Management and Governance of the Regional Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacist Programme

Health Education England London and South East Pharmacy oversees quality-assured education and training provision for pharmacy trainees, including pre-registration pharmacists, employed in hospitals across the region. 

We are responsible for commissioning and funding around 250 pre-registration pharmacist training posts across London and Kent, Surrey and Sussex and ensuring that there are high quality learning environments in which to train.

We organise and deliver a regional pre-registration training programme.

We commission training for pharmacy supervisors

We manage the administration of an e-portfolio system for pre-registration pharmacists.

We organise a pre-registration pharmacist programme board that is responsible for the governance and quality assurance of the regional pre-registration training programme. 

Pre-registration Pharmacist Programme Board

The pre-registration pharmacist programme board is responsible for the governance and quality assurance of the regional pre-registration training programme. 
Specific functions of the programme board include: 

Supporting the development of regional pre-registration training strategies to enable workforce transformation plans.

Reviewing and making recommendations for regional pre-registration training curricula taking into consideration key drivers and ensuring the programme is fit for the future and meets employers’ education and future workforce requirements.

Preparing for national and policy developments e.g. pharmacist education reforms, and Health Education England strategic plans. 

Supporting the implementation of changes necessary to quality assure the regional pre-registration programme provided.