Annual credentialing report

The RCPharm annual credentialing report shares assessment data to support transparency, workforce development and continuous improvement across the pharmacy profession.

About the RCPharm annual credentialing report

Demonstrate our commitment to transparency in line with our assessment principles and curriculum quality framework
Help inform future development and training of the pharmacy workforce
Inform UK pharmacy workforce strategies, including any identified development and training needs
Identify performance trends, including any differential attainment from candidate groups, to help inform the creation of collaborative mitigation plans and interventions with key educational partners.

Read the annual credentialing report 2024

This was published when the organisation was the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

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How can different stakeholders use the annual credentialing report?

Candidates can see key performance trends across the different curriculum domains and use the qualitative feedback from the competence committee chairs to inform the development of their own portfolios
Expert mentors and professional coaches can see key performance trends across the different curriculum domains and use the qualitative feedback from the competence committee chairs to help them support candidates to develop high quality portfolios
Education & training providers can use the data and qualitative feedback to design learning and support which target areas of need and which optimise candidates’ success
Employers can use the data and qualitative feedback to support the design of professional and personal development plans and support structures for employees undertaking credentialing
Service planners and commissioners can use the data and qualitative feedback to understand the performance of candidates across the curriculum domains to inform commissioned support and learning. These data will also provide insight into the number of credentialed individuals across the devolved nations and their areas of practice
Patients and lay people can see how many pharmacists are being credentialed at different levels and where they currently practise.

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Post-registration foundation pharmacist curriculum

This was originally published when the organisation was the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, some updates will follow soon. What is the post-registration foundation pharmacist curriculum? The curriculum is underpinned by the Foundation Pharmacist Framework (2019), which was produced from an evidence-based role analysis of the current and future roles of post-registration foundation pharmacists practising in all sectors across the UK. The curriculum includes independent prescribing to reflect the core changes in pharmacist practice which are included in the new GPhC initial education and training (IET) standards, and develops leadership, management, education and research capabilities. It bridges the period until the new IET standards have been fully implemented, offering a structured pathway for newly qualified pharmacists. The content of the curriculum will be revised to keep pace with these changes. It will support pharmacists to develop the skill set to progress to RCPharm advanced practice credentialing pathways. The curriculum was developed through a collaborative approach with UK and sector-wide representation on the programme task and finish groups. It is accompanied by a topic guide which provides additional information to support achieving some of the outcomes. Post-Registration Foundation Curriculum Post-Registration Foundation Curriculum (Welsh language) Post-Registration Foundation Curriculum Executive Summary Access your ePortfolio

Directories of credentialed RCPharm members

Members that have successfully completed the RCPharm core advanced or consultant pharmacist credentialing assessment are eligible to use the modified membership affixes: Consultant – MRCPharm(Consultant) or FRCPharm(Consultant) Core Advanced – MRCPharm(Advanced) or FRCPharm(Advanced) Non-members who have successfully completed the credentialing assessment are not listed in the directories but are provided with a statement of results. Directory of consultant pharmacist credentialed RCPharm members Directory of core advanced credentialed RCPharm members Directory of post-registration Foundation credentialed members