Candidates for entry to the PGDip must have a degree in Pharmacy approved by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, and current registration as a pharmacist in the UK with a minimum of one year postgraduate experience in Pharmacy practice. Current employment in, or access to, an appropriate pharmacy practice environment is required for the course. This is a postgraduate vocational education programme for pharmacists. It reflects current best practice in clinical aspects of Psychiatric, Hospital and Community Pharmacy. The PGCert programme is open to pharmacists and members of other health-related professions.
Delivery is by distance learning.
Pharmacists in the UK who have completed the PGCert programme and have access to an appropriate practice setting may continue to the PGDip programme. On completion of the PGDip programme, pharmacists may continue to the MSc programme. Fosters a problem-solving approach to therapeutic problems Develops understanding of the role of drugs in the treatment of individual patients, and an appreciation of alternative drug therapies Engenders a critical analysis of different drug therapies. The programme emphasises a problem-solving approach to learning. Participants complete tasks throughout the course to develop appropriate skills.