NHS Online Course | Independent Prescribing

Prescribing

Tue 4 Nov 2025 09:00-15:50

Online Course, 5 CPD Hours

Training designed to strengthen confidence, safeguard patients and elevate your role as a prescriber

With rising pressure and growing expectations, the role of the independent prescriber has never been more vital. This one-day course is tailored for prescribers seeking to enhance safe, evidence-based practice, stay aligned with national guidance and explore the evolving impact of tools like AI and digital prescribing frameworks.

Grounded in real-world scenarios, this dedicated training offers a valuable opportunity for peer review, practical insights and professional reassurance

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Independent Prescribing: Innovations and Best Practice

Online 5 CPD hours £299+VAT

5 hours Continuing Professional Development to enhance prescribing practice

Whether you are expanding your prescribing responsibilities or reaffirming your clinical decision-making, this programme is designed to keep your knowledge sharp and your confidence high. Book your place and come away equipped with confidence. In just one day you will:

Update your knowledge of evidence-based practice and national guidelines
Understand how to enhance clinical governance and accountability in your service
Accurately apply the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Competency Framework to improve safety and quality
Identify how to integrate AI and digital tools into safe prescribing workflows
Take the time to reflect on your learning and build a personalised action plan for growth
Network and share real-world experiences with peers, learning together from expert-led discussions

Developed with convenience in mind: join this NHS online workshop remotely

Take away useful techniques and new skills to use in your day-to-day work routine:

Gain practical insights from clinical leader Jane Portlock with examples directly relevant to independent prescribing and evolving scopes of practice
Join interactive discussions where you can compare approaches, share experiences and benchmark your practice with other independent prescribers
Walk away with a personalised, actionable strategy to expand your prescribing role - backed by the latest thinking and practical tools to enhance patient care

This course is available for in-house training

9:00	Registration, technical support and networking opportunity
9:30	Introduction, instructions and course leader’s opening remarks Jane Portlock, Professor of Pharmacy Postgraduate Education, University of Reading
Staying current: evidence-based practice
9:40	How to stay up-to-date in clinical practice Strategies for staying ahead in a changing healthcare environment The importance of evidence-based decision-making Trusted resources and how to critically appraise new information
10:20	Questions and answers with Jane Portlock
10:30	Interactive discussion: Prescribing safely What key features do you always consider when providing a prescription? Is there a time when a prescribing decision didn’t go as planned? What did you learn from it?
11:00	Screen break
Guidelines, governance and workplace improvements
11:10	Using the Royal Pharmaceutical Society competency framework to reflect and improve your practice How to use framework to audit and benchmark your practice Identifying learning gaps and development opportunities Practical guidance: what to take away and reflect on
11:50	Questions and answers with Jane Portlock
12:00	Interactive discussion: Clinical governance and accountability What local or national guidelines do you find most helpful when prescribing? How do you keep up to date with safety alerts, MHRA guidance and changes in prescribing best practice? How would you improve the safety of prescribing in your workplace - more time, better systems, clearer protocols?
12:30	Networking lunch
Integrating AI into prescribing
1:00	The role of AI in prescribing: practical tools for safer decisions How AI can support prescribing decisions safely and effectively Real-world examples, practical hints and tips Navigating ethical, legal and safety considerations in AI use
1:40	Questions and answers with Jane Portlock
1:50	Interactive discussion: The future of AI in prescribing What practical tips would you share with colleagues to integrate AI safely into their prescribing workflow? What training or support do you think prescribers need to use AI confidently and safely? How can we ensure patient data privacy and security when using AI-driven prescribing systems?
2:20	Screen break
Enhancing your prescribing role
2:30	Growing your prescribing role to enhance your practice Understanding the boundaries and responsibilities in an evolving role Mapping learning needs and identifying competency gaps Demonstrating safe, reflective practice when expanding your scope
3:10	Final questions and answers with Jane Portlock
Reflecting on learning and setting future goals
3:20	Interactive discussion: Reflection and action planning What key insights or strategies from today will you take back to your service? How can you bring this learning into your role as an independent prescriber?
3:50	Close of day

Bringing a wealth of expertise and knowledge

Jane Portlock

Job Title:

Professor of Pharmacy Postgraduate Education

Organisation

University of Reading

Biography

As a pharmacist, postgraduate tutor for pharmacists and an academic, Jane has spent a number of years creating and delivering education, initially at undergraduate and postgraduate level at the University of Portsmouth and then at the University College London School of Pharmacy and the University of Sussex.

These education roles have led to the development of research interests and numerous PhD projects in pharmacy education such development of peer mentors, the role of simulation in undergraduate pharmacy, development of placement education using the “Pharmacy Live” concept of immersive education, the place of professional leadership in undergraduate education, development and evaluation of new roles for pharmacy, development and evaluation of psychological approaches to helping people make healthy choices and the evaluation of the concept of Healthy Living Pharmacy.

Jane is Professor Emerita at the University of Reading, with a continued interest in pharmacist prescribing.

Pricing Structure

£299+VAT - one NHS or Public Sector place
4 for 3! Bring your team and get 4 places for the price of 3

You or a colleague can claim the group NHS discount across this and any other subsequent event, providing the same pricing structure applies. Click here to view the full list of up coming events.

For group bookings of five or more people, please email our delegate support team or call 01732 897788 for further details

This course is available for in-house training

If you have a group of 25 or more members of staff who require this training, then why not commission your own on-site course? Please email Sarah Kemm or call 01732 897788 for further details.

Commercial companies are also invited to sponsor this day. Please email Sarah Kemm for further details.

Reservations

You can reserve a no-obligation place whilst you apply for funding

How this online forum will work

Once you have booked your place, SBK Healthcare will correspond with you using the email address you provided at the time of booking. Within one week of the online training taking place, you will be sent final details of the course including a full agenda, programme timings and your Zoom joining instructions. This email will include a joining link that can be used to access the course.

If you have not received your email two days before your event, do check your junk folder then contact SBK Healthcare on 01732 897788.

Practice sessions are available. If you would like to attend a zoom practice session before the event takes place, please let us know by emailing bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk. You will have the opportunity to meet an SBK Healthcare staff member who will ensure you are able to access zoom, that your camera and microphone work and you are fully set-up for the day. This is optional but if you do wish to attend, please use the same device that you plan to use on the day.

On the day, when registration starts, you will be able to join the course by initially entering a waiting room when there may be a short wait. The forum will include screen breaks, as well as topic themed interactive sessions which will take place in the breakout rooms.

Click here to view the specially created 5-minute video that will walk you through how to get the most out of attending your SBK Healthcare interactive online forum.

Terms and conditions

Certification of attendance

A certificate for Continuing Professional Development will be given to every fully registered participant who completes the course, as a record of your continuing professional training and development.

Registration fees

You will be sent an instant payment option or invoice on registration. Your payment is required in advance. If your fee has not been received prior to the event, and you are not able to provide a PO or proof of payment, you will be asked to make a credit or debit card payment on the day.

Modify registration

To let us know if your details are not correct when you have already registered, please email the bookings team.

Cancellations and substitutions

A full refund of fees will be made only for cancellations received within the first 48 hours of the booking being made. Notice of cancellation must be received in writing by emailing the bookings team at SBK Healthcare. Should you need to cancel your registration after this date, the registration fee remains payable in its entirety although a substitution will be accepted and conference documentation will be provided. Substitution attendees for delegates unable to attend after registering are acceptable at any time.

Event changes

It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the conference organisers to alter the content, speakers or the timing of the programme. We will endeavour to keep you abreast of such changes but any unavoidable change to the format will not constitute a reason to refund the fee. Should the event be postponed, we will endeavour to reschedule the event. If, for reasons beyond the control of the conference organiser, the event is cancelled, a full refund will be made. We do not accept any liability for any incurred costs resulting from a postponement or cancellation.

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Expected attendees

This comprehensive training day is designed to sharpen your clinical knowledge, strengthen your prescribing confidence and help you navigate the increasing expectations of your role. This online meeting is ideal for NHS professionals, including, but not limited to:

Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs)
Nurse Independent Prescribers / Nurse Practitioners
Pharmacist Independent Prescribers
Physiotherapist Prescribers
Paramedic Prescribers
Podiatrist Prescribers
Occupational Therapist Prescribers
Dietitian Prescribers
Community Matrons
Specialist Nurses (e.g. diabetes, respiratory, pain, mental health)
GP Pharmacists / Clinical Pharmacists
Practice Nurses / Primary Care Nurses

If you have a team that is 30 people or more, you can have a bespoke course delivered online to your team alone. Please contact Sarah Kemm or telephone 01732 897788.

Past attendee feedback

“Excellent update on key themes and topical subjects”
Independent Prescribers: Legal Implications and Fitness to Practice, 2024

“Excellent and very informative”
Independent Prescribers: Legal Implications and Fitness to Practice, 2024

“I found the session to be really informative & valuable”
Independent Prescribers: Legal Implications and Fitness to Practice, 2024

“It was great attending, very much informative and thoughtful”
Independent Prescribers: Legal Implications and Fitness to Practice, 2024

“It was very informative”
Independent Prescribers: Legal Implications and Fitness to Practice, 2024

”Very well run, interesting content”
Independent Prescribers: Legal Implications and Fitness to Practice, 2024

”Very well put together”
Driving Forward Independent Prescribing Practices, November 2021

”Timely, informative and useful”
Driving Forward Independent Prescribing Practices, November 2021

”Excellent content and beyond excellent support/communication from SBK”
Driving Forward Independent Prescribing Practices, November 2021

Why sponsor?

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Independent Prescribing: Innovations and Best Practice