Do you need to do some CPD to upskill yourself in a particular area or keep up to date with current issues? If yes, then PrescQIPP can help!

 

Who we are

PrescQIPP is a Community Interest Company funded by the NHS for the NHS. We produce evidence based resources and implementation tools for medicines related interventions, with a “do once and share” ethos to reduce duplication and variation in the NHS.

 

Can I access PrescQIPP resources?

We have a UK wide subscriber base that includes all the English Integrated Care Boards (ICBs); Health boards (HBs) in Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and Jersey. We also have some Scottish HBs as subscribers. The PrescQIPP membership benefits are available to ICBs/HBs medicines optimisation and finance teams, and healthcare professionals in GP practices, PCN/clusters, secondary care, community trusts and mental health trusts. They are also available to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in care homes and community pharmacies.

 

What we do

PrescQIPP provide a host of resources to help you optimise medicines, improve medicines safety and patient outcomes.

In addition, PrescQIPP create and deliver sessions to help upskill healthcare professionals to tackle medicines optimisation issues more confidently. Visit our learning page to find out more. We highlight here some of our most popular, freely available professional development opportunities.

 

Prescribing mastery webinars

• Are you making every contact count as a pharmacist prescriber in general practice, from truly patient centred outcomes to optimising practice income?
• Are you adding value and integrating yourself into the practice team through your prescribing opportunities?
• Are you confident and competent to know how (and when) to use guidelines (or not) for the patient you have in front of you?

 

The prescribing mastery webinars are ideal for any healthcare professionals involved in prescribing and medication management – pharmacists, GPs and nurse practitioners. They are led by a very experienced pharmacist, Zoe Girdis, who has held over 40,000 patient centred, shared decision making consultations.

 

Zoe has previously covered topics including pain, insomnia, menopause, asthma, hypertension, cholesterol management, severe mental illness, and structured medication reviews. These sessions can all be viewed on the PrescQIPP website

 

Parkinson’s disease webinar series

In collaboration with PrescQIPP, the Parkinson's Disease Specialist Pharmacy Network (PDSPN) are presenting four webinars dedicated to improving the care and management of people living with Parkinson’s disease.

The webinars are open to any healthcare professional involved in patient care.

• Diagnosis and early management - Thursday 9th October 1-2pm Register
• Treatment options - Thursday 20th November 7.30-8.30pm Register
• Side effects of treatment and non-motor symptoms - January 2026 (date TBC)
• New developments in the management of Parkinson's and signposting - February 2026 (date TBC)

 

Attendees who complete all four webinars (whether participating in the live events or having watched the recordings), can apply for a certificate of participation.

 

Talking Meds podcast

The fortnightly PrescQIPP podcast, Talking Meds, was launched in September 2024. It has already gathered a loyal following of listeners who enjoy the informal chat and discussion about current medical issues and clinical dilemmas. At around 20-30 minutes long, its ideal for the commute to work or daily walk with the dog!

 

Podcast host, Jonathan Underhill, worked for many years as a clinical pharmacist at NICE and the National Prescribing Centre (NPC) developing innovative ways of teaching therapeutics and decision making, and encouraging implementation of NICE guidance. Jonathan is now working on a variety of projects, including as Medicines Clinical Adviser for PrescQIPP. Talking Meds provides the ideal forum for informal and engaging conversations about medicines related dilemmas with some of the best clinical leaders around!

 

Information about the individual episodes is available on the PrescQIPP website, as well as links to podcast libraries where these are available. Topics covered so far include –

• Safely stopping antidepressants with Dr Mark Horowitz, co-author of the Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines;
• The Repeat Prescribing Toolkit from the RPS/RCGP with lead author Clare Howard,
• A series of conversations with Dr Lucy Pollock, Consultant Geriatrician, about sensible prescribing in older people.
• A series on medicines optimisation in care homes with Sundus Jawad, ICS Lead Medicines Optimisation Care Homes Pharmacist, NHS Frimley

 

Future topics will include an update on insomnia and desensitising penicillin allergy.

 

Find out more 

If you’re new to PrescQIPP, use our virtual induction webpage for information, tips and advice to get the most out of the PrescQIPP website and our community.

 

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