ClearerCare provides earwax removal services and training for pharmacy teams and healthcare professionals across the UK. Their audiologist-led courses combine practical microsuction training with ongoing clinical guidance, helping pharmacies develop their ear care services.
Pharmacy First Essentials with Hands-On Clinical Skills (Manchester)
This meeting has been organised by CliniLink Ltd and is supported by pharmaceutical companies through the purchase of exhibition stand space. The sponsors were not involved in the development of the agenda and have had no influence over the agenda, the speakers or the content of the meeting. Further information about the event and sponsorship can be found below
ClearerCare provides earwax removal services and training for pharmacy teams and healthcare professionals across the UK. Their audiologist-led courses combine practical microsuction training with ongoing clinical guidance, helping pharmacies develop their ear care services.
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Original price was: £250.00.£199.00Current price is: £199.00.
FACE TO FACE EVENT
THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO UK REGISTERED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ONLY
Location: Manchester — Venue to be confirmed
For pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
Pharmacy First Essentials with Hands-On Clinical Skills
Clinical assessment. Practical skills. Confidence across all 7 pathways.
Build confidence across all 7 NHS Pharmacy First clinical pathways. Join us for a full day of clinical teaching, applied cases and an afternoon of hands-on clinical skills, covering assessment, differential diagnosis, treatment decisions and referral.
Your package includes a printed Pharmacy First handbook, the Pharmacy First e-learning course and a CPD certificate, helping you consolidate your learning beyond the day.
Who this course is for
Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who want to strengthen their knowledge of the 7 Pharmacy First pathways and support safe, effective patient care. Teaching is relevant to each professional’s role, with clinical activities applied within their competence and scope of practice.
Why should you attend?
01 / CLINICAL CONFIDENCE
Bring structure to every consultation
Develop a structured approach to history taking, clinical assessment and differential diagnosis through practical cases covering all 7 Pharmacy First conditions.
02 / HANDS-ON SKILLS
Practise core examination techniques
Spend the afternoon practising respiratory assessment, ENT examination, blood pressure measurement, pulse assessment, NEWS2 scoring and consultation skills through clinical cases.
03 / TREATMENT & REFERRAL
Make clearer decisions and recognise risk
Navigate pathway eligibility and treatment decisions, recognise red flags, and practise referral, documentation and clear safety-netting within your professional role.
04 / CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT
Keep building confidence after the event
Revisit your printed handbook and work through the Pharmacy First e-learning course to consolidate clinical reasoning and support your CPD reflection.
Included with your place
More than a day of learning
Practical resources to help you apply the day’s learning and continue developing confidence across all 7 clinical pathways.
Printed Pharmacy First handbook
A printed handbook to keep, revisit the 7 pathways and support assessment, referral and post-course reflection.
Pharmacy First e-learning course
Continue your learning through the Pharmacy First e-learning course, with clinical cases to reinforce assessment, treatment decisions and safety-netting.
CPD certificate
A certificate recording 6 CPD points for the day, supporting reflection on what you will apply in practice.
What will you cover?
ENT pathways
Acute otitis media, sore throat and acute sinusitis: clinical assessment, differential diagnosis, pathway navigation and treatment decisions.
Dermatology & skin infections
Impetigo, infected insect bites and shingles: recognising presentations, considering differentials, assessing severity and identifying red flags for referral.
Uncomplicated UTI
Uncomplicated UTI: focused history taking, pathway eligibility, differential diagnosis, treatment decisions, referral and safety-netting.
Pathway navigation & safe decisions
Across all 7 pathways: clinical reasoning, eligibility checks, treatment options, antimicrobial stewardship, documentation, red flags, referral and safety-netting.
Practical and interactive: cases connect assessment, differential diagnosis and treatment decisions with the situations you encounter in practice.
Event Agenda
An afternoon of practical clinical skills
Clinical skills workshop
Rotate through three practical stations covering respiratory assessment, ENT examination, blood pressure, pulse and NEWS2. Develop consultation skills throughout, with focused history taking, clear communication and safety-netting applied to clinical cases.
Station 1 / ENT examination
Otoscopy, tympanic membrane interpretation, oropharyngeal examination, cervical lymph node palpation and anterior rhinoscopy.
Station 2 / Respiratory assessment & consultation skills
Practise respiratory assessment and examination alongside structured consultation skills: focused history taking, explaining findings, recognising red flags and providing clear safety-netting advice.
Station 3 / Blood pressure, pulse & NEWS2
Build confidence in measuring blood pressure, assessing pulse rate and rhythm, and recording basic clinical observations. Use adult case scenarios to practise calculating NEWS2 from a complete set of observations and recognising when clinical concerns require escalation, alongside clinical judgement.
Also on the day / ClearerCare microsuction showcase
ClearerCare provides earwax removal services and training for pharmacy teams and healthcare professionals across the UK. Their audiologist-led courses combine practical microsuction training with ongoing clinical support to help teams develop ear care services.
Join ClearerCare at Pharmacy First Essentials for a microsuction showcase, with an opportunity to meet the team, explore the equipment and find out more about their training and support.
What you will take away
By the end of the day, you will have developed your ability to:
- Navigate all 7 Pharmacy First pathways, including eligibility, treatment decisions, documentation and safety-netting within your professional role.
- Use structured clinical assessment and differential diagnosis for acute otitis media, sore throat, acute sinusitis, impetigo, infected insect bites, shingles and uncomplicated UTI.
- Apply respiratory and ENT examination skills, including otoscopy and throat examination, and interpret findings in context.
- Measure blood pressure, assess pulse rate and rhythm, and practise calculating NEWS2 from a complete set of adult observations to support assessment and escalation alongside clinical judgement.
- Use structured consultation skills to take a focused history, explain findings, recognise red flags, make referral decisions and provide clear safety-netting and follow-up advice.
- Consolidate your learning with the printed Pharmacy First handbook, Pharmacy First e-learning course and CPD reflection.
Inside our workshops
Practical learning in action
A look back at our previous CliniLink clinical skills workshops.
Learning that builds confidence
Feedback from our previous workshops
Delegates at our earlier clinical skills workshops reported higher confidence after practical teaching. Here is what they told us.
ENT clinical skills confidence
4.94 → 8.11 / 10
Average before → after score
Respiratory clinical skills confidence
4.26 → 7.47 / 10
Average before → after score
Source: CliniLink clinical skills workshop evaluations for Well Pharmacy, August 2026. Self-rated confidence on a 1–10 scale; both before and after ratings were collected in the post-session feedback form. These results relate to previous workshops, rather than this Pharmacy First Essentials event.
“Learned proper otoscope technique that I wasn’t taught before. Enjoyed the experience”
ENT workshop participant · Well Pharmacy
“The chance to practice clinical skills with the assistance of medical professionals. The team made it very relaxed which encouraged participation.”
Clinical skills workshop participant · Rowlands Pharmacy
Build confidence for your next consultation
Monday 1 February 2027 · 09:00–17:00 Manchester — Venue to be confirmed
Early Bird £199 · Standard £250 Full-day teaching · Afternoon clinical skills workshop · 6 CPD points Printed Pharmacy First handbook · Pharmacy First e-learning course
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