The next meeting for Community Pharmacy (CP) Independent Prescribers (IPs), qualified and in training, will be on Thursday 25th April on Teams 730-830.

We have been approached by an organisation who can support with Podiatry training. Events likely to run online during May/June. Details to follow.

Each trainee needs to spend 90 hours of PLP. Many CP IPs have, and continue to support with this (thank you!). Are there any other IPs subscribed to this newsletter who could offer support to any of the trainees? If yes, can you contact us on enquiries@cps.scot.

Agenda will continue the discussions on the development of the prescribing service.  If you have any other items to add, please let me know.

Another Big Thanks, this time to our Teach & Treat (T&T) Leads who are doing a terrific job in running these valuable hubs.

Many thanks to all the Independent Prescribers (IPs) across the network who are supporting trainee Community Pharmacy (CP) IPs as Designated Prescribing Practitioners (DPPs).

Our strategy to train and develop CP IP Employees to deliver a prescribing service from community pharmacy is continuing, with the most recent courses at Strathclyde and RGU now underway.

The journey to paperless prescribing is underway - click here to read the latest!

With Adam in the policy office now working one day a week in the DPDP programme, CPS are now closer to the action and helping the team understand the dispenser point of view so that the paperless prescription system that is designed works for you.

We have had some enquiries from trainees re CPS funding for courses.

Updates on T&T will be with you as soon as we have the final detail. This will be late March/early April.

7th March - Next CP IP Employee Meeting Thu 28th March.

Information and reminders for the groups. Please read the detail to ensure that you understand how the groups operate and what you need to understand as a member.

Pharmacists on the trainee WhatsApp groups - when you qualify, can you please consider staying on the trainee groups to support the trainees on the group? This has been a great success till now, and it would be great to keep the peer support going.

When you pass your IP Course, have a well earned celebration and then have a look at the following information.

We are currently reviewing all of our comms groups, including WhatsApp. Please read the detail to ensure that you understand how the WhatsApp groups operate and what you need to understand as a member.