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For pharmacists employed in accredited hospitals there is a two-year, part-time diploma course in clinical pharmacy which combines distance learning material with structured base hospital activity, study days of teaching, and workshops and tutorials. Students must complete six compulsory modules as well as an annual evidence based portfolio recording clinical pharmacy activity. The diploma programme in community pharmacy is studied part-time over two years by distance learning and students must complete five core and one optional module. A study day complements each module. Problem solving cases and project assignments form the basis of assessment. A one year course leading to a certificate in therapeutics and prescribing is also available and provides an excellent starting point for those wishing to work more closely with GPs. The short starter course "Prescribing support in primary care" is suitable for hospital and community pharmacists who wish to work with GPs and PCGs. A part-time masters programme is available for hospital and community pharmacists. The first two years are identical to the diploma programmes. In the third year, students undertake a research project following tuition on research methods. Pharmacists already holding an equivalent diploma may be eligible for direct entry to the appropriate masters course. Assessment is by submission of a thesis and viva voce. The diploma in advanced therapeutics by distance learning is suitable for pharmacists who are already working in GP practices and provides the opportunity for joint learning and interprofessional development with GPs.
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KEELE Department of Medicines Management, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG