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Our workshops run throughout the year and offer you training on a wide range of subjects that affect your job as a dispenser or a pharmacy technician.

We also provide workshops and courses for primary care professionals to include: doctors, nurses, pharmacists, practice managers, and reception staff.

Our workshops are open to any dispenser or pharmacy technician or healthcare professional. You don’t have to be registered on any of our courses to attend our workshops.

Whether you have only just qualified or even if you have many years of experience, we are confident that you will find attendance at our workshops beneficial and rewarding. We award all attendees at our workshops with professional development certificates
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Workshop details
Listed below are just some of the courses that we provide. For a list of dates and venues of our next workshop please click here to contact us. If you would like us to offer specific training to your organisation please click here to contact us.

Please click on the links for more information:

Security of patient records - What YOU need to know to maintain patient confidentiality

This workshop covers practical aspects of patient confidentiality. It is aimed at anyone who deals with patient records-this includes, GP’s, pharmacists, nurses, dispensers, reception staff-for more information about this workshop or to book your place please click here.

The Dispensing Services Quality Scheme- How to achieve the requirements of the scheme with minimum effort
This workshop is aimed at dispensary and management staff in GP dispensing practices. It goes through all of the requirements of the DSQS and provides practical advice on what practices must do in order to achieve the full practice payment on the DSQS. It is run by Mohammed Ibrahim, who works as an independent consultant to GP dispensing practices and has helped many practices implement the requirements of the DSQS. A full list of SOP’s will also be provided as part of this workshop

DRUM’s, SOP’s, and other DSQS requirements - The easy way to achieve your practice target-what practices must do
This workshop provides a detailed insight in to DRUMS and SOP’s as required by the DSQS. It is aimed at dispensers, GP’s and management staff in GP dispensing practices. It provides practical ways of achieving the targets for DRUM’s and a full set of template SOP’s will also be provided. For more information about this workshop or to book your place please click here.

Dispenser training 1 - A beginners guide
This is a full day workshop aimed at dispensers who are new to the job. It will also serve as a great update for experienced dispensers. It covers the basic aspects of working as a dispenser- from understanding the different legal categories of drugs to processing NHS and private prescriptions. A summary of the law and ethics of dispensing is also covered together with how best to organise your dispensary. An overview of endorsing and managing dispensing errors. For more information about this workshop or to book your place please click here.

Dispenser training 2 - Foundation workshop-tips to help streamline your dispensary and maximise your dispensary profits
This is a full day workshop aimed at dispensers who are new to the job and experienced dispensers. It covers all aspects of running a dispensary from Health and Safety at Work act through to writing of SOP’s. It also covers best use of the BNF and Drug Tariff; and touches on aspects of good dispensary management. For more information about this workshop or to book your place
please click here.

BNF & Drug Tariff - tips to help YOU use these reference sources to enhance your role as a dispenser
This is  an evening workshop and is aimed at dispensers (either dispensing doctor practices or community pharmacies) - it provides a step by step practical guide to the workings of the BNF and the Drug Tariff and how best to use them in the dispensary. This workshop is useful for dispensers new to the job and those who need an update on the BNF and Drug Tariff. For more information about this workshop or to book your place
please click here.

We will soon be providing more specifically designed courses / workshops in the management of the dispensary-this will cover stock ordering procedures and manufacturer discount schemes; VAT issues etc. 

We will also be providing courses / workshops in the clinical medicines management of more chronic diseases for doctors, nurses, and pharmacists.

All of our courses are run by professionals who are experts in each field.

We will soon list all of our available courses and workshop dates on this website.

Please click here to e-mail us your contact details so that we can inform you of our course details as soon as they are available