– Demonstrate an understanding of patient safety principles and Quality Management Systems (QMS)
– Appreciate the roles of the Educational and Practice Supervisors in enhancing “Patient Safety”
– Identify possible risks to a trainee and their placement and act according to local/set policies and procedures
– Use work-based patient safety incidents to stimulate learning of how both the ES and PS can enhance patient safety through supporting the “learning and development of others”

Module 1:
The aim of this module is for the tPS to understand the role of the Practice Supervisor and how it fits in within the pharmacy education team, pharmacy department, primary care team or community pharmacy. The tPS will be able to identify the key skills required to be an effective practice supervisor and reflect on their own personal strengths and weaknesses and generate a personal development plan to develop these skills.

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– National Patient Safety Agency. Seven steps to patient safety. 2004
– Patient Safety Incident Response Framework 2020
– National Standards for Patient Safety Investigation
– European Association for Hospital Pharmacists
– CPPE: Patient Safety
– CQC: Key lines of enquiry for healthcare services
– HEE (2016). Improving Safety Through Education and Training