The Independent Prescribing unit takes place over six months and includes a series of compulsory workshops which will enhance your learning (provisional workshop dates for each cohort are given below).
You can read this detailed description of the unit to understand more about the time commitment, workshops and assessments.
Upcoming intakes for the 2022/23 academic year (pending General Pharmaceutical Council approval) are as follows:
- March 2023 - due to the unprecedented number of applications received for the February cohort we have closed the March application link.
Most cohorts will be delivered using blended learning including some face-to-face workshops on the Bath campus, however the February 2023 intake and the March 2023 intake (subject to GPhC approval) will be delivered online.
Your university registration will commence a few days before the first workshops, to allow you to orientate yourself to our online resources.
Course features
Blended delivery: you will attend workshops with your fellow learners as well as having your learning in practice supported by our multi-professional team and the resources available via our online learning environment.
Excellent academic and pastoral support from our dedicated teaching team.
General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) accredited: successful completion will allow you to apply for annotation as Independent Prescriber on the General Pharmaceutical Council register.
Award of 30 academic credits (CATS credits), which can be used to contribute to a range of academic awards with us including Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and MSc.
Nominate your own clinical area of focus for the unit (you should have some existing expertise relevant to your selected topic).
After completing the prescribing unit you can further develop your skills by taking our follow-on Advanced Clinical Assessment unit.
Workshop dates: February 2023 start (fully remote)
The workshop dates for the February 2023 running are planned as below, but in exceptional circumstances may need to change. We would always aim to give you as much notice as possible for any changes.
- Workshop days 1 & 2 (Induction): 22 & 23 February 2023 (Remote)
- Workshop day 3: 16 March 2023 (Remote)
- Workshop day 4: 23 March 2023 (Remote)
- Workshop day 5: 27 April 2023 (Remote)
- Workshop day 6: 25 May 2023 (Remote)
- Workshop day 7: 15 June 2023 (Remote)
- Workshop day 8 (Assessment): 5 July 2023 (Remote)
Workshop dates: March 2023 start (fully remote subject to GPhC approval)
The workshop dates for the March 2023 running are planned as below, but in exceptional circumstances may need to change. We would always aim to give you as much notice as possible for any changes.
- Workshop days 1 & 2 (Induction): 19 & 20 April 2023 (Remote)
- Workshop day 3: 17 May 2023 (Remote)
- Workshop day 4: 7 June 2023 (Remote)
- Workshop day 5: 22 June 2023 (Remote)
- Workshop day 6: 20 July 2023 (Remote)
- Workshop day 7: 10 August 2023 (Remote)
- Workshop day 8 (Assessment): 13 September 2023 (Remote)