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PWDS Programme Launch: Outsourced Items Final Accuracy Checking (OIFAC) Programme

PWDS Programme Launch: Outsourced Items Final Accuracy Checking (OIFAC) Programme

Pharmacy Workforce Development South (PWDS) is pleased to announce the launch of the Outsourced Items Final Accuracy Checking (OIFAC) Training Program…
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Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting milestone has been reached today as University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust and North Bristol NHS Trust officially co…
PWDS Homecare Training Programme – New Format Programme Now Available!

PWDS Homecare Training Programme – New Format Programme Now Available!

Homecare Training Programme Relaunch Delivers Greater Flexibility for Learners The Homecare Prescription Verification and Clinical Validation Progr…
CDAO Mastery – Beyond Basics in Controlled Drugs Accountability – new dates added

CDAO Mastery – Beyond Basics in Controlled Drugs Accountability – new dates added

⭐ Online training day Controlled Drugs Accountable Officers and others who would need to fulfil this role ⭐ We have the following course available:…
PWDS Newsletter – Spring 2026 is now live

PWDS Newsletter – Spring 2026 is now live

The official Spring PWDS Newsletter is now live. Your go-to source for the latest updates, insights, and stories from PWDS and across the South West. …
Supporting Professional Practice for Pharmacy Technicians at Yeovil Hospital: Four Pillars Resource Now on Display

Supporting Professional Practice for Pharmacy Technicians at Yeovil Hospital: Four Pillars Resource Now on Display

Pharmacy Technician colleagues at Yeovil Hospital are being encouraged to explore the valuable resource designed by PWDS and CPPE to support professio…
CDAO Mastery – Beyond Basics in Controlled Drugs Accountability

CDAO Mastery – Beyond Basics in Controlled Drugs Accountability

Online training day Controlled Drugs Accountable Officers and others who would need to fulfil this role We have the following course available:Full…
Join Our Upcoming Webinar: Medicines Information and Advice Training Programme

Join Our Upcoming Webinar: Medicines Information and Advice Training Programme

Are you interested in how specialised training can advance pharmacy technician practice? We are delighted to invite you to our upcoming overview and Q…
📢 2026 Induction Events for PWDS Homecare Services Prescription Verification and Clinical Validation Training Programme – BOOK NOW!

📢 2026 Induction Events for PWDS Homecare Services Prescription Verification and Clinical Validation Training Programme – BOOK NOW!

💡PWDS are excited to deliver a comprehensive training programme designed to support pharmacy technicians in developing the knowledge and skills needed…
PWDS Autumn/Winter Newsletter Now Live!

PWDS Autumn/Winter Newsletter Now Live!

The official Autumn/Winter PWDS Newsletter is now live. Your go-to source for the latest updates, insights, and stories from PWDS and across the South…
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HEE/RPS Trainee Pharmacist Foundation Year e-portfolio webinar recordings

04/11/21
HEE & RPS e-portfolio webinar recordings: Webinars were held in October to help support trainee pharmacists and designated supervisors with the new e-portfolio and to provide updates on some of…
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Trainee Pharmacist Programme E-Portfolio Orientation Workshops

22/10/21
FAO: Educational Training Programme Directors / Educational Leads, Trainee Pharmacists and Designated Supervisors Following feedback from stakeholders, HEE Pharmacy Team members will be hosting E-P…
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HEE Share Information About The Newly Qualified Pharmacist Pathway

22/10/21
The HEE Newly Qualified Pharmacist pathway 2021/22 aims to link the initial education and training reforms to a continuum of development into post-reg…
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Reflections on Multi-Sector Trainee Pharmacist Placements at Clinical Pharmacy Congress

21/10/21
Trainee Pharmacist foundation training directors at PWDS, Dr Helen Ireland and Caroline Murphy recently attended the Clinical Pharmacy Congress in London to present their findings on placement design …
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Helpful tips for employers advertising for PTPT apprenticeships

05/10/21
HEE (Health Education England) and PWDS (Pharmacy Workforce Development South) have been actively reviewing the promotion of pharmacy careers and the current uptake of students studying pharmacy at bo…
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Welcome to our new website!

09/09/21
Over the last 6 months we have been working hard to redesign and update the new PWDS website. A lot has changed at PWDS in the last couple of years. We’ve rebranded, adapted to remote working and r…
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National Competency Framework for Primary Care Pharmacy Technicians

11/08/21
Pharmacy Workforce Development South (PWDS) are pleased to have provided an organisational response to the public consultation for the APTUK/PCPA National Competency Framework (NCF) for Primary Care P…
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Trainee pharmacist training programme directors submit work to the LLLP conference 2021

07/07/21
Helen Ireland and Caroline Murphy, the PWDS training programme directors for trainee pharmacists in the South West, submitted an abstract on running online OSCEs to the Life Long Learning in Pharmacy …
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