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Pre-registration
Bulletin
Autumn 2010
Welcome to the first of two bulletins that you
will receive during your preregistration training.
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) replaced the
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain as the
regulator for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and
pharmacy premises in September 2010.The GPhC has
taken over statutory responsibility for all regulatory
matters and holds and maintains the register of
pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy
premises.
GENERAL INFORMATION CONTACTS
Please quote your trainee reference code when you
contact us in writing by e-mail or post with
your queries. Include a postal address where you
require information to be mailed to you and send us a
stamped self-addressed envelope. Contact us by phone
for very urgent queries only.
General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Pre-registration Division, Regulation Directorate,
129 Lambeth Road, London SE1 7BT
prereg@pharmacyregulation.org / 020 3365 3620
CONTENTS
General information
Registration Examination
Information
Cross Sector Experience
CPD
Trainee Noticeboard
Tutor Noticeboard
REGISTRATION
EXAMINATION INFORMATION
Dates for 2011 Registration
Examination sittings
Summer Examination:
Friday 24 June 2011
Deadline for receipt of entries:
Friday 13 May 2011
Autumn Examination:
Friday 23 September 2011
Deadline for receipt of entries:
Friday 12 August 2011
Open book references for 2011
British National Formulary: Edition
60 – September 2010
Drug Tariff for England & Wales or
Scotland: April 2011 edition
Medicines, Ethics and Practice:
Number 34 – July 2010
Standards of Conduct, Ethics &
Performance: September 2010
IMPORTANT NOTICE
The Standards of Conduct,
Ethics & Performance
booklet is enclosed with
this mailing

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Contents:
Page 01....... Reference Sources
Page 02 ...... CPPE packs
Page 04 .......Registration Examination
Centre for Pharmacy
Postgraduate Education
(CPPE) Packs [England]
CPPE will contact you directly with
information about learning packs & events
on offer. For further information, please
contact CPPE at info@cppe.ac.uk.
Page 11 .......Cross Sector Experience
Page 16 .......CPD
Page 18 .......Trainee Noticeboard
Page 19 .......Tutor Noticeboard
Page 20 .......Other Useful links/contacts
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
• PLEASE REMEMBER: When sending in your Change of Training Details form to notify us of a
change of tutor, you must also send in a new Learning Contract form.
• You cannot swap to another training provider once you have started training unless you
have achieved a minimum of a satisfactory 26-week Progress Report, your current
employer approves of the transfer and this is approved by the GPhC.
• Please refer to the GPhC website for information on the Inspector’s Talks for 2010/11.
• We recommend that all trainees should attend at least two Local Practice Forums during
their training year. Ask your tutor for details about when and where these meetings are
held, or e-mail your Local Practice Forum Facilitator (contacts on page 20) for details.

NHS Education for Scotland (Pharmacy) Training
All preregistration trainees undertaking their training in Scotland are able to use the
services supplied by NHS Education for Scotland (NES), which provides education and
training programmes including face-to-face courses, distance learning, video conferencing
and open learning opportunities. There is no restriction on access to this service. For further
information, visit www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/pharmacy.
Welsh Centre for Post-Graduate Pharmaceutical
Education (WCPPE)
The WCPPE provides continuing education activities in the form of e-learning and distancelearning
continuing education programmes, flexible and part-time learning programmes,
and access to learning resources. Trainees based in Wales should contact WCPPE for further
information by email at WelshCPPE@cardiff.ac.uk
or by phone on 029 2087 4784, web address: www.cppe.org.uk
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Reference Sources
The BNF for Children (cBNF) is now a compulsory reference source, but is
not a text for the open book Registration Examination.

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REGISTRATION EXAMINATION INFORMATION
Before the Examination.......
Ensure that you are thoroughly familiar with the open book reference sources.
Remember when answering questions in the open book paper to read monographs and
passages thoroughly to ensure that you pick up or apply the correct pieces of
information. Assumptions based on practice situations may be misleading.
Keep abreast of changes in all aspects of pharmacy related knowledge. You may be
asked about advice and guidance which may have been recently published.
Do not listen to rumours. From time to time, we are made aware of incorrect
examination related information being passed around. We suggest you check the source
and content of any rumours you hear against information in the preregistration
materials and bulletins. If these contradict the rumour, ignore it and trust information in
any official documents sent to you from the GPhC or previously by the RPSGB.
Required Passmark. In order to pass the examination, you must achieve 70% overall and
70% in the section of 20 calculation questions. Further information on the designated
passmark can be found on page 161 of your Workbook.
Allowable Annotations. In order that candidates and invigilators are clear as to exactly
what is acceptable, the follwing guidance is given by the Examiners:
The text printed may be supplemented by hand written (not printed) highlights, tabs,
corrections and comments. The intention is that the annotation should complement
the purposes of the adjacent text and therefore the inclusion of additional material
including photocopies is not allowed.
Invigilators will carry out spot checks as candidates enter the examination to remove any
additional printed materials from candidates’ reference sources. A report of any found
will be made and passed to the Examiners.
Are you undertaking training or eliglible for the examination sitting in
Scotland Candidates who will be sitting the Registration Examination in Scotland may
make a request for a copy of the Drug Tariff (Scottish edition) by sending an e-mail to
nss.evadis@nhs.net before 29 April 2011, quoting their full name, trainee reference
code, postal address (including postcode) and details of training site.

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REGISTRATION EXAMINATION INFORMATION
Format
All questions in the examination will be of a
multiple choice (MCQ) format. The structure of
the two papers will be:
Morning:
Closed book
90 questions in 90 minutes (1.5 hours)
No reference material can be used.
Afternoon:
Open book
80 questions in 150 minutes (2.5 hours) - 60
non calculation and 20 calculation.
The calculation questions will be grouped
together as a section of the open book paper
(although not all of them will require the use of
reference sources). Candidates will be able to
use the 2.5 hours of the open book paper as
they see fit, spending more or less time on the
calculation or non-calculation sections as suits
their own strengths and preferences.
Do not leave it until last minute to look at the
examination syllabus!
Reference Sources
REMEMBER:
We are unable to provide you with
copies of the reference sources.
No compensation can be given by the
Examiners for different answers
resulting from the use of the wrong
editions of these reference sources.
Make sure you keep the correct editions
for the examination once they are no
longer needed in the pharmacy.
You may only take one edition/copy of
each reference source into the
examination. Questions in the open
book examination will be based on the
July 2010 edition of the Medicines,
Ethics and Practice Guide.
The closed book paper may include
questions on current law and ethics.
This potentially includes changes made
since the publication of the MEP in July
2010. Such changes may be tracked via
updates and announcements in The
Pharmaceutical Journal. They will also
be accessible on the GPhC website
under law and ethics at
www.pharmacyregulation.org.
Standards of conduct, ethics and
performance booklet: please refer to
the important notice on the front page
(page1) of this bulletin.

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Entering the Examination...
First Time Candidates
Following a satisfactory third progress review
(PR3) in order to be entered for the 2011
examination sittings as a first attempt, you
must submit the following:
- Examination entry form
- A satisfactory 39 week Progress Report
- Examination Fee Payment form
- Two (2) certified photographs
Receipt for fees
When your examination fee has been received,
a letter of receipt will be sent to you with your
registration pack. Please retain your receipt as
proof of payment as some employers may
reimburse examination fees paid by trainees.
Photographs
Two certified photographs are required in
order for invigilators to check the identity of
candidates presenting themselves at
examination centres. Incorrect or incomplete
wording certifying photographs is the most
common reason for returns of examination
entries to candidates. To avoid this, follow the
example illustrated on page 168 of your
Workbook.
Third Time Candidates
In order to be entered for the 2011
examination sittings as a third attempt you
must submit:
- Examination entry form
- Examination Fee Payment form
- Two (2) certified photographs
- Declaration by Supervising Pharmacist*
*previously sent to confirm your six months
work placement
Posting of entry documents
We recommend that you obtain a Certificate
of Posting from the post office (at no cost)
when posting your examination entry
documents. You may need it later as proof of
posting. Also ensure you pay sufficient
postage to avoid your mail being returned to
you by the Post Office. If you would like
confirmation that your documents have been
received you must include a stamped selfaddressed
postcard in your mailing.
Please post your documents to the usual
Preregistration Division address as printed on
the front of this bulletin.
Second Time Candidates
In order to be entered for the 2011
examination sittings as a second attempt, you
must submit:
- Examination entry form
- Examination Fee Payment form
- Two (2) certified photographs

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Frequently asked questions about the Examination
The following are frequent general questions asked of the Preregistration Division about
the Registration Examination. Most of these answers can be found in the Trainee
Workbook. You should always refer to that source and the bulletin before contacting us.
Q. I have been sick for X weeks. Will my
entry to the Examination be affected and
will I have to extend my training period
A. The maximum length of time a Trainee is
permitted to be absent (combined sickness
and annual leave) during a 52 week period is
30 days (6 weeks). You will be required to
extend your training period if you exceed
this. You are required to complete 45 weeks
of training prior to the date of the
examination to be elIgible for a sitting.
Q. When I send in my Registration
Examination entry documents, how do I
know the Preregistration Division has
received it
A. To confirm receipt of your
documentation, you must send us a
stamped self-addressed postcard with your
entry documents. We will return this to you
date stamped. It is not possible to confirm
receipt of documents over the telephone
because of the vast quantity we receive
within a short space of time.
Q. My tutor has not given me a satisfactory
Progress Report 3. What happens now
A. You will not be permitted to sit the
Registration Examination until you have
achieved a minimum of ‘satisfactory’ with
your Progress Report 3.
Q. Is there any negative marking in the
examination
A. No. Each question carries one mark for a
correct answer. There is no mark for a
wrong answer.
Q. When will I receive details about my
examination centre
A. These details are normally sent in April
for the Summer Examination and in August
for the Autumn Examination sitting. All
eligible trainees are provisionally allocated
to an examination centre. However,
trainees are required to submit the
Examination Entry form and other
documents by the closing date (refer to
pages 1&6 of this bulletin, page 167 of your
Workbook). Trainees who do not submit an
application will not be entered for the
examination.

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Medicines, Ethics and Practice Guide (July 2010)
A new version of the GPhC’s (formerly RPSGB)
Code of Ethics for Pharmacists and Pharmacy
Technicians, which is contained within the
MEP, came into effect on 1 August 2007. You
are reminded that any sample Registration
Examination papers produced prior to
Autumn 2007 will be based on the old Code of
Ethics and Professional Standards & Guidance
and may contain questions that cannot be
answered using the current edition of the
Calculation questions
To pass the Registration Examination, you
must achieve 70% overall (an average of the
open and closed book papers) and 70% in
the section of 20 calculation questions (see
examination guidance notes in your Trainee
Workbook). The Pre-registration Division
provides three sets of calculation questions
to trainees during the training year:
- One set of diagnostic calculation
questions on page 170 of the Trainee
Workbook
- One set of calculation questions within
each of the sample papers, one of which
is included within this bulletin and one to
follow in Spring 2011
You and your tutor should use the workbook
questions to identify any learning needs you
have in relation to calculating (without a
calculator!), then develop an action plan to
meet these needs. The bulletin questions
MEP. Trainees who commenced their
preregistration training prior to June / July
2010 should please note that the Code of
Ethics and the Professional Standards and
Guidance Documents is not printed in the
MEP (July 2010). It is now referred to as the
Standards of Conduct, Ethics and
Performance and a copy is enclosed with
this mailing.
should then be used to test whether you
have improved to the extent that you are
likely to achieve 70% in the Registration
Assessment calculations section. If not,
further development work needs to be
done. If you are having difficulties with your
calculating abilities, the following may help:
• Prepare well in advance of the
examination and consult the reference
sources suggested in your Trainee
Workbook, pages 185-187 or the Tutor
Information pages 78-80
• Practise calculations at every opportunity
in the workplace using your calculator
only as a tool to check that your
calculations are correct
• Ask your tutor to modify the calculations
provided in your Trainee Workbook to
create further sets of questions to test
you with.

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Sample examination papers
You will be provided with two sets of sample
Registration Examination papers during your
preregistration year. One set is enclosed with this
Bulletin (tutors receive questions and answers) and
another set will be sent with the Spring Bulletin,
closer to the summer examination. We do not supply
past examination papers, as they are not a true
representation of the current Registration
Examination. Please do not contact us for further
sample or past papers. The sample open book and
closed book papers comprise half the number of
questions of the examination itself.
Board of Examiners 2010
The Assessors have reported that candidates who sat
the summer 2010 Registration Examination answered
the following types of questions poorly:
- questions testing a knowledge of basic and
applied pharmacology and pharmacokinetics
- questions testing a knowledge of legal & ethical
requirements as opposed to employer regulations
- questions relating to medical terminology
The Examiners want to reinforce the fact that
trainees should make themselves familiar with the
practice guidance that appears on the GPhC website
(such as pregnancy testing in the pharmacy); this is
also stated in the Preregistration Trainee Workbook.
The examination’s
relationship to the
preregistration training
year
Over the years, we have become
aware that some trainees worry to
such an extent about the
Registration Examination that they
do not focus enough on developing
their skills. It is worth remembering
that trainees are not eligible to sit
the examination unless they obtain
a satisfactory progress report 3 on
their Performance Standards at 39
weeks. You should ensure that you
put maximum effort into your
training period to demonstrate your
competence to your tutor as well as
in preparation for the examination.
All trainees and tutors need to
understand that a pass in the
Registration Examination does not
necessarily mean that you are ready
to register as a pharmacist. Your
tutor needs to be sure that you
have the necessary skills, attitudes
and underpinning knowledge to
work independently as a
professional pharmacist.

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Further Examination Information
You will receive more information about the examination in the Spring 2011 Bulletin. The
Assessment Manager will assign candidates to examination centres for the summer sitting
in April and you will be sent your allocation by May. Therefore, we would ask you not to
ring / e-mail the Pre-registration Division in the meantime to ask where you will be sitting
the examination. If you have not received notification of your examination centre by Friday
09 May 2011, or have any other queries regarding the examination, then please contact
the Assessment Manager at regexam@pharmacyregulation.org or by telephone on
020 3365 3624.
Information for trainees with
disabilities sitting the examination
in 2011
The Examiners consider requests for special
arrangements (known as adjustments) in the
Registration Examination, as per examination
regulation 3.3. All requests, especially those asking
for additional time in the examination must be
properly corroborated by a medical practitioner
and be correlated with the MCQ format of the
examination and received by the advertised
deadline.
Please look on the GPhC website for further
information if you are considering making a
request for adjustments in the summer 2011
sitting: http://www.pharmacyregulation.org
The deadlines for adjustment requests are:
01 April 2011 - for the Summer sitting
29 July 2011 - for the Autumn sitting
N.B. Adjustments cannot be carried over from one
sitting to another. Trainees must submit a request
by the advertised deadline for every examination
sitting they enter.

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CROSS SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Although no longer mandatory, all trainees
are expected to gain experience of at least
two patient-centred sectors of practice i.e.
hospital and community. The best way to
achieve this is by underaking a Cross Sector
Experience (CSE) placement. This involves
spending a minimum of two weeks in the
hospital and community sector i.e. two
weeks in hospital for a community
preregistration trainee pharmacist and vice
versa. Some employers have chosen to
meet the requirements of the
preregistration training programme in a way
that does not include a CSE placement. If
this is the case your tutor must declare at
your final declaration that you have met the
CSE expectation in another way and state
how this has been achieved.
Have you arranged a
placement yet
The GPhC has three Pre-registration
Training Facilitators to cover England and
Wales. Trainees in Scotland should contact
Stephen Peddie
(pharmacy@nes.scot.nhs.uk) for details of
the national scheme co-ordinated by NHS
Education for Scotland (NES).
The GPhC Pre-registration Training
Facilitators and the areas they cover are:
NORTH ENGLAND
Elizabeth Horncastle
elizabeth.horncastle@pharmacyregulation.
org
020 3365 3625
WALES, SOUTH WEST & MIDLANDS
Lisa Gilbert
lisa.gilbert@pharmacyregulation.org
020 3365 3628
LONDON & SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
Sarah Purdy
sarah.purdy@pharmacyregulaton.org
020 3365 3631
If you are unsure of which
Training Facilitator to contact
then please email their mailbox at
PTF@pharmacyregulation.org
quoting your preregistration
training code.

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What if I cannot organise a CSE placement
If you require a placement and you have still not organised one please contact the Training
Facilitators’ mailbox (ptf@pharmacyregulation.org) before 30 November 2010. The
facilitators will be able to discuss with you and your tutor alternative ways in which you can
achieve all the requirements of the preregistration training programme. If you require a
hospital placement, you can also consider contacting the pharmacy at your nearest private
hospital(s). Feedback from placements in private hospitals has been excellent. It is at the
discretion of the preregistration tutor to determine the suitability of the learning
opportunities and supervision available at the hospital. Experience in alternate sectors,
specialist or unapproved sites such as PCT, psychiatric hospital or a pharmacy without
preregistration traing approval is highly encouraged but will not be classed as CSE.
When is the best time to do my placement
Generally, trainees have found the best time is between the first and third progress reports,
which are conducted at the 13th and 39th weeks respectively. Although the GPhC does not
dictate when you should undertake a placement, it is an expectation that the placement
should be completed before the end of your preregistration training year, i.e. by week 52. It
would be sensible to discuss this with both your base tutor and your placement supervisor to
avoid clashes with annual leave etc. CSE will count towards your pre-registration training
where undertaken and you must continue to conduct yourself professionally whilst offsite.
What is the best duration for my placement
There is no definite answer to this: a minimum of two weeks and a maximum of 4 weeks is
recommended. Ultimately, the duration will probably be dictated by convenience and it is
therefore important to prioritise your own learning objectives depending on the length of your
placement. The Regulator has received conflicting feedback from previous trainees, with the
majority believing that two weeks is sufficient, whilst others are of the opinion that four weeks is
either too long or too short.

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What hours / days will I be
expected to work
As with your main training base the GPhC
expects you to work 35-45 hours a week.
However as a guide it would be reasonable to
expect to work a similar number of hours to
those expected of you in your normal place of
employment.
The regulator recommends that you
complete a minimum of 10 working days in
the placement. With regard to the specific
days worked it would be reasonable for a
community pharmacy to require the
incoming placement trainee to work on a
Saturday as this is part of their normal
business week. Some hospital tutors have
actually requested placements that include
Saturday working as it enables the trainee to
tackle potential dilemmas out of normal
surgery hours that would not be encountered
during the week. It is important that you
discuss and clarify these issues with the
placement supervisor before your placement
starts to ensure that the arrangements are
suitable to all involved. If necessary put the
details in writing beforehand so there is no
doubt of the expectations from either side.
If you participate in weekend working at your
base site and you are due to work a weekend
during your placement it is important to
ensure that this commitment can be fulfilled
either by yourself, the incoming trainee or by
rearranging with another member of staff at
the base site. Remember: Pharmacists are
expected to honour professional
commitments or make suitable alternative
arrangements for provision of service.
How do I plan my
placement
Experience has shown that the trainees who
gain the most from their cross sector
placement are those who have planned what
they would like to cover in advance and also
have a realistic view of what can be achieved
in the time available.
Resource packs relating to both hospital and
community pharmacy can be found on the
website: http://www.pharmacyregulation.org
The relevant pack can be used as a guide for
planning your placement.

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The resource pack is only a guide and your
plan will depend on the facilities available at
your placement, the duration of the
placement and your personal learning and
development objectives. It is therefore
important to contact your placement
supervisor before the placement
commences to discuss what will be covered
during your placement. It is also important
to discuss your objectives with your tutor
beforehand to enable him/her to review
these objectives on your return. Several
regions of the country may run joint study
days for Community and Hospital trainees
incorporating sessions dedicated to the
planning of cross sector placements. These
are organised at a local level, usually
through Hospital Training Leads. CSE
placements in high demand areas may have
been agreed on the basis that attendance
on the day is mandatory so it is important
that you attend if this is applicable. It is also
a really good opportunity to network with
other preregistration trainees.
What if I am absent during
my placement
Your supervisor at your CSE placement may
require you to follow set procedures if you
are absent during the period, whether it be
due to sickness or any other reason. You
should check this in advance of your
placement. Whether procedures are in place
or not, you must notify both the placement
supervisor, your base tutor and the GPhC
Preregistration Training Facilitator at the
time of absence. Guidance on this can also
be sought from the GPhC Preregistration
Training Facilitators via email:
ptf@pharmacyregulation.org or by
telephone: 020 3365 3620.

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What else do I need to do
before my placement
It is important to check whether there are
any specific occupational health or
Criminal Record Bureau (CRB)
requirements at your placement.
Occupational health clearance may be
required for hospital placements and this
may include the need to provide evidence
of up to date vaccinations. It is important
to check this out well in advance of your
start date as it would be very
disappointing to spend a large proportion
of your time waiting for occupational
health clearance. Requirements will vary
from site to site.
How will the GPhC know
whether I have completed
a CSE placement
Information on the dates and the location
of the placement must be included on the
final 52-week declaration. This declaration
must be submitted to the GPhC as part of
the process involved in your registration as
a pharmacist. For those trainees who have
not undertaken CSE, your employer needs
to ensure that all of the Performance
Standards have still been met. Your tutor
will then need to sign / annotate the
statement on the reverse of the Final
Declaration. An example of such a
declaration is as follows: I am confident
that I have provided the opportunity for
my Preregistration Trainee Pharmacist to
meet the requirements of the Performance
Standards relating to hospital / community
(delete as appropriate) pharmacy, through
the delivery of a CSE study day (or other
equivalent training).

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CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
for pharmacists and registered pharmacy
technicians became mandatory under the
Code of Ethics in 2005. Standards and
guidance for CPD under the Code of Ethics,
together with a policy for managing noncompliance
were introduced by the Royal
Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
(RPSGB) on1 March 2009.
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
is the new regulator for pharmacists and
pharmacy technicians. The GPhC CPD
standard apply equally to all pharmacy
professionals. They are not changed by
factors such as part-time employment, or
working in a position of authority.
Registrants are expected to cover the full
scope of their practice within their CPD
record, including responsibilities such as
superintendent or pharmacist prescriber
and roles in different settings such as
industry and community pharmacy. The CPD
standards state that registrants must keep a
CPD record either electronically or on paper
and in a format published or approved by
the regulator and carrying the CPD approval
logo.
The CPD standards require registrants to
make a minimum of nine CPD entries per
year which reflect the context and scope of
their practice as a pharmacist or pharmacy
technician.
The call and review of CPD records began at
the end of July 2009. Practising pharmacists
and pharmacy technicians must now submit
their CPD record to the regulator on request
for review by trained CPD reviewers. They
will then receive written feedback on their
record which will assist them in managing
their CPD.
Recording your CPD online at the CPD
website www.uptodate.org.uk is the
preferred method of keeping a CPD record
for the regulator. A CPD guidance pack
called the “Plan and Record” is available to
download from the GPHC website. This
contains all the information you need to
start making a record of your CPD. If your
employer has an in-house CPD recording
system you can use that to keep your CPD
record but only if it has been approved by
the regulator and has the CPD approved
logo.
The CPD good practice guidance that
accompanies that CPD Standards states that
you should maintain a learning portfolio
containing supporting documentation,
which you can cross-reference to your CPD
record. The intention is to keep copies
available for evidence, for example,
attendance certificates, your appraisal
documentation, key learning points from
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supporting documentation for all your CPD,
for example if you record something you
learned from experience when you were
working in the pharmacy.
Once you are familiar with making CPD
entries it should take you about 30 minutes
to make each entry. Many have found
forming this habit the most challenging
aspect of recording CPD. Experience proves
that the earlier a start is made the sooner
the habit will form.
The CPD standards are accompanied by the
CPD framework. The CPD framework sets
out the requirements and conditions that
must be met by all registrants in respect of
their continuing professional development.
Once you are a registered pharmacist failure
to comply with the standards could put your
registration at risk. The revalidation of
Pharmacists is also on the horizon and
submission of evidence of CPD to the GPhC
may form part of the revalidation process.
You should therefore keep a CPD record
from Day One of your registration as a
pharmacist.
What does CPD mean to me
during my preregistration year
During your preregistration year you will
have access to the CPD recording website
for preregistration trainees. You can login to
www.uptodate.org.uk to find information
about CPD and gain access to your personal
electronic record. This is an extra service
provided for trainees and it is not
compulsory for you to use this. (You should
however be collecting evidence of your
development throughout your training year
in the form of the Preregistration Trainee
Workbook). A letter explaining how to
access the CPD website including a
username and password is sent to all
trainees. If your CPD letter has not yet
arrived or you have any other questions
then please visit the CPD website, email the
office at cpd@pharmacyregulation.org or
call the CPD help line on 020 3365 3540

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TRAINEE NOTICEBOARD
Standards of Conduct, Ethics and Performance booklet: The Standards of conduct,
ethics and performance is not printed in the MEP (July 2010) but can be found in a separate
booklet enclosed with this mailing and is a required reference for the 2011 open book
Registration Examination sittings.
Standards Advisory Team:
The Standards Advisory Team offer an
information and advisory service to
members and preregistration
pharmacists. Enquiries may be dealt
with on 020 3365 3640 or e-mail at
standards@pharmacyregulation.org
Do you need information on:
Standards set by the GPhC or
Pharmacy related legislation:
- the validity of a prescription
- matters concerning controlled
drugs i.e. CD prescriptions, registers,
requisitions
- making wholesale supplies
- confidentiality and consent
- veterinary prescription
requirements
- poisons
These are examples of enquiries
that the Standards Advisory Team
receive.
Submitting Documentation to the
Preregistration Division: There can be
serious implications if we do not receive
documents you have sent to us and you are
unable to verify that they were submitted in
good time e.g. examination entry documents,
registration application documents and letters
informing us of adverse circumstances affecting
performance in the examination. We would
strongly urge you to obtain a Certificate of
Posting (free of charge) from the Post Office
every time you submit documentation to us .
Please keep copies of all documentation.
Your WORKBOOK
is the main source of information
about everything to do with your
preregistration training. It should
be the first place you look if you
have any questions with regards to
your training.
The list of Inspectors’ talks / presentations can be accessed at:
www.pharmacyregulation.org

TUTOR NOTICEBOARD
Are you evaluating the quality of your training
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You need to reflect on your training skills and seek feedback from your trainee(s) as detailed
in Section A of your tutor workbook. You may decide that you would benefit from some
formal skills development in aspects like coaching, giving feedback or assessing competence.
Courses in these types of skills are available from a number of sources, and useful contacts
include:
The Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) on 0208 263 3434 or visit their
website at www.cipd.co.uk
Capita Learning And Development on 0870 400 100 or web: www.capita-ld.co.uk
Reminder for all Tutors
Please remember that all trainees should attend at least one Inspectors’
talk/presentation during their preregistration training year. The list of Inspectors’
talks / presentations for 2010-11 may be accessed at www.pharmacyregulation.org
Competence in the English Language
Some trainees have difficulty communicating
effectively in the English language. It is very
important for tutors to ensure that their
preregistration trainee(s) meet performance
standard B1.1. It is always best to address any
problems that may exist as early as possible in
the year. It is also important to ensure that
newly registered pharmacists can
communicate adequately in written English. If
you feel your trainee needs help with spoken
and/or written English, approaches can be
tried such as:
• the trainee attending a course in ‘English
as a second language’ at a local FE college
or adult education centre
• encouraging the trainee to speak
English as much as possible in their
recreation time.
If problems still exist with the trainee’s
command of English after all possible
remedial action has been tried, the
Preregistration Division should be informed.

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Other useful contacts and links
List of Inspectors’ talks / presentations
This is not enclosed with this mailing.
For further information go to
www.pharmacyregulation.org
Local Practice Forums (LPFs)
[replacing branch meetings]
London, South East & East of England
Amanda King (LPF Manager)
e-mail: amanda.king@rpharms.com
Northern England
Fareena Siddiqi
e-mail: fareena.siddiqi@rpharms.com
Midlands & South West of England
Lianne Denton
e-mail: lianne.denton@rpharms.com
Scotland
Natalie Lowe
e-mail: natalie.lowe@rpharms.com
Pharmacist Support
Most pharmacy graduates make the
transition from university to the world of
work happily and without problems but
the reality of the workplace is certainly a
very different experience to that of
student life. Preregistration trainees may
sometimes find themselves in situations
where they feel they would like some
advice and / or support.
For further information, visit their
website at: www.pharmacistsupport.org
or contact info@pharmacistsupport.org
British Pharmaceutical Students
Association (BPSA)
The BPSA is dedicated to supporting its
members through the preregistration
year. For further information, visit their
website at: www.bpsa.co.uk or contact:
Louise Hemmings, President
president@bpsa.co.uk
Laura Broad, Graduate Officer
graduateofficer@bpsa.co.uk
Wales
Christine Horan
e-mail: christine.horan@rpharms.com
Still unsure of who to contact
e-mail: support@rpharms.com