Overview
Upon successful completion, you will be awarded a Practice Certificate in Independent Prescribing and be eligible for annotation on the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) register as an independent prescriber.
Key features
University of Leicester 's Pharmacist Independent Prescribing is delivered using predominantly distance learning approaches so is open to registered pharmacists from across England. The two face-to-face study days will be delivered at multiple locations to provide regional coverage and therefore minimise travel for trainee prescribers.
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Courses include:
- Preparing to be a Prescriber
- Clinical Examination Skills
- History Taking
- Building a Rapport
- Developing a CMP
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Duration
- Full-time
- 4 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Evidence of your registration with the GPhC or PSNI, this can be a screen shot of your GPhC payment records.
- Confirmation of the clinical area in which you intend to practice as a prescriber and a personal reflective statement supporting your choice of prescribing area – see information about what experience, both therapeutic and clinical, that you need to have completed in order to undertake the prescribing certificate course and the evidence you might need to upload.
- Details of the clinical setting in which you will complete the learning in practice
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International
2160 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2160 GBP for the full programme during 4 months. -
National
2160 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2160 GBP for the full programme during 4 months.
Living costs for Leicester
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