OPPORTUNITY: Free NHS funded community pharmacists minor ailments training course

The Minor Ailments Course is coming to the Wessex region, being hosted at one location in Dorset and also in Bath and London as alternative venues (if more convenient for those of you nearer them).

Venues and dates for face to face workshop:

Start date for the on-line course:

Aims of course:

To support community pharmacists in providing advice to patients attending for minor ailments, including referrals from general practice and NHS111.

The course is completed on-line over 9 weeks with one additional mandatory face to face workshop.

If you are eligible for the funding, this will support your GP and community pharmacy roles. As a reminder, this is funded for pharmacists working at least 15 hours per week in community pharmacy and who are not currently part of any NHS England schemes.

If you know someone who might be interested please forward this communication to them to apply before 14th January 2019.

Further details are shown in the graphic below and on the following Bath University web page:

https://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/funded-community-pharmacy-minor-ailments-course/

If you have any further queries not answered after reading through the Bath University website page, please contact:

Kerry Street
Primary Care Learning Environment Lead - Pharmacy
Dorset Patch
Health Education England
kerry.street@nhs.net or kerry.street@hee.nhs.uk
mobile: 07586 998763