Table 1 Pre-registration Pharmacists in General Practice Project compared to South East London Foundation Pharmacist Vocational Training Scheme
Evaluation 1. Pre-registration Pharmacists in General Practice Project (2019) [22] | Evaluation 2. South East London Foundation Pharmacist Vocational Training Scheme (SEL FP VTS) [23] |
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• Around 100 pre-registration trainees were employed in a pharmacy base (community or hospital) and spent between 13 and 26 weeks of their pre-registration training year in general practice. | • Three-year multi-sector programme which involved 8 SEL FP VTS novice pharmacists who spent 6 months in general practice. (Additional file 1) |
• Trainees had a GP based pharmacist supervisor as well as their base pharmacist tutor. | • SEL FP VTS pharmacists supported by a general practice based pharmacist supervisor, a general practitioner supervisor and a SEL FP VTS peripatetic education supervisor. |
• Pre-registration trainees are not registered healthcare professionals, who even under supervision cannot undertake all pharmacist activities, such as vaccinations | • Novice pharmacists on the other hand are registered healthcare professionals able to practise autonomously, yet still have possible support and learning needs post-registration. |
• Expectations of tasks and scope of practice are higher of novice pharmacists compared to pre-registration trainees. | |
• Pre-registration trainees and novice pharmacists were funded as supernumerary and enabled to undertake activities that supported them to develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours required of an autonomous general practice based pharmacist. | |