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| New systems need to be flexible to take account of future changes which may be significant - pharmacy education under review and changes likely over next 2 years and onwards. Currently small trial of ePortfolio and panel reviews (basis process on Gold Guide) |
| System need to take account of different workflow - regulations have not yet caught up so current sign off is by tutor and not review panel - panel review would just be another piece of evidence (i.e. this is currently opposite to ARCP). Currently no outcome form or database |
| Will need to take account of different environment of pharmacists working in hospitals (larger, less contact with supervisor, but more structured e.g. use traditional portfolio for workplace-based assessment) and those in community pharmacies (working closely alongside supervisor, training less structured, assessment may just be observation) across country |
| System will need to take account of the fact there is no national pharmacy database - records kept with individual employers (although pharmacists do have unique registration number equivalent to GMC number) |