Approved suppliers list - National Provision

Pharmacists who meet the eligibility criteria can apply to the university of their choice if the university provider is listed below. Cohort start dates and mode of delivery vary, so select the university that matches your preferences. As part of the application process, all learners will need to assure their chosen university that they meet the course requirements.

Pharmacists must be working in England.

This training is available for Pharmacists working in multiple sectors including:

Community Pharmacists, Pharmacists in GP and Health and Justice Pharmacists

You need to apply directly to your chosen university from the list below: click on the links to find out more.

This is for:

• Community pharmacists (including locum pharmacists)
• Pharmacists employed in General Practice (who are not eligible for, or enrolled on, the CPPE Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway) and those who are working to provide primary care services (for example, working in primary care) who are not employed in ARRS roles, and Health and Justice pharmacists

Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP)

Pharmacists who meet the eligibility criteria should apply for authorisation via the CPPE website, PCPEP independent prescribing section. Authorisation is provided to the learner and personalised with the chosen University and date.

This is for:

• Pharmacists enrolled on CPPE’s Primary Care Pharmacy Education Pathway (PCPEP) who meet the PCPEP criteria to enrol on an Independent Prescribing Course.

NHS Managed Sector*

*Funding for NHS Managed Sector for North West and North East and Yorkshire is not included in the national provision. Access for funded places will be via the usual commissioning routes. Please contact england.wtepharmacy.nw@nhs.net for North West and england.wtepharmacy.ney@nhs.net  for North East and Yorkshire.

Please contact the workforce/education and training leads within your organisation to check the internal process before applying.

This is for:

• Pharmacists working in an NHS Hospital Trust or Mental Health Trust (NHS managed sector) and pharmacists working in an integrated care bord, ICB (previously CCG pharmacists)

If you would like to be added to our distribution list for future information, please register your interest.

Universities listed below are offering NHS England funded Independent Prescriber training places in one or more sectors. Please enquire directly to confirm which sector is covered by the given university.

North West*

*Funding for NHS Managed Sector for North West is not included in the national provision. Access for funded places will be via the usual commissioning routes. Please contact england.wtepharmacy.nw@nhs.net.

• University of Salford - Cohorts in January 2025 and March 2025
  • Mode of delivery: Online with one day on campus
• University of Central Lancashire - No further funded provision available
  • Mode of delivery: Face-to-face delivery
• University of Chester - Cohorts in January 2025 and March 2025
  • Mode of delivery: Hybrid with 10 face-to-face study days and 2 live online
• University of Cumbria (Including London campus: University of Cumbria) - Cohort in January 2025
  • Mode of delivery: Hybrid with 5 face-to-face study days, 1 day assessment and 5 online study days
• University of Bolton - Cohort in January 2025 (fully subscribed)
  • Mode of delivery: TBC
• University of Huddersfield - Cohort in January 2025
  • Mode of delivery: Hybrid with face-to-face induction, 2 study days and assessment, and the remaining study days online as synchronous and asynchronous learning
• University of Manchester – Cohort in March 2025
  • Mode of delivery: Hybrid

North East and Yorkshire*

*Funding for NHS Managed Sector for North East and Yorkshire  is not included in the national provision. Access for funded places will be via the usual commissioning routes. Please contact england.wtepharmacy.ney@nhs.net.

• Sheffield Hallam University – Cohort in January 2025
  • Mode of delivery: Hybrid with 1 study day on campus, 7 days online and 2 assessment days on campus
• University of Leeds – Cohort in January 2025
  • Mode of delivery: Hybrid with 8 face-to-face study days and 18 online learning days
• University of Sunderland – Cohort in January 2025
  • Mode of delivery: Hybrid with 9 study days (including assessments): 5 days face-to-face and 4 days online 

Midlands

• Aston University - Cohort in March 2025
  • Mode of delivery: Hybrid with 6 face-to-face study days combined with asynchronous online delivery
• Coventry University – Cohort in January 2025
  • Mode of delivery: 14 face-to-face study days or a fully online option
• De Montfort University - Cohort in January 2025
  • Mode of delivery: Hybrid with 6 face-to-face study days (held at the Leicester City Campus) and 2 online
• Keele University - Cohort in February 2025
  • Mode of delivery: Hybrid with 4 face-to-face study days and 2 online
• University of Birmingham – Cohort in March 2025
  • Mode of delivery: Hybrid with 2 face-to-face study days and 1 assessment day
• University of Derby – Cohort in January 2025
  • Mode of delivery: Hybrid with a mix of on-campus or webinar teaching and directed study learning. 12 on-campus dates in total including assessment
• University of Leicester – Cohort in March 2025
  • Mode of delivery: Hybrid with 2 face-to-face days and 5 online

East of England

• University of Hertfordshire – Cohorts in January 2025 (fully subscribed) and March 2025
  • Mode of delivery: Hybrid with some face-to-face days and some online
• University of East Anglia - Cohort in March 2025
  • Mode of delivery: Varied
• Coventry University – Cohort in January 2025
  • Mode of delivery: 14 face-to-face study days or a fully online option

South East

• Medway School of Pharmacy - Cohorts in January 2025 (fully subscribed) and February 2025 (fully subscribed)
  • Mode of delivery: Hybrid with 9 face-to-face study days
• University of Portsmouth – No further funded provision available
  • Mode of delivery: Hybrid with 7 face-to-face study days and 7 online
• University of Reading - Cohort in January 2025
  • Mode of delivery: Hybrid with 10 face-to-face study days, and induction and OSCE online

London

• University College London – Cohort in March 2025
  • Mode of delivery: Hybrid with 8 face-to-face study days, 1 day for OSCE and online learning in students’ own time

South West

• University of Bath - Cohort in March 2025
  • Mode of delivery: Hybrid and fully online
• University of Plymouth – Cohort in March 2025
  • Mode of delivery: Hybrid with 10 face-to-face study days, 2 days of assessment preparation online and directed online learning package
• University of the West of England – Cohort in January 2025 (fully subscribed)
  • Mode of delivery: Fully online

Funding

Independent Prescribing (IP) training is available to pharmacists who meet the eligibility criteria and is fully funded by NHS England (NHSE).

NHSE will only fund the course fees for eligible pharmacists at the universities outlined on our website. These providers were selected through a competitive tendering process.

For further information or for any queries, please contact england.pharmacyteam@nhs.net.