Pharmacy First Prescriber Ready: Prescribing Pathways (Virtual)
Original price was: £199.00.£149.00Current price is: £149.00.
VIRTUAL EVENT
THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO UK REGISTERED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ONLY
Session starts: 9:30 am–4:30 pm UK time
Location: Virtual — National
Pharmacy First · Virtual · National
Pharmacy First Prescriber Ready: Prescribing Pathways
From clinical reasoning to confident prescribing.
A full-day virtual programme for pharmacist independent prescribers preparing to deliver the five new prescriber-led Pharmacy First services in England. Build a structured approach to assessment, differential diagnosis, prescribing decisions, documentation, follow-up and safety-netting through applied clinical cases.
Your place includes full-day virtual teaching, CliniLink Academy access to on-demand learning and recordings, case studies, scenario packages and practical consultation resources to revisit after the session.
Who this course is for
UK-registered pharmacists and pharmacist independent prescribers who want to develop their readiness for prescriber-led Pharmacy First consultations. The programme supports learning within your competence, scope of practice and applicable service requirements.
Why should you attend?
01 / Clinical reasoning
Move from presenting complaint to a reasoned working diagnosis. Practise focused history-taking, differential diagnosis, recognising uncertainty and deciding when prescribing is appropriate.
02 / Consultation skills
Structure the consultation, explore patient expectations, explain options and risks, and use shared decision-making to agree a clear management plan.
03 / Governance & documentation
Connect prescribing governance and professional accountability with clear clinical note-writing. Record assessment, reasoning, options discussed, the agreed plan and follow-up.
04 / Safe decisions in practice
Recognise red flags, manage risk, apply antimicrobial stewardship where relevant, and provide clear referral, escalation and safety-netting advice.
Included with your place
Learning that continues after the live session
CliniLink Academy & on-demand access
Revisit programme recordings and on-demand learning to consolidate your knowledge and prepare for consultations.
Case studies & scenario packages
Work through realistic cases, consultation challenges and examples of clinical reasoning across the five prescribing pathways.
Pharmacy First Prescriber Toolkit
Consultation and prescribing checklists, clinical note templates and examples, shared decision-making prompts and safety-netting resources.
What we will cover
Clinical teaching across the five new prescriber-led Pharmacy First pathways, alongside the consultation, governance and documentation skills needed to apply learning in practice:
Acute otitis externa in adults
Focused history and assessment, distinguishing common causes of ear symptoms, appropriate treatment decisions and escalation.
Seasonal allergic rhinitis in children aged 4–11
Structured assessment, age-appropriate treatment considerations, communication with children and carers, and shared decisions.
Mild–moderate acne
Assessment of severity and impact, treatment selection, antimicrobial stewardship, realistic expectations and review.
Low-frequency episodic migraine in adults aged 18–64
Headache history, differential diagnosis, recognising red flags, treatment choices and follow-up.
Mild skin and soft-tissue infections and scabies
Assessment of skin presentations, clinical reasoning, treatment considerations, counselling and referral.
Clinical reasoning & differential diagnosis
Use a repeatable consultation framework, take a focused history, assess uncertainty and connect findings to a reasoned prescribing or referral decision.
Consultation skills & shared decision-making
Explore patient expectations, explain options, benefits and risks, and agree an individual management plan through clear communication.
Prescribing governance & professional accountability
Apply scope of practice, competence, prescribing safety checks and appropriate escalation to everyday community pharmacy consultations.
Clear clinical note-writing
Practise recording assessment findings, clinical reasoning, options discussed, the agreed plan and follow-up, using worked examples and model clinical records.
Safety-netting, red flags & follow-up
Give clear advice on what to expect, when and where to seek help, and how to arrange review, referral or escalation.
Applied case studies & prescribing scenarios
Work through integrated cases: assess, decide, prescribe when appropriate, document and safety-net. Reflect on the decisions and put the learning into practice.
Practical and interactive: cases link pathway knowledge with the consultation, prescribing decision, clinical record and safety-netting plan.
Event Agenda
Applied consultation practice
From case scenario to clear clinical record
Reason through the case
Identify the information you need, consider differentials, recognise uncertainty and explain your decision to prescribe, manage without prescribing or refer.
Agree a plan with the patient
Practise consultation structure, risk communication, shared decision-making, managing expectations and a clear close to the consultation.
Write notes that tell the clinical story
Use model records and note-writing exercises to document findings, clinical reasoning, consent, treatment decisions, safety-netting and follow-up.
What you will take away
- A repeatable framework for clinical reasoning across the five prescribing pathways.
- A structured approach to history-taking, consultation skills and shared decision-making.
- Greater clarity on prescribing governance, professional accountability and working within your scope.
- Practical clinical note templates, model records and documentation exercises.
- Clearer safety-netting, referral, escalation and follow-up plans.
- Academy and on-demand learning, case studies and scenario resources to support continued development.
Build confidence for your next prescribing consultation
Sunday 7 February 2027
Virtual · National audience · 9:30 am–4:30 pm UK time
Early Bird £149 · Standard £199 · Save £50
Full-day virtual teaching · Five prescribing pathways · Academy and on-demand resources
Case studies and scenarios · Consultation and documentation toolkit
Meet the Speaker
Dr Zalan Alam
MBBS, FRCGP, BA, MA, MScDr Zalan Alam is a GP and has an extended clinical role in frailty and intermediate care, with broad experience in older people’s medicine, urgent care and palliative care.
He is Director of Postgraduate Medical Education at Rochdale Infirmary within the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. Dr Alam is also an NHS England Peer Ambassador for Modern General Practice and neighbourhood health, supporting primary care transformation and more integrated working across general practice, community services and the wider health system. He has qualifications in medical education and leadership and has contributed to the development of intermediate care, dementia services and new models of neighbourhood-based care.