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.
Details of upcoming training events organised by CPWY will be announced here.
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.
Skin Rashes in Children (Module 1) – e-Learning
This course will help you understand the symptoms of Chickenpox and Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD), the practical advice you and your team can give for both conditions, any complications that these viral infections may have and how to reduce the transmission of these viral infections. More information can be found in the flyer below or on the VirtualOutcomes website here.
Skin Rashes in Children (Module 1) – e-Learning Flyer
Original Pack Dispensing – e-Learning
This course will help you understand which prescriptions/products you can apply OPD rules on, how you calculate OPD quantities, how your pharmacy will be reimbursed if you choose to apply OPD rules and how OPD affects Broken Bulk (BB) and Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs). More information can be found in the flyer below or on the VirtualOutcomes website here.
Original Pack Dispensing – e-Learning Flyer
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
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 online workshops are now live for booking. See the documents below for further details on workshops and resources.
CPPE Workshops – March to July 2025
CPPE Resources – March to May 2025
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: 18th March 2025
