The Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) has launched a digital healthcare learning gateway designed to equip pharmacy professionals with the skills needed to navigate the move away from analogue systems.
The gateway was created in collaboration with NHS England's pharmacy digital workforce task and finish group.
Related Article: Payment percentage for statutory branded medicines scheme drops to 16.5%
CPPE said the content aims to embed digital best practice, noting that pharmacy professionals are increasingly expected to adopt digital solutions, including electronic prescribing tools.
The learning programme covers clinical informatics, health data, electronic patient records, cyber security and digital decision-support tools.
The CPPE said the content aligns with NHS England's Health and Care Digital Capabilities Framework, adding that 'learning can be completed at your own pace, allowing you to apply insights directly into practice'.
Related Article: Research review: a look at the latest clinical papers
Rahul Singal, chief pharmacy and medicines information officer for NHS England, said: 'As the use of technology in healthcare continues to grow rapidly, it is essential that the pharmacy workforce is equipped with the digital skills and capabilities needed to effectively use these technologies in practice.
'To support this transformation, the national NHS England pharmacy digital workforce task and finish group is pleased to have collaborated with CPPE to create the online digital learning gateway.
Related Article: MenB vaccination programme to be rolled out in pharmacies
'We strongly encourage all pharmacy professionals to explore and engage with the gateway as a valuable resource to support their development of essential digital competencies.'
CPPE emphasised that the gateway is aimed at all pharmacy professionals, from those starting their digital journey to those developing advanced expertise.
Have your say
Please add your comment in the box below. You can include links, but HTML is not permitted. Please note that comments are not moderated before publication and the views expressed are those of the user and do not reflect the views of The Pharmacist. Remember that submission of comments is governed by our Terms and Conditions. You can also read our full guidelines on article comments here – but please be aware that you are legally liable for any libellous or offensive comments that you make. If you have a complaint about a comment or are concerned that a comment breaches our terms and conditions, please use the ‘Report this comment’ function to alert our web team.