The Independent Prescribing unit takes place over six months and includes a series of compulsory workshops, please note that attendance at these workshops is mandatory (GPhC accreditation requirement) and non-attendance/partial attendance will result in failure of the course. Applicants are expected to ensure they are available for all days before submitting their application. 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 2023/24 academic year are as follows:
- March 2024 (Remote delivery)
- March 2024 (Hybrid delivery)
Hybrid cohorts will be delivered using blended learning including some face-to-face workshops on the Bath campus, and the virtual cohorts will be delivered online.
Your university registration will commence prior to 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.
The workshop dates 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 dates: March 2024 start (Remote)
- Workshop days 1 & 2 (Induction): 25 & 26 March 2024 (Remote)
- Workshop day 3: 15 April 2024 (Remote)
- Workshop day 4: 16 May 2024 (Remote)
- Workshop day 5: 3 June 2024 (Remote)
- Workshop day 6: 27 June 2024 (Remote)
- Workshop day 7: 25 July 2024 (Remote)
- Workshop day 8 (Assessment): 12 September 2024 (Remote)
Deadline for applications: 10 November 2023
Workshop dates: March 2024 start (Hybrid)
- Workshop days 1 & 2 (Induction): 27 & 28 March 2024 (Remote)
- Workshop day 3: 18 April 2024 (Remote)
- Workshop day 4: 13 May 2024 (face to face)
- Workshop day 5: 6 June 2024 (Remote)
- Workshop day 6: 24 June 2024 (face to face)
- Workshop day 7: 22 July 2024 (face to face)
- Workshop day 8 (Assessment): 11 September 2024 (face to face)
Deadline for applications: 10 November 2023