Welcome to the Insomnia Learning Programme
The Royal College of Pharmacy is proud to launch this national learning programme, designed to help pharmacists recognise and manage insomnia across both primary and secondary care.
Over the coming months, you’ll have access to a range of learning resources, including:
- Three e-learning modules covering sleep hygiene, short term insomnia disorder, chronic insomnia disorder, and the impact of insomnia on co morbidities and complications.
- Three patient-focused podcasts sharing real life experiences with sleep related issues.
- Two webinar recordings exploring sleep hygiene and the health impacts of insomnia.
Through a combination of expert-led education and lived-experience insights, this programme highlights the wide-ranging effects of insomnia on overall wellbeing and supports pharmacists in delivering evidence-based care, promoting good sleep health, and empowering patients to self-manage where appropriate.
Programme content
Webinar recordings
- Rest well – understanding sleep hygiene and wellbeing (webinar recording)
- Sleepless nights – understanding insomnia and its impact on health (webinar recording)
E-learning modules
- Short-term insomnia disorder: an introduction
- Chronic insomnia disorder: an introduction
- Insomnia and co-morbidities: complexities and complications
Podcasts
- Lucy’s story: The short-term sleep struggle
- Jay’s story: Menopause and sleep: a lived experience (podcast)
- Kiran’s story: Sleepless from sleep apnoea: managing dual disorders (podcast)
Start learning your way
All programme resources are now available. Choose the order that best suits your interests and learning needs, whether you wish to work through the full programme or focus on the topics most relevant to your practice.
Disclaimer
All content has been developed under a collaborative working agreement between the Royal College of Pharmacy and Idorsia Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd. Idorsia has provided funding for this initiative and has reviewed and certified the materials in accordance with the ABPI Code of Practice.
UK-IDS-00127 January 2026