We want to be able to keep in touch with you, so please let us know if your details change, and we will update your details at CPS, and store them securely.

Congratulations to everyone who has recently passed their IP Courses. Well done! Once you have had the chance to celebrate, here are some details for next steps.

For the attention of all NES/CPS Funded Community Pharmacy Independent Prescribers Qualifying since 2020.

Reminder for Independent Community Pharmacies: Have you captured and submitted your workforce data for the week of Sunday 8th September - Saturday 14th September 2024? The submission deadline is Friday 11th October 2024 — don't miss it!

Reminder here of the discontinuation of the print copies of the BNF and BNFC, with information as to how to access the online copies.

NHS Scotland employees and contractors are eligible for an account to access the range of resources available through the Knowledge Network.

Courses for Community Pharmacy Independent prescribing training are now open for application.

Our colleagues at NHS Education for Scotland have launched the first of a series of podcasts to support Designated Prescribing Practitioners.

The Community Pharmacy Workforce Survey is being undertaken again this year. You are being asked to collate the data during the week commencing Sunday 8th to Saturday 14th September 2024.

Write a short description The Community Pharmacy Workforce Survey is being undertaken again this year. You are being asked to collate the data during the week commencing Sunday 8th to Saturday 14th September 2024.

The Scottish Parliament are looking for views on the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill. This bill would introduce a lawful form of assisted dying for people aged 16 or over with a terminal illness.

Our colleagues at NES have shared this useful information for any CPs starting their IP Training or planning to undertake their IP Training in the future.

Researchers from Edinburgh University and Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) have produced a Scottish Government-funded survey for community pharmacists about their practice around SRH in the community pharmacy.

CP IPs and trainees can check certificate details on TURAS. Details on the attachment below.

Here is the detail for a Podiatry Training which is offered for any community pharmacists who would like to attend. Details of how to apply to the organiser are in the invitation. CPS is supporting, but not sponsoring the event.

We need to update our records on the current numbers across our network in relation to the various roles relating to CP IPs. This will support training and budget plans for the future.

The data will be securely stored and used only by community pharmacy for planning purposes.

Contractor and Employee Pharmacists Still to Start CP IP Training

Please complete this data for any pharmacists who have still to (and want to!) start CP IP Training

As the delivery of our strategy to have CP IPs in all community pharmacies in Scotland, continues we have an ever growing number of CP IP Employee trainees across the network. Thanks to everyone who supporting this, and to the trainees for their hard work in gaining their IP qualification.

Scotland’s Women’s Health Champion Professor Anna Glasier invites Public Health Registrar Dr Rosie McNee to present her research findings

Our colleagues at Scottish Government are currently reviewing the Palliative Care and end of life care strategy. Your input would be greatly appreciated - what works well, what could be better, suggestions for change.

Our colleagues at NES are due to re-tender for the information sources that they make available to healthcare professionals across Scotland, including Medicines Complete, which provides access to the BNF online. If you have any feedback on which publications you find most or least useful, you can inform this re-tendering exercise by filling out this short survey.