A range of learning resources to support you with the clinical services you may provide in community pharmacy, such as:

• England – NHS Pharmacy First service
• Scotland - NHS Pharmacy First Scotland and Pharmacy First Plus
• Wales – Common Ailments Service and Pharmacist Independent Prescribing Service (PIPS)

Choose the learning content that best suits your interests and learning needs. You can work through all the resources or focus on the topics most relevant to your practice.

These resources are not mandatory to deliver the services and are intended to support you with your individual development needs.

To note: You may have previously enrolled on to some of the learning content included here. As a result, you may find that you have already started or completed certain modules rather than starting them as new.

Selecting enrol at the bottom of the page will give you access to all learning resources listed below.

Clinical assessment skills

e-learning module

Duration: 40 minutes

Published: April 2025

Consultation skills

e-learning module

Duration: 45 minutes

Published: April 2025

Making prescribing decisions with patients

Webinar recording

Duration: 60 minutes

Published: February 2024

Prescribing practice: professional considerations

e-learning module

Duration: 60 minutes

Published: July 2025

Polypharmacy: navigating CYP3A interactions

e-learning module

Duration: 3 hours

Published: April 2026

Remote consultations: getting started

e-learning module

Duration: 20 minutes

Published: July 2025

Acute bacterial conjunctivitis: Chloramphenicol over the counter

e-learning module

Duration: 20 minutes

Published: April 2025

Cellulitis

e-learning module

Duration: 30 minutes

Published: June 2025

Common childhood skin conditions

Webinar recording

Duration: 60 minutes

Published: March 2023

Dermatology terminology and Q&A with Dr Stephanie Gallard

Webinar recording

Duration: 80 minutes

Published: April 2023

Insect bites and stings

e-learning module

Duration: 30 minutes

Published: June 2025

Migraine: Sumatriptan over the counter

e-learning module

Duration: 20 minutes

Published: April 2025

Shingles

e-learning module

Duration: 45 minutes

Published: June 2025

Strep A: symptoms, self-care and when to seek help

Webinar recording

Duration: 60 minutes

Published: April 2023

For more learning content related to prescribing, we have the Prescribing Development programme.

This is designed to support prescribers at every stage of the prescribing journey.