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Support for delayed GPhC assessment
Feb 19, 2021The UEA programme delivery team continue to support all provisional registrants working in East of England, as they prepare to take their online GPhC assessments on either the 17 or 18 March 2021. Support is provided via online learning materials, revision tools, calculations support and practise assessments.
Online Induction event for 2020/21 trainees
Feb 19, 2021A 2-day induction event was delivered on 10 and 11 August 2020, via online interactive sessions on UEA Blackboard Collaborate. Trainees were allocated to one of 12 groups to facilitate small group activities throughout the training year. The event was well received and paved the way for close communications amongst trainees based at different hospital sites and between individual trainees and the programme delivery team.
GPhC New Standards for Initial Education and Training of Pharmacists
Feb 19, 2021New Standards have been published in January 2021. The standards cover all 5 years of the initial education and training of pharmacists i.e. 4-year MPharm degree followed by a Foundation training year. These standards have been developed to reflect the expanding roles of pharmacists as integral members of multi-professional healthcare teams providing person-centred care and being proficient prescribers at the time of registration. actively prescribing. Click here to access a pdf of the new GPhC Standards.
Transition of East of England Pre-registration training to a Foundation training year
Feb 19, 2021The UEA programme delivery team and stakeholders from academia and different sectors of pharmacy practice, are contributing to the development of a new Foundation training year led by HEE East of England. The expectation is to introduce gradual changes to the foundation training year as well as the MPharm degree that will facilitate implementation of the new GPhC standards for the initial education and training of pharmacists over the next 5 years.
Welcome to the 2020/21 trainees August 2020
Jul 27, 2020
A warm welcome to 81 hospital trainee pharmacists joining our 2020/21 training programme! Due to Covid-19, the training programme will be delivered online View programme outline.
Online Induction event for 2020/21 trainees 10-11 August 2020
Jul 27, 2020
The Induction event for 2020/21 trainees will be delivered on 10-11 August via online interactive sessions on UEA Blackboard Collaborate. Every effort is being made to ensure good interactions between trainees and the UEA programme delivery team, from the start of the training year.
Provisional GPhC registration
Jul 27, 2020
Despite the pandemic, 96% of the 2019/20 trainee cohort, met all the criteria for provisional registration with the GPhC. The majority have secured NHS Band 6 pharmacist posts at their placement hospitals. Congratulations to all and wish them all success in their future Pharmacy careers!
Support for delayed GPhC assessment
Jul 27, 2020
The UEA training programme will continue to support all 2019/20 trainee pharmacists to prepare for the delayed GPhC assessment in late 2020 or early 2021. This will be done via online revision tools and mock assessments.
News - June 2019 GPhC Assessment Results
Jul 30, 2019
Congratulations to the 65 trainees who were successful in the June 2019 GPhC assessment! The pass rate for the East of England training programme was 90% (65/72). This was lower than in previous years but compares very favourably with the national pass rate of 72% (2128/2942).
News - Welcome to the 2019/20 trainees!
Jul 18, 2019
The new trainee cohort will be starting their hospital placements in late July/early August 2019. The trainees will receive a ‘Welcome pack’ with an outline of the 2019/20 UEA training programme and other relevant information. The UEA Training Programme Delivery team look forward to welcoming all new trainees to our Induction event planned for 12-13 August 2019.
