"My pre-registration year at Belgrave Pharmacy was everything I imagined and a whole lot more! As a pharmacy graduate, I entered the pharmacy world to be greeted by friendly, professional and above all knowledgeable staff that supported me every step of the way.

On day one, I was given a schedule of the pre-registration training programme which specified the competencies which I was to cover weekly, in addition to monthly pharmacy topics which I was to learn.   Although I had learnt the fundamental pharmacy knowledge whilst at university, I was fortunate enough to learn various aspects of pharmacy practice through shadowing various pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals. I was heavily involved in the daily functioning of the pharmacy and was required to undertake various roles. I was given the opportunity to experience aspects of industrial pharmacy at Lexons specials laboratory, in addition to hospital pharmacy at George Elliot Hospital.  I was also given the opportunity to spend a day at Numarks medicine information services, learning to deal with various medicine related queries and issues.

I was enrolled on to the NPA pre-registration training programme and attended various other training events throughout the year. I was also encouraged to attend local pharmacy events in addition to CPPE learning events. This enabled me to further develop my knowledge and understanding of pharmacy topics and understand the knowledge behind pharmacy practices. The Pharmafocus training programme I was enrolled onto towards the end of the year, certainly enabled me to focus on key aspects of the pre-registration exam including calculations."

Harkirat Matharu

Pre-Registrations Student 2012-2013