CPD is a career-long obligation — starting from registration, not from when you feel like it.
GPhC CPD requirements: All registered pharmacists must undertake and record CPD that maintains and develops competence. Recorded annually as part of revalidation.
Revalidation components: CPD records, reflective accounts, peer discussion. CPD records must demonstrate how learning has been applied to practice — not just that you attended a course.
Sources: CPPE (free, NHSE-funded), BMJ Learning, RPS resources, iatroX CPD module, conferences, local pharmacy training events.
Foundation year: Start recording CPD habits from FTY. The skill of documenting learning and reflecting on its application takes practice — better to develop it before it becomes mandatory.
Advanced practice: Higher CPD expectations for advanced practitioners. RPS credentialing programme tracks advanced-level CPD.
Common mistake: Treating CPD as a box-ticking exercise. GPhC revalidation requires evidence that learning changed your practice — not just attendance certificates.
iatroX's CPD module maps learning activities to professional domains — supporting structured CPD recording from foundation year through to advanced practice.