PG Cert Prescribing Studies

You'll study with the School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, part of the Faculty of Science & Engineering, at our City Campus in the heart of the West Midlands.

• Taught by practising Independent Prescribers and medical practitioners with real clinical experience, not solely academic staff
• A course structure built around working pharmacists, with study days timed to help you and your employer plan around staffing needs
• A supportive, close-knit teaching model, with a dedicated Course Leader as your main point of contact and a course community you can turn to for peer support
• A 20% Postgraduate Loyalty Discount for University of Wolverhampton graduates progressing to postgraduate study
• Flexible funding options, including self-funding by instalments and employer/organisation sponsorship
• Part of a University that has recently reported a further rise in its National Student Survey results, reflecting a strong overall student experience

Wolverhampton styles itself "The University of Opportunity" — for a course like this, that means removing as many practical barriers as possible between you and GPhC annotation, so the main thing standing between you and independent prescribing is the work you put in.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Prescribe safely, appropriately and cost-effectively, within the legal, ethical and professional framework for accountability, and within a prescribing partnership where appropriate
• Communicate effectively with patients, carers and other healthcare professionals, and make shared treatment decisions with them
• Apply clinical assessment skills to recognise signs and symptoms, take patient histories, form a diagnosis and formulate, modify and review treatment plans
• Accurately choose and use appropriate diagnostic aids for prescribing and monitoring treatment
• Recognise, evaluate and respond to evidence-based information, national and local guidelines, and individual patient needs when prescribing
• Work confidently within all aspects of current clinical governance frameworks

Alongside these clinical competencies, you'll also strengthen transferable skills that matter well beyond prescribing itself: structured reflective practice, critical appraisal of evidence, case-based clinical reasoning, and confident, collaborative communication within multidisciplinary teams.

These fees relate to new entrants only for the academic year indicated for entry onto the course, any subsequent years of study may be subject to an annual increase, usually in line with inflation.

You must be registered as a pharmacist with either the GPhC or the PSNI, and have a minimum of two years’ post-registration experience in a clinical, patient-facing role. We require the written support of your employer (unless self-employed) to undertake this course, and you must have the support and agreement from a suitably experienced medical doctor in your chosen field of clinical practice who is willing and eligible to act as your Designated Medical Practitioner (DMP) for the Practice Certificate in Independent Prescribing.

Postgraduate Loyalty Discount:

You can get 20% discount on a taught postgraduate course if you’re a University of Wolverhampton Graduate.

The University offers a generous 20% Loyalty Discount to students progressing from an undergraduate programme to a taught postgraduate on-site programme, where both courses are University of Wolverhampton Awards.

There is no time limit on how long ago you completed your degree as long as this is your first Masters level qualification.

The discount applies to the first year of enrolment only. Students who receive a loyalty discount are not entitled to any further tuition discount or bursary. For full terms and conditions click here.

Self-funded:

If you are paying for the fees yourself then the fees can be paid in 3 instalments: November, January and April. More information can be found by clicking here.

Sponsored - Your employer, embassy or organisation can pay for your Tuition fees:

Your employer, embassy or organisation agrees to pay all or part of your tuition fees; the University will refer to them as your sponsor and will invoice them for the appropriate amount.

We must receive notification of sponsorship in writing as soon as possible, and before enrolment, confirming that the sponsor will pay your tuition fees.

Financial Hardship:

Students can apply to the Dennis Turner Opportunity Fund for help with course related costs however this cannot be used for fees or to cover general living costs.

Charitable Funding:

You might also want to explore the possibility of funding from charitable trusts. Please contact Association of Charitable Foundations, Directory of Social Change or Family Aid. Most charities and trust funds offer limited bursaries targeted to specific groups of students so you will need to research whether any of them are relevant to your situation.

You can find more information on the University’s Funding, cost, fee and support pages.

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