If you would like to re-take one of our courses, please select the course below, then go to the 'Re-enrol on the course' section in the sidebar.
NOTE: Re-enrolling will erase all your course progress, allowing you to start over and earn a new certificate upon completion. Please note that this action is permanent and cannot be undone.
You will automatically be re-enrolled on the course, so you do not need another licence code.If you're wishing to enrol on our e-learning courses, you will need to use a licence code. Please contact your local Integrated Care System/ Health Board medicines optimisation team to obtain a code if they have purchased access for your area.
Alternatively, you can purchase individual licences directly in our e-learning store.
This course is designed for medicines management teams, GPs, practice nurses, practice pharmacists, PCN pharmacists, care home pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and non-medical prescribers.
It covers: Side effects of anticholinergic drugs and the evidence base for cognitive impairment and anticholinergic risk scales, and includes three case studies of medication reviews for people with a high burden.
Approx time to complete: 1.5 hours over several sittings
Certificate requirements: Pass all module quizzes, complete case studies and 70% in final assessment.
This course
is aimed at GPs, nurse prescribers, PCN and practice pharmacists and pharmacy
technicians, medicines optimisation teams and community pharmacists.
It covers; NICE guideline 196; assessing stroke and bleeding risk, Anticoagulant treatment options, Choice of anticoagulant, Safe prescribing of DOACs in people with renal impairment, Co-prescribing of anticoagulants and antiplatelets and Patient information for people taking anticoagulants.
Three case studies which consider the choice and dose of anticoagulant in different patient scenarios support the learning.
Approx time to complete: 1.5 hours over several sittings
Certificate requirements: Pass all module quizzes, complete case studies and 70% in final assessment.
PLEASE NOTE: Our Asthma e-learning course is currently unavailable to enrol on as we are updating it in line with the new NICE guideline, published on 27th November 2024.
This course is designed for medicines management teams, GPs, practice nurses, practice pharmacists and non-medical prescribers.
This course is based on NICE guideline 106 and covers the diagnosis and pharmacological management of chronic heart failure. It also covers lifestyle factors, although management of acute heart failure, interventional procedures and palliative care are beyond the scope of the course.
Approx time to complete: 2.5 hours over several sittings
Certificate requirements: Pass all module quizzes and 70% in final assessment.
This course is designed for medicines management teams, GPs, practice nurses, practice pharmacists and non-medical prescribers.
It covers: The statistics around the use of dependence forming medications, including modules on opioids, benzodiazepines & z-drugs and gabapentin & pregabalin. It offers practical advice regarding the initiation of these medicines and how long-term use can be reviewed and managed.
Approx time to complete: 2.5 hours over several sittings
Certificate requirements: Pass all module quizzes, complete case studies and 70% in final assessment.
If your organisation is a PrescQIPP subscriber you can access the webinars for free on our main website (www.prescqipp.info).
This training is designed for GP practice staff, practice pharmacists, technicians and other healthcare professionals that may need to utilise the GP practice systems.
It covers: training on GP clinical systems including EMIS, TPP SystmOne and Vision.
Approx time to complete: Each webinar lasts between 45 minutes to one hour.
Certificate requirements: Watch each webinar for the relevant GP clinical system you use.
The Leadership at lunch series aims to provide bite sized introductions to the fundamentals of leadership over 12 sessions:
Recordings of the sessions from the previous 12 months are available on the PrescQIPP website.
We are also rerunning the same Leadership at lunch series (with one live session per month) from May 2022 – April 2023 so please do share with colleagues who may be interested. View the dates and sign up here.
This course is designed for medicines optimisation teams,
GPs, practice nurses, practice pharmacists, PCN pharmacists, care home
pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
The course covers cardiovascular statistics and risk factors, the recommendations in NICE Guideline 238, the drugs used to treat hypercholesterolaemia; statins, ezetimibe, PCSK9 inhibitors, bempedoic acid, inclisiran and icosapent ethyl. It considers the national lipid management pathway and how the drugs fit into the treatment pathway.
Three case studies consider statins for primary prevention, secondary prevention and statin intolerance.
Approx time to complete: 3 hours over several sittings
Certificate requirements: Pass all module quizzes, complete case studies and 70% in final assessment.
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This course provides healthcare professionals with the knowledge and tools needed to identify, prevent, and manage Look-Alike, Sound-Alike (LASA) medication errors during the prescribing process. LASA errors are a significant cause of medication-related harm and can occur when drugs with similar looking or sounding names are confused, potentially resulting in serious patient safety incidents.
Through interactive modules, real-world examples and a case study, this course explores the root causes of LASA errors, the high-risk medications most commonly involved, and the system-level strategies that can reduce their occurrence. Learners will gain insights into human factors and best practices for safe prescribing, including promoting a culture of safety through reporting and learning from errors.Approx time to complete: 2–3 hours, including self-directed learning from recommended references.
Certificate requirements: Pass all module quizzes and 70% in final assessment.
This course is designed for GPs, nurse prescribers, PCN and practice
pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, medicines optimisation teams and
community pharmacists.
It
covers: The burden of type 2 diabetes, Education, lifestyle and individualised care, Management of hypertension, Lipid modification and antiplatelets, Blood glucose targets, Types of hypoglycaemic drugs, Guidelines on the management of blood glucose, Cardiovascular Outcome Trials (CVOTs) and Managing complications of type 2 diabetes.
There are also three practical case studies, which consider the management of type 2 diabetes in different patient scenarios.
Approx time to complete: 4 hours over several sittings.
Certificate requirements: Pass all module quizzes, complete case studies and 70% in final assessment.
This is the first of two e-learning courses on ‘Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community’ and is based on guideline 67 from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). This update replaces the 2018 version of the course.
Care staff who are required to administer medication to adults receiving social care in the community must have completed and satisfactorily passed the appropriate training, such as that provided by these e-learning courses.
It covers: NICE Guideline 67, Person centred medicines assessment, Record keeping and sharing information, Managing concerns about medicines, Ordering and supplying medicines, Transporting, storing and disposing of medicines and Covert administration.
Approx time to complete: 2.5 hours over several sittings.
Certificate requirements: Pass all module quizzes and 70% in final assessment.
This is the second of two e-learning courses on ‘Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community’ and is based on guideline 67 from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). This update replaces the 2018 version of the course.
Care staff who are required to administer medication to adults receiving social care in the community must have completed and satisfactorily passed the appropriate training, such as that provided by these e-learning courses.
It covers: medicines basics, the general principles of medicines administration, 'when required' and 'time sensitive' medicines, the administration of; solid doses, liquids, inhalers, transdermal patches, eye drops and the application of topical products.
Approx time to complete: 3 hours over several sittings.
Certificate requirements: Pass all module quizzes and 70% in final assessment.
This is the PrescQIPP annual update to the 'Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community' courses 1 and 2, for staff who are required to administer medication.
You should have completed the full PrescQIPP courses 1 and 2 before taking the annual update.
Approx time to complete: 3 hours over several sittings
Certificate requirements: Pass all module quizzes and 70% in final assessment.
This is the first of several bespoke e-learning courses to support care home staff involved in any aspect of medicines use. It replaces the 2017 version of the course.
Care home staff who are required to administer medication must have completed and satisfactorily passed the appropriate training, such as that provided by this e-learning course.
It covers: safe use of medicines, medicines basics, the Medicines Administration Record, general principles of medicines administration, the monthly medicines cycle and Self administration, as well as administration of PRN medicines, solid doses, liquids, inhalers, topical products, transdermal patches and eye drops.
Approx time to complete: 5 hours over several sittings
Certificate requirements: Pass all module quizzes, complete case studies and 70% in final assessment.
This is the second of our courses designed for care home staff involved in any aspect of medicines use.
It covers: missed and delayed doses, covert administration, the management of controlled drugs in care homes, homely remedies and self-care, medicines reconciliation and effective management of medicine supplies in care homes.
Approx time to complete: 3 hours 30 minutes over several sittings.
Certificate requirements: Pass all module quizzes, complete case studies and 70% in final assessment.
This is the third of our courses designed for care home staff involved in any aspect of medicines use.
It covers: medicines and falls risk, antipsychotic medicines in dementia, administration of oral anticoagulants, administration of methotrexate and other cytotoxic medicines, administration of bisphosphonates and the administration of medicines used in Parkinson’s disease.
Approx time to complete: 3 hours over several sittings.
Certificate requirements: Pass all module quizzes, complete case studies and 70% in final assessment.
This is the PrescQIPP annual update to the Managing medicines in care homes course for staff who are required to administer medication.
You should have completed the full PrescQIPP course before taking the annual update.
Approx time to complete: 3 hours over several sittings
Certificate requirements: Pass all module quizzes, complete case studies and 70% in final assessment.
This course is aimed at care staff and nursing staff working in a care home setting. It may also be useful for other healthcare professionals who have involvement with care homes such as medicines optimisation teams, care home pharmacists and technicians, PCN and practice pharmacists, nurse prescribers and GPs.
It covers: Identification of malnutrition, Management of malnutrition, Dementia, Nutrition in end-of-life care and Hydration.
There are also two case studies to help demonstrate how the above information and strategies can be implemented in practice in care homes.
Approx time to complete: 2 hours and 30 minutes hours over several sittings.
Certificate requirements: Pass all module quizzes, complete case studies and 70% in final assessment.
This course is aimed at GPs, nurse prescribers, PCN and practice pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, medicines optimisation teams and community pharmacists. It is an update to the original 2017 courses (long and concise) and reflects the increased knowledge and evidence in this area.
It covers: Introduction to polypharmacy and deprescribing, National and international resources, Evidence base for deprescribing, Frailty and multimorbidity, Agreeing treatment goals, Medication review, Tools to help with medication review and How to
deprescribe.
There are also four practical case studies, covering: Prescribing cascades, Shared decision making, Medication review and Multimorbidity.
Approx time to complete: 3 hours and 15 minutes over several sittings.
Certificate requirements: Pass all module quizzes, complete case studies and 70% in final assessment.
This course is aimed at non-clinical staff in GP practices that manage the repeat prescribing process.
It covers: Introduction and medication basics; Information sources and prescription requirements; Electronic Prescription Service; Repeat prescribing; Medicines in care homes; Dispensing Appliance Contractors; Hospital discharge information; Formularies, traffic lights, “specials” and prescribing incentive schemes; Self-care and Community pharmacy; Diabetes, asthma and COPD.
Approx time to complete: 4 hours 50 minutes over several sittings
Certificate requirements: Pass all module quizzes, complete case studies and 70% in final assessment.
This course is designed for medicines optimisation teams,
GPs, practice nurses, practice pharmacists, PCN pharmacists, care home
pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
The course is an update on our previous 2018 course on this topic, reflecting the latest evidence and guidelines.
It covers: Management of chronic pain, Opioid efficacy in chronic pain and trial of treatment, Adverse effects of opioids, Review and withdrawal of opioids and Helping it happen. There are also two practical case studies to support the learning.
Approx time to complete: 2.5 hours over several sittings.
Certificate requirements: Pass all module quizzes, complete case studies and 70% in final assessment.
THIS COURSE HAS BEEN UPDATED. PLEASE ENROL ON OUR NEW VERSION:
Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community: course 1
THIS COURSE HAS BEEN UPDATED. PLEASE ENROL ON OUR NEW VERSION:
Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community: course 2