Integrating prescribing training into the pharmacist foundation training year across South East London integrated care system

NHS England Workforce, Training & Education Directorate (formerly HEE) will have responsibility for oversight and quality of foundation year training and assessment for all trainee pharmacists in England. This will include independent prescribing at the point of registration in 2026. Therefore, training sites in the NHS managed sector, primary care and community pharmacy must develop and action strategies that integrate prescribing training into the foundation year.

We aim to co-design and evaluate sustainable and scalable models of prescribing training and prescribing supervision across the sectors of practice. This will include developing ‘trained and ready’ designated prescribing practitioners (DPPs) across the integrated care system (ICS), ahead of the 2025/26 foundation year cohort.

Training plans guidance: Guidance to support the development of prescribing training plans for foundation pharmacist training programmes have been created by the SEL project team based on experience from the pilot. See the IETP – Reforms programme page for further information and access to the guidance.