Editor’s note 08/09/2026: An earlier version of this article claimed that only pharmacists working 27 hours or more a week in one single community pharmacy are entitled to funded IP training. C+D now understands that all part-time pharmacists are eligible for the funded training, and the article has since been corrected to reflect this.
The Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) has raised concerns over access to funded independent prescribing (IP) training for locum pharmacists in...

