Events & Training
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Other Providers
School of Medicines Optimisation
CPWY – Events
Community Pharmacy West Yorkshire will be hosting online and face to face meetings for all West Yorkshire community pharmacy contractors and their teams. When hosting online events, we will be using Zoom to provide you with the latest information. Details of how to use Zoom are available here.
Future CPWY events will be posted here once announced.
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West Yorkshire ICB Antibiotic Stewardship Event – Register Now!
This Microsoft Teams online session will equip you and your team to confidently use TARGET Antibiotic Resources in everyday practice, supporting safe, effective antibiotic use and high-quality antimicrobial stewardship in local communities. The session includes real-life scenarios, practical consultation tips, how to use TARGET resources confidently and a live Q&A on practical dilemmas.
Monday 23rd March 2026, 6:45–8pm, Online (Microsoft Teams)
Hosted by the West Yorkshire ICB in collaboration with CPWY!
Please register your interest here. Can’t attend live? This webinar will be recorded so please register via the same link if you’d like access to the recording.
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VirtualOutcomes
CPWY is working with VirtualOutcomes to deliver a series of online training events. The training is free to access and is open to all members of the pharmacy team. An introduction for VirtualOutcomes can be found here. You will be able to access a certificate for each module completed. If you need help logging on to watch the webinar, please see the VirtualOutcomes Login Easy Guide.
The latest modules available can be found below. The whole range of different topics / modules available for you to access can be found on the VirtualOutcomes website here.
Pharmacy Contraception and Oral Emergency Contraception
This new module will help you and your team understand the changes to the NHS Pharmacy Contraceptive Service (PCS), the new national Emergency Contraception Service (EHC), what pharmacy technicians need to do to provide the service and share hints and tips to help pharmacies engage with their GP practices.
More information can be found in the flyer below, or on the VirtualOutcomes website here.
Pharmacy Contraception and Oral Emergency Contraception – e-Learning Flyer
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) – e-Learning
This module will help you and your team understand the importance of patients having an ABPM if they have high clinic BP readings, the key points to share with the patient to increase their understanding of the importance of having an ABPM and how to fit an ABPM.
More information can be found in the flyer below, or on the VirtualOutcomes website here.
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) – e-Learning Flyer
Pharmacy Contract 2025 & 2 Modules for PQS – e-Learning
Pharmacy Contract – This module will share the key funding messages in the new contract, help you understand the new payments and key changes for the Pharmacy First Service, the changes to the New Medicine Service and the regulatory changes that will be implemented after the PLPS regulations have been amended. See the flyer here.
PQS 2025/26 Part 1 & 2 – These modules will help you understand the funding model including the aspiration payment, the training requirements including the validity periods that apply, what teams need to do to meet the gateway and the criteria that make up the 2 domains and how to meet them. See the flyer here.
Skin Rashes in Children – e-Learning
Module 1 – This course focuses on Chickenpox and Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD). See the flyer here.
Module 2 – This course focuses on Hives (urticaria), Keratosis Pilaris and Measles. See the flyer here.
Module 3 – This course focuses on Pityriasis Rosea, Molluscum Contagiosum and Prickly Heat. See the flyer here.
Module 4 – This course focuses on Scabies, Slapped Cheek Syndrome and Scarlett Fever. See the flyer here.
NHS Pharmacy First – e-Learning Modules
Introduction and Service Overview – Click here to access the flyer.
Hints, Tips and Learnings – Click here to access the flyer.
Common Skin Conditions Modules
Module 1 – Acne – Click here to access the flyer.
Module 2 – Fungal Infections – Click here to access the flyer.
Module 3 – Contact Dermatitis – Click here to access the flyer.
Some of the other modules available via Virtual Outcomes can be found in the flyers below:
Acute and Chronic Diarrhoea e-Learning Flyer
Adrenaline Auto-Injectors (AAIs) e-Learning Flyer
Advanced Lateral Flow Device Test Service – e-Learning Flyer
ENT Training – e-Learning Flyer
Equality Act and MCAs Myths and Facts – e-Learning Flyer
Flu Vaccination Service 2023-24 e-Learning Flyer
Flu Vaccination Service 2024 – e-Learning Flyer
Hypertension Case-Finding Service – e-Learning Flyer
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) e-Learning Flyer
NHS Pharmacy Contraception Service – e-Learning Flyer
Original Pack Dispensing – e-Learning Flyer
Prostate Cancer – e-Learning Flyer
Smoking Cessation Service – e-Learning Flyer
Other Providers
Below is other training and events not organised by Community Pharmacy West Yorkshire but may be of interest to pharmacy teams in West Yorkshire.
CPPE
The Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) is funded by Health Education England to provide continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities for all pharmacists and pharmacy technicians providing NHS services in England. https://www.cppe.ac.uk/. All CPPE events are open to pharmacists, pre-reg pharmacists and technicians registered with CPPE.
The next set of face to face and online workshops are now live for booking. See the documents below for further details on workshops and resources.
CPPE Community Pharmacy Update – February 2026
Please contact the CPPE Regional Tutor for Yorkshire & Humber if you have any questions or would like further assistance or information, by emailing Deborah.needham@cppe.ac.uk.
School of Medicines Optimisation
The multi-professional school will work together with stakeholders on medicines education and training with a wide range of staff across all workforce groups in health and social care, to support patients to improve outcomes from medicines use. The website has dedicated pages for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and the non-registered workforce and includes links to training opportunities including Medicines Optimisation Training, Accuracy Checking Medicines and work based learning modules. https://hee.nhs.uk/hee-your-area/yorkshire-humber/education-training/school-medicines-optimisation.
NHS Free Funded Training
NHS England has released details of free NHS funded training available for both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, to help develop your practice and support with providing Pharmacy First. Training is fully funded, flexible, and tailored to existing skills, experience and individual learning requirements. Learn new skills, support peer development and expand your clinical knowledge. To find out more, see here: https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/pharmacy/community-pharmacy-training.
Last Updated: 4th March 2026
