Our Pharmacy First Training Course is designed to equip community pharmacists with the essential knowledge and practical skills required to confidently deliver the NHS Pharmacy First service. This comprehensive e-learning programme covers minor ailment assessment, national protocols, PGDs, patient pathways, safety considerations, and effective clinical decision-making. It supports pharmacists to provide timely early intervention, reduce unnecessary GP appointments, and deliver safe, standardised care across England.
Each condition includes: assessment steps, red flags, PGD/protocol-driven treatment options, safety-netting advice, referral pathways, and case-based examples:
Multiple-choice assessment to consolidate learning and confirm competence
Yes, you will receive a certificate on successful completion of the course.
Assessment is completed through multiple-choice questions integrated throughout the course and at the end.
This e-learning course provides 4.5 CPD hours and is fully self-paced.
This course is aligned to NHS Pharmacy First national protocols and PGDs, supporting pharmacists to deliver safe, consistent minor ailment management. Pharmacists must also meet NHS service requirements, including clinical governance and organisational readiness.
This course provides 4.5 hours of CPD.
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Sarah Elliott –
Great course for starting pharmacy first for the first time or refreshing knowledge of the service. Course content is very concise and informative,set out well and test zones also excellent.
Demi-Jade Moncaster –
Great course. Not an overload of information. Good way to test knowledge.
RITA KEN KEN –
The training was well-structured and informative. Highly recommended, great course and not overloaded
MEGAN SMITH –
fabulous course
MULENGA TAHNDI –
good course
IFEANYICHUKWU ANAMEZE –
Great and concise course content.
IFEANYICHUKWU ANAMEZE –
Chris Anameze – 27/06/2025
Great and concise course content
JOSEPHINE UMUNNAKWE –
Josephine Umunnakwe- 27/05/2025
Great course. The course mainly outlined how important it is for pharmacists to communicate clearly with patients, involve them in making decisions about their care, and know when to refer them to other professionals. These skills are important for safe practice.
OLUWATOYIN SUNMOLA –
Good course. Full information and not overloaded
ANTHONY OLANREWAJU –
Very educative and insightful.
EVELYN OWUSU-ANSAH –
Great course.
JANET AKINYOADE –
Excellent. It give you good understanding of what you are doing
KIA KENNEDY –
Really good course with a great way to test knowledge at the end of each section.
OLUWASEUN OWOLABI –
VERY EDUCATIVE AND INFORMATIVE
OSEZUA ILUOBE –
clear guidance on red flags, antibiotic prescribing criteria and when to refer or escalate
ADEBOLA SMITH –
Pharmacy First has given me a broader knowledge of what you can access than going to your GP or A&E
na1064 –
very insightful
SUNDAY OKOKHUE –
I have learn from this test, i would continue to do more test to shape my knowledge and understanding.
RAFIAT SALAU –
The training is very important to gain more skills, and to learn more about different case and their clinical pathways.
ISSABELLA IWUJI –
Pharmacy First training is very educative to student nurses, it gives a ideas about what the future
as a nurse/ healthcare professional will be like, it shows that, in the world of a nurse, you don’t just learn only nursing, you also learn about medicines.
ISSABELLA IWUJI –
Very Educative.
IKECHUKWU MBALISI –
i have learnt so much, and has given me confidence and knowledge about the whole modules.
RACHAEL FAGBULE –
The training is understandable and gives insight to what pharmacy at first is all about and how to use the pathway.
ESTEFANIA BULECHE BIELO –
the course helped me to clear understanding, the part big role that pharmasi ply, un NHS and the society
ISHMAEL LARYEA –
excellent
USMAN ZAFAR –
NIce
MARK QUAYSON –
Interesting and educative
ESTEFANIA BULECHE BIELO –
very good experience i have learn alot
LINDA OKOLO –
I found this to be very informative and educative.
AESHA KIRANKUMAR PATEL –
It was very informative and interesting.
EMILY HART –
It was good and informative
BLESSING AKPORIDO –
Excellent work space of learning and Achieving!
SIVASANKAVI SIVATHAYALAN –
Very informative
Jane Marten –
The course has a very insight information that can be used by everyone.
Jane Marten –
It is a worthy self educative course and I’m glad to have had the opportunity to do it. Learned a lot that I did not know about.
Maroop Singh –
Not bad
Lea Caluya Ching –
very informative
Fion Wooldridge –
Very interesting and made a lot of sense. The assessments after each section were also helpful, as they managed to point out areas that you didn’t quite understand.
Minnu Ann George –
Excellent course and presentation was too good it helped to understand the topic
Dorothea Deku –
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Jamie Peakman –
The eLearning module was informative, easy to follow, and helped improve my understanding of Pharmacy First clinical pathways, red flag symptoms, treatment options, and patient safety. The case studies and quizzes were particularly useful in applying knowledge to practice.
Abiodun Kujero –
very informative
Livia Lijo –
very informative
Rizaa Ali –
Excellent training
Ifeanyi Iwendi Onyejose –
The training was very interesting
Sherif Suleman –
ery helpful
Princella Kwarteng –
Loved the content and the questions to refresh memories
Gemima Sude –
insightful
Siham Abas Mahamad –
I’ve learnt a lot from this, highly recommend.
Janet Mensah –
recommendable
Irene Amoah –
9/10
Godwin Usunobun –
Well explained. But too much to take in for limited hours as a student
Megan Taylor –
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Mary Kariuki –
Very informative
Mary Kariuki –
The content is very informative
Yasmin Mirembe –
fun and informative
Safiya Abdi –
Lots of knowledge gained
Amez Ali –
Overall, this course was very useful and well structured. It clearly explained the most common conditions seen in community pharmacy, such as UTIs, sore throats, otitis media, sinusitis, impetigo, and insect bites.
waheeba.omer –
good experience and good knowledge about the disease
Naomi Ahenkan –
Good insight information
Rawan Hussein –
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Lisa-Imelda Tama –
its a good course
Sheku Mansaray –
It was interesting and educating
Maria Braga –
informative, interactive