Demands on healthcare professionals are mounting. Pharmacists are increasingly expected to work in multiple settings and provide more patient services.
In response, from 2021, to become a registered pharmacist in Wales, pharmacy graduates must complete a multisector Foundation training year that provides exposure to hospital, community, and general practice settings, permitting any sector employment.
Traditionally, training and career pathways were single-sector. Multisector training has been piloted by Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) and evaluated by us. Findings demonstrated clear benefits of training but widespread concern around multisector-trained pharmacists’ preparedness-for-practice and service contribution. The Wales-wide rollout of multisector training will exacerbate such concerns. Through targeted review of our existing data from multi-sector newly qualified pharmacists (NQPs) and knowledge exchange with key stakeholders, we will develop a multimedia toolkit specifying how service provision can benefit from the skillset of multisector-trained NQPs, and the targeted support employers should provide to NQPs as they transition from trainee to registrant.
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Funder | Innovation for All, Cardiff University |