Published: 03/05/24

There have been a few specific enquiries on various aspects of CP IP Training courses.

Details here:

PLP Consultations

PLP consultations can be a mix of face to face, telephone/remote consultations. It is also fine to use other healthcare professionals to support PLP such as audiologists, optometrists and physiotherapists where this supports initial understanding of aspects relating to common clinical conditions. However, this cannot be all PLP time as CP IP Trainees need to progress during their training to being observed undertaking the role rather than just shadowing others.

Specific Competencies

For Yellow Card/ responding to adverse effects or other competencies that are difficult to directly observe, the GPhC have advised that not every Learning Outcome (LO) needs to be directly observed. Provided reflective discussions assures the DPP that the trainee is knowledgeable and has the skills to perform the task then if the DPP is comfortable they can sign off the learning outcome.