Postgraduate Credit Practice Certificate in Independent Prescribing

Independent Prescribing is a GPhC requirement wherever you train — the standard of teaching, support and campus experience is what actually separates one provider from another.

• Specialist pharmacy expertise: Taught within an established School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, with tutors who are practising Pharmacist Independent Prescribers and close links to NHS partners across the West Midlands.
• One dedicated campus: All face-to-face teaching takes place at our City Campus, giving you dedicated clinical teaching space and easy access to wider student support services.
• A growing reputation for student experience: A university with a strong recent track record on student satisfaction, reflected in continued rises in the National Student Survey.
• Loyalty discount for WLV graduates: University of Wolverhampton graduates progressing to this course can claim a 20% discount on their first year of postgraduate study.
• Straightforward funding routes: Pay by instalment, through employer sponsorship, or explore hardship funds — flexible options designed around working professionals.

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

• Prescribe safely, appropriately and cost-effectively, working within the legal, ethical and professional framework for accountability — including as part of a prescribing partnership where appropriate.
• Communicate clearly with patients, carers and other healthcare professionals, and make shared treatment decisions with these groups.
• Apply clinical assessment skills to take patient histories, form a diagnosis, and build, adjust and review treatment plans as needed.
• Select and use the right diagnostic aids to prescribe and monitor treatment accurately.
• Evaluate and apply evidence-based information, national and local guidelines, and individual patient needs to your prescribing decisions.
• Work confidently within every aspect of current clinical governance frameworks.

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.

Those applying from outside the UK/EU must provide written evidence of a good standard of written and spoken English (IELTS 7.0 or equivalent), and must be employed in an appropriate role within the UK to be able to meet the GPhC requirements for the learning in practice elements of the course.   At the discretion of the course leader, all potential students may be required to participate in a telephone interview with the course leader or deputy leader to confirm their eligibility for the course.

Also as part of this course you will be required to attend all 6 of the face to face study days. Each study day contains a number of developmental activities which form a compulsory part of your reflective portfolio and are essential to achieving a pass.

General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) in order to progress to foundation pharmacist training and then to register as a pharmacist.

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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