribing of ONS when prescribing criteria are met. Aimed at GPs, Clinical Pharmacists, Nurses and all primary care staff. | |
1st February 2024 | HWE ICB Pharmacy Team (PMOT) Induction | The Hertfordshire and West Essex (HWE) Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation Team (PMOT) within the ICB are delivering a PMOT induction for all primary care clinicians working in HWE area (particularly useful for all new clinicians).
This session is intended to highlight the team’s various functions and how these meet the needs of both patients and clinicians within the local health economy, with regards to medicines optimisation. It will cover how the PMOT can support you in your day to day work and where to find all of our prescribing support resources. The induction is also intended to give clear lines of communication/points of contact with regards to any prescribing related queries/issues.
A brief outline of the agenda includes:
Recording: HWE ICB Pharmacy Team (PMOT) Induction-20240201_130047-Meeting Recording.mp4 | |
14th March 2024 | Epilepsy management in primary care | Delivered by Sandra Chopde, Epilepsy Nurse Specialist at East and North Herts Trust. This training covers different types of seizures, seizure triggers, impacts on daily life, Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) & seizure management.
Recording link: CP Training - Epilepsy-20240314_130217-Meeting Recording.mp4 | |
25th April 2024 | Use of SGLT2 Inhibitors in CKD |
For those who missed the session, please see link to recording: Primary Care Educational Session_ SGLT2 inhibitors in CKD-20240425_130201-Meeting Recording.mp4 | |
16th May 2024 | Stoma Management in Primary Care | Recording: Primary Care Educational Session_ Stoma Management-20240516_130057-Meeting Recording.mp4.
This training was delivered by Heather Ilett, Lead Stoma Nurse within the PMOT at HWE ICB. It covers the basics of stoma care as well as the local stoma guidelines & formulary; the aim being to enable and empower clinicians to review stoma prescribing, ensuring it is clinically appropriate and cost-effective.
Useful links:
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1st August 2024 | Menopause | Recording: CP Training_ Women's Health-20240808_130433-Meeting Recording.mp4 This training was delivered by delivered by: Kamilia El-Farra MB ChB, FRCOG and M.Phil Medical Law and Ethics Consultant Gynaecologist, It covers; •Menopause and perimenopause definitions. •Signs and symptoms of menopause and perimenopause •Current guidelines for the management of menopause symptoms •Treatment options for the management of menopause symptoms •Risks and benefits of treatment options •Case studies •Vaginal Oestrogen and Testosterone Useful links: https://www.hweclinicalguidance.nhs.uk/all-clinical-areas-documents/obstetrics-gynaecology-fertility | |
12th September 2024 | The Pulmonary Rehab Service – Who? What? Where? | Recording: CP Training_ The Pulmonary Rehab Service – Who_ What_ Where_-20240912_130546-Meeting Recording.mp4 This session was delivered by Isobel Hackney, Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist for the Pulmonary Rehab Service at HCT, and covers an overview of the pulmonary rehab service, which respiratory conditions can be referred, referral to the pathways, and where these services are running. | |
26th September 2024 | Pharmacy Roles: Promotion of new & existing opportunities | This is an online session to explore ARRS pharmacy roles, including new opportunities such as Pharmacy Technician Apprentices and Education Supervision roles; these new roles aim to support the workforce pipeline & retention of existing pharmacy staff by building responsibilities. The recording can be viewed in the Primary Care Webinar Library under ARRS Roles or Pharmacy Roles. For more information please visit the ARRS Resources page | |
24th October 2024 | SGLT2 Inhibitors in Heart Failure | Recording: Primary Care Educational Session_ SGLT2i in Heart Failure-20241024_130207-Meeting Recording.mp4 This session was be delivered by Dr Elbanna, Cardiologist at East & North Hertfordshire Trust, and Zoe Jayne, Clinical Lead Specialist Heart Failure and Cardiac Rehabilitation from Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH). | |
7th November 2024 | HWE ICB Pharmacy & Medicines Optimisation Team (PMOT) Induction | PMOT induction for all primary care clinicians working in HWE area from The Hertfordshire and West Essex (HWE) Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation Team (PMOT).
An overview of the team's functions, how they can support you, and where to find our prescribing support resources. Also provides points of contact for any prescribing-related queries or issues. | |
Thursday 28th November 2024 | Antimicrobial awareness – Paediatric Antimicrobial Prescribing Webinar | In line with World Antimicrobial Awareness week, Dr. Lyn Ventilacion, Consultant Paediatrician with Allergy interest from Lister hospital delivered a training session on managing infections, including useful tips and resources to reduce inappropriate antimicrobial prescribing for paediatric patients in primary care.
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Upcoming Training Events
Date | Topic | Joining link |
Thursday 23rd January 1300 - 1400 | Mental Health Reviews & Deprescribing (Part 1) |
This session will be delivered by Dimple Khatiri, PCN Mental Health Clinical Pharmacist from Broxbourne Alliance PCN. This training will hopefully help to support the deprescribing work undertaken by the Reducing Harm from Medicines (RHM) Champions as part of the polypharmacy reviews for this year’s ECF.
TBC | Polypharmacy Patient Cases Workshop |
20th February 2025 | Mental Health reviews & Deprescribing (Part 2) |
27th February 2025 | Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy (CMPA) guidance |
Archived past Clinical Pharmacist training/events
Unfortunately a high number of recordings are no longer available, if you would be interested in any of these sessions being re-run or have any further questions please contact Leen Kubba: l.kubba@nhs.net.
Date | Title | Description & video recording (if available) |
24 September 2020 | CP Peer Support Meeting: Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH) | Delivered by Care home team within PMOT |
5 November 2020 | CP Peer Support Meeting: An Overview of a Mental Health Medication Review | Training delivered by ICS Mental Health Pharmacist
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17 December 2020 | CP Peer Support Meeting: Structured Medication Review (SMR) prioritisation | Delivered by David Ladenheim – Focus on SMRLive – Eclipse Live support tool
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4 February 2021 | CP Peer Support Meeting: Management of Chronic Asthma in Adults | · Interactive workshop · Delivered by Nisha Mistry, Pharmaceutical Advisor (PMOT) and Dr Joshua Stranders (GP) · Video recordings of the session (these do not include the breakout rooms):
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11 February 2021 | How to tackle COVID-19 vaccine Hesitancy | Delivered by Jim McManus, Director of Public Health at Hertfordshire County Council.
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18th & 25th February 2021 | Performing a Structured Medication Review (SMR) | · 2-part event run across two evenings · Bespoke training organised by MORPh · Please access recordings via your MORPh account.
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11 March 2021 | CP Peer Support Meeting: Cost-effective prescribing: Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy (CMPA)
| · Delivered by Ruth Hammond, prescribing support dietitian at CCG. · To access resources available to support CPs in auditing CMPA patients – contact Ruth (ruth.hammond3@nhs.net)
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21 April 2021 | Introduction to Herts Valleys Integrated Diabetes Service (HIDS) | · To strengthen links between the CPs and HIDS to enable better collaboration and delivery of a more streamlined service · To identify training needs of CPs within diabetes · To introduce the Local Incentive Scheme 2021/22, which is focused on diabetes care · Not recorded as this was an informal intro session with discussions.
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22 April 2021 | CP Peer Support Meeting: Accurate Medical Documentation & Record Keeping | · Training delivered by MDU · No recording available (against MDU data protection policy). |
19 May 2021 | Meet the PMOT Localities Team | To strengthen links between CPs and PMOT and learn more about our local resources and how PMOT can support with medicines optimisation in practices
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27 May 2021 | Primary Care Educational Session: How to get the best from your Clinical Pharmacist | · Aimed at GPs, PCN Clinical Directors, Practice Managers and Clinical Pharmacists. · Tips on how to make best use of a CP by providing them with excellent induction, training and support to set them up for success and ensure a return on investment. Good practice and the benefits of a CP in primary care was shared.
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14 June 2021 | Coaching for Health Taster course | · Evening session delivered by Osca · Open to all HCPs in primary care – Attended by GPs, ACPs, HCAs, CPs – 20 attendees in total.
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17 June 2021 | CP Peer Support Meeting: Lithium - Safe Use Vs Toxicity | · Delivered by HPFT pharmacist · Focused on the safe use of lithium following a recent serious incident whereby a patient developed toxicity and was admitted to hospital. . |
28 July 2021 | Half day PMOT Induction for new PCN Pharmacists | · Includes slots for CP Tutor role + resources, Localities, Formulary, ePACT data and ScriptSwitch, Care homes, Stoma and CMPA
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29 July 2021 | CP Peer Support Meeting: Peer-led SMR examples
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4 & 11 August 2021 (evening)
| Management of Diabetes in Primary Care | · 2-part bespoke training organised with MORPh · Please access recordings via your MORPh account.
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26 August 2021 | CP Peer Support Meeting: Antipsychotic deprescribing in dementia patients
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6 October 2021 | CP Peer Support Meeting: Anticholinergic medication and falls risk in care homes
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21 October 2021 | PMOT Engagement & Educational Session: ScriptSwitch data and Stoma Care | · ScriptSwitch (SS) - How to interpret SS data and get the maximum benefit from using the monthly SS dashboard - by Portia Muziringa, Pharmaceutical advisor · Stoma educational session - Incorporating the HVCCG guideline to support with cost-effective and safe prescribing. Delivered by Heather Ilett, Lead Stoma Nurse specialist at HVCCG
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11 November 2021
| CP Peer Support Meeting: Heart Failure
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1 December 2021 | CP Peer Support Meeting: SMRs and Nutrition
| · Training delivered by Alison Smith, Prescribing Support Consultant Dietitian · Recording:
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13 January 2022 | CP Peer Support Meeting: Easily missed presentations | · Peer-led interactive workshop to be delivered by Simon Phillips, an experienced CP within the network · Will cover thought-provoking complex case studies in breakout rooms, highlighting that patients often present with undifferentiated symptoms without an immediately apparent diagnosis.
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17 Feb 2022
| CP Peer Support Meeting: Heart Failure case studies
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17 March 2022 | CP Peer Support Meeting: Antimicrobial stewardship in Primary Care
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29 March 2022 6:45pm – 8:00pm | FeNO & Spirometry training | This training included: · FeNO and diagnostics explained · Does the picture fit the diagnosis? · Is it asthma or is it COPD or both? · History taking and what we can learn · Red Flags and when to refer [LC(HAWEI01] [KL(HAWEI02]
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6 October 2022 1-2pm | Anticoagulation (Daiichi) | This covers: · What is AF? · The epidemiology of AF · Symptoms and diagnosis of AF · Stroke as a consequence of AF · Treatment in the prevention of stroke in patients with AF · Treatment strategies to manage arrhythmia in AF |
13 October 2022 | CMPA Hertfordshire area | |
3 November 2022 1-2pm | Asthma astrazeneca |
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10th November 2022 1-2pm W Essex | CMPA West Essex area |
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18 November 1-2pm | MORPh Anticoagulation | · DOAC dosing in different indications (AF/DVT/PE prevention) · DOAC cautions/contraindications · Calculating CHADVASC and ORBIT scores and counselling patients on these · Reviewing patients with AF and identifying those suitable for anticoagulation · Initiating DOACS and factors to consider (e.g. age, weight, CrCl) · Identifying patients suitable to be moved to Edoxaban from another anticoagulant · Reviewing renal function (factors to consider) and making dose adjustments to DOACs
Please access recordings via your MORPh account. |
1 December | Frailty HWE - SMRs | Recording: Clinical Pharmacist Training_ Frailty and SMRs-20221201_130228-Meeting Recording.mp4 |
8 December | Frailty HWE - Frailty | Recording: Clinical Pharmacist Training_ Frailty for PCNs-20221208_130132-Meeting Recording.mp4 |
13 January | Morph Pathology | · Basic interpretation of U&Es, LFTs, FBCs · Actions/procedures following abnormal results (such as hyponatraemia, hyperkalaemia, anaemia and other abnormalities) –incl. when to urgently refer/further tests needed · Possible causes of abnormal results · Identifying results that are outside the normal range but are stable (disease specific e.g. anaemia due to chronic disease)
Please access recordings via your MORPh account.
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19 January 2023 | Eli Lilly Diabetes session 1 - Oral therapies for patients with type 2 diabetes |
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Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation Team (PMOT)
PMOT Newsletter
This is a weekly brief newsletter of local prescribing information from Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation Team (PMOT), including formulary changes, local decisions and the monthly prescribing dashboard (which allows you to see latest performance against Medicines Optimisation ECF targets). It details local policies as they are published, care home work, simple savings which can be cascaded and regularly repeated queries. This newsletter is mailed out on Fridays.
Medicines Management Queries
If you have any PMOT related queries on medicines management / local guidance or formulary, or wish to be added to the mailing list for the PMOT newsletter, please contact the PMOT at hweicbhv.medicinesoptimisationteam@nhs.net.
PMOT Resources
Please see PMOT resources in the resource section.
CPPE Primary care pharmacy education pathway
The Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) is commissioned by Health Education England to deliver the Primary care pharmacy education pathway for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians working in primary care as part of the primary care Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES) additional role reimbursement scheme (ARRS). This training is mandatory for all those whose salaries are funded through ARRS unless they are exempt. Information about exemption can be found on the CPPE website (link below).
The 18-month pathway builds on the success of the Clinical pharmacists in general practice education and the Medicines optimisation in care homes pathways and will equip pharmacists and pharmacy technicians with the necessary knowledge, skills and experience to work in various patient-facing roles in primary care networks as part of a multidisciplinary team. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians will be able to access a range of different study methods to suit different learning styles, a continuous assessment process and support from supervisors and peers.
For more information about the training pathway including pathway handbooks, clinical supervisor training, newsletters, independent prescribing and exemptions please visit the CPPE website:
https://www.cppe.ac.uk/career/pcpep/pcpep-training-pathway
Useful employer FAQ document: https://www.cppe.ac.uk/career/pcpep/faq
For further information, contact: primarycare@cppe.ac.uk.
If you are not eligible for the pathway, CPPE has a wide range of learning here.
Resources
PMOT Resources
Other Useful Links
o PrescQIPP - https://www.prescqipp.info
Hertfordshire & West Essex ICB is a subscriber of PrescQIPP, which contains a plethora of very useful medicines-related resources and training material. This includes:
EMIS & SystmOne training webinars:
EMIS: https://www.prescqipp.info/learning/skills-courses/emis-health-gp-clinical-system-training/
SystmOne: https://www.prescqipp.info/learning/skills-courses/tpp-systmone-training/
Please register to access these resources (organisation: ‘ICS Hertfordshire & West Essex’, post code: HP1 1DN).
A good starting point to look at is webkits in your therapeutic area of interest: https://www.prescqipp.info/our-resources/webkits/.
o High Risk Drug Monitoring
Training and Development Opportunities:
For nurses, doctors and allied professionals working in a primary care setting who need to develop and enhance their head to toe assessment skills of a presenting child (not neonates).
Read moreThis CPD-accredited learning package is for people with experience of working with patients who have asthma; it is designed to update and refresh their knowledge and know how.
Read moreLicense for CDEP Courses - CDEP has five levels (as per the UK Diabetics Competency Framework.
Read moreThis topic is designed to raise awareness of the impact of living with a learning disability, autism and diabetes
Read moreFor all professionals who come into contact with children and young people with asthma.
Read moreThis course will enable the attendee to understand, recognise and use appropriate assessments as part of a systematic approach to improve the quality of assessment and outcomes of care for older people in acute or intermediate care settings.
Read moreThis full-day course designed to provide you with the latest information and updates in the field of contraception.
Read moreThis CPD-accredited learning package is for people with experience of working with patients who have COPD; it is designed to update and refresh their knowledge and know how.
Read moreThe Dementia Interpreter course will allow you to begin to learn the language of dementia, and truly understand how communication can change for people living with dementia.
Read moreDevelop safe practice in diagnostic and examination skills for ear care in an area that attracts a high level of litigation. Includes an hands on workshop in ear irrigation (syringing).
Read moreED2 builds on the core dermatology skills covered in Essential Dermatology 1 (ED1) by considering itch, skin presentations at specific sites, paediatrics and a review of inflammatory disorders.
Read moreThis is a comprehensive in-depth resource on frailty in older people. It is aimed at health and social care professionals who provide care and services for older people living with frailty.
Read moreThis course is now FULLY BOOKED. The subject of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Read moreFree suicide bereavement training provided by the academy at Harmless.
Read moreThe Hertfordshire and West Essex ICS Training Hub have set up a collaborative research forum. We are keen for all clinicians and/or practices to be part of this forum.
Read moreThis two day foundation course follows the guidelines of the National Minimum Standards for Registered Healthcare Practitioners (2018) for immunisation training.
Read moreThis comprehensive program is tailored for experienced Practice Nurses, ANP’s, ENP’s, Paramedics, and Pharmacists who seek to enhance their proficiency in this vital area.
Read moreThis comprehensive two-day course serves as an invaluable introduction to menopause care within the primary care setting. Understanding menopause,
Read moreThe Introduction to Travel Health Course comprises two days learning and follows the curriculum for registered healthcare practitioners as described in the 'Good Practice Guidance for Providing a Travel Health Service' document.
Read moreInteractive online learning ‘ECHO’ networks for health and social care professionals who deliver end of life care to share knowledge on relevant topics, bringing together communities of practice with a shared goal. From Marie Curie.
Read moreThe new Oliver McGowan training on Learning Disability and Autism is being rolled out across health and social care in Hertfordshire and west Essex.
Read morePlease see below a list of Hospice's across Hertfordshire and West Essex which offer an education programme. Please use the links under each hospice to find out more.
Read morePrePITstop diabetes 3-day foundation course focusing on essential type 2 diabetes and prediabetes management in primary care.
Read moreMonthly IPC and COVID guidance update webinars
Read moreWe are pleased to share with you our Primary Care Mental Health update by Hertfordshire Talking Therapies.
Read morePITstop 2.5-day advanced diabetes course focusing on supporting people with type 2 diabetes on more complex medication regimens, including GLP-1 and insulin initiation and ongoing support.
Read moreThis 15-minute course aims to provide education and raise awareness of vulval cancer.
Read moreFor the ECF 24/25, each practice must nominate a ‘Reducing Harm from Medicines’ Champion who will be required to attend 2 hours of training provided by PMOT on deprescribing/overprescribing/IMPACT tool.
Read moreJoin our Dermatology Training Programme designed specifically for primary care clinicians.
Read moreThis Spirometry Interactive Blended Online Learning Package including ARTP assessment access course is designed for healthcare professionals who are responsible for performing, recording and interpreting spirometry in adults, or a combination of these.
Read moreSTOMP/STAMP is a national programme to help prevent the over use of psychotropic medication in patients with LD, autism or both.
Read moreThis is a whistle-stop tour through cardiovascular disease, including risk factors – hypertension and dyslipidaemia as well as lifestyle – coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral arterial disease, atrial fibrillation and heart failure.
Read moreCourse fee: Fully funded*
Read moreCourse fee: Fully funded*, and only available for providers within the Herts & West Essex Integrated Care System
Read moreTravel health is a fast moving field of practice and although services were severely impacted with the COVID-19 pandemic, travellers are seeking advice once more and practitioners are very busy again.
Read moreThis 2-day course is intended to give practitioners and introductory overview of several mental health conditions.
Read moreZSA's FREE online training courses teach you the skills and confidence to have a potentially life-saving conversation with someone you’re worried about.
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