The proposals included in the consultation are:
- having one set of standards and learning outcomes that cover the full period of education and training before initial registration as a pharmacist, with closer integration between academic study and practical experience
- strengthening experiential learning and inter-professional learning
- revising the learning outcomes so that they are more focused on developing clinical skills and communication skills, while still retaining the critical importance of science
- setting an expectation that schools of pharmacy, employers and commissioners will work together to develop proposals for integrating the 52 weeks of learning in practice within accredited programmes
- requiring a more rigorous and structured approach to learning in practice (currently known as pre-registration training) with more regular and documented progress meetings
- strengthening requirements in relation to selection and admission and to equality, diversity and inclusion