Accredited independent prescribing programmes

The following providers are currently accredited by the GPhC to offer a pharmacist independent prescription programme.

Please visit Approval procedure for education and training providers for more information on the GPhC certification process.

To learn more about a provider’s accreditation status and reports, click on their name in the list below.

Providers of GPhC accredited pharmacist independent prescribing programmes

Anglia Ruskin
Aston University
Bangor University
University of Bath
University of Birmingham
University of Bolton
University of Bradford
Buckinghamshire New University
Cardiff University
University of Central Lancashire
University of Chester
Coventry University
University of Cumbria
De Montfort University
University of Derby
University of East Anglia
University of Exeter
Glyndwr University
University of Hertfordshire
University of Huddersfield
University of Hull
Keele University
King’s College London
University of Leeds
University of Leicester (provisionally)
Liverpool John Moores University
London South Bank University
University of Manchester
Medway School of Pharmacy
Northern Ireland Centre for Pharmacy Learning and Developement (NICPLD)
Open University
University of Portsmouth
University of Plymouth
Queen’s University, Belfast
University of Reading
Robert Gordon University
University of Salford
Sheffield Hallam University
University of South Wales (formerly University of Glamorgan and University of Wales)
University of Strathclyde
University of Suffolk (formally University Campus Suffolk)
University of Sunderland
Swansea University
University College London
University of the West of England
University of Winchester
University of Wolverhampton
University of Worcester

Map of GPhC-accredited independent prescribing programmes

To find a course provider in your area, see our UK map of GPhC-accredited independent prescribing programmes

Overview documents

Previously accredited pharmacist prescribing programmes

** Where a provider is yet to be approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners (DPPs), they are permitted, or have opted to use, medical practitioners as DPPs.

Anglia Ruskin

Independent Prescribing Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Feb 2020)
Current accreditation period: May 2020 – May 2023

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

Aston University

Independent Prescribing Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Jul 2020)
Current accreditation period: Jul 2020 – Jul 2023

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

Bangor University

Independent Prescribing Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Feb 2021)
Current accreditation period: Sept 2021 – Sept 2024

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University of Bath

Independent Prescribing Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Jan 2020)
Current accreditation period: Apr 2020 – Apr 2023

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University of Birmingham

Independent Prescribing Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Dec 2021)
Current accreditation period: Feb 2022 – Feb 2025

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University of Bolton

Independent Prescribing Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Nov 2020)
Current accreditation period: Jan 2021 – Jan 2024

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University of Bradford

Independent Prescribing Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (April 2022)
Current accreditation period: Aug 2022 – Aug 2025

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

Buckinghamshire New University

Independent Prescribing Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (May 2021)
Current accreditation period: Aug 2021 – Aug 2024

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

Cardiff University

Independent Prescribing Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Jul 2021)
Current accreditation period: Oct 2021 – Oct 2024

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University of Central Lancashire

Independent Prescribing Programme

School of Community Health and Midwifery

PDF Reaccreditation report (Feb 2021)
Current accreditation period:May 2021 – May 2024

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

School of Pharmacy

PDF Reccreditation report (Jun 2021)
Current accreditation period: Sep 2021 – Sep 2024

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University of Chester

Independent Prescribing Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Jun 2021)
Current accreditation period: Sept 2021 – Sept 2024

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

Coventry University

Independent Prescribing Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (July 2022)
Current accreditation period: Sept 2022 – Sept 2025

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University of Cumbria

Independent Prescribing Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Jul 2022)
Current accreditation period: Sept 2022 – Sept 2025

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

De Montfort University

Independent Prescribing Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Mar 2020)
Current accreditation period: Jul 2020 – Jul 2023

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University of Derby

Independent Prescribing Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Oct 2020)
Current accreditation period: Dec 2020 – Dec 2023

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University of East Anglia

Independent Prescriber Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (May 2022)
Current accreditation period: Jul 2022 – Jul 2025

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University of Exeter

Independent Prescriber Programme

PDF Monitoring and reaccreditation report (Mar 2021)
Current accreditation period: Dec 2021 – Dec 2024

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

Glyndwr University

Independent Prescriber Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Dec 2021)
Current accreditation period: Mar 2022 – Mar 2025

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University of Hertfordshire

Independent Prescriber Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Nov 2020)
Current accreditation period: Jan 2021 – Jan 2024

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University of Huddersfield

Independent Prescriber Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Oct 2020)
Current accreditation period: Feb 2021 – Feb 2024

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University of Hull

Independent Prescriber Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (March 2022)
Current accreditation period: May 2022 – May 2025

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

Keele University

Independent Prescriber Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (May 2022)
Current accreditation period: Aug 2022 – Aug 2025

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

Kings College London

Independent Prescriber Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Jun 2021)
Current accreditation period: Aug 2021 – Aug 2024

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University of Leeds

Independent Prescriber Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Nov 2019)
Current accreditation period: Jan 2020 – Jan 2023

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University of Leicester

Independent Prescriber Programme

PDF Accreditation report (July 2022)
Current provisional accreditation period: Aug 2022 – Aug 2025

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

Liverpool John Moores University

Independent Prescriber Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Mar 2020)
Current accreditation period: Jun 2020 – Dec 2023*
*Six months extension granted from Jun 2023

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

London South Bank University

Independent Prescriber Programme

Reaccreditation report (Apr 2021)
Current accreditation period: Jul 2021 – Jul 2024

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University of Manchester

Independent Prescriber Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Dec 2020)
Current accreditation period: Feb 2021 – Feb 2024

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

Medway School of Pharmacy

Independent Prescriber Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Jul 2021)
Current accreditation period: Oct 2021 – Oct 2024

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

Northern Ireland Centre for Pharmacy Learning and Development (NICPLD)

Independent Prescriber Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (May 2022)
Current accreditation period: Aug 2022 – Aug 2025

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

Open University

Independent Prescriber Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Nov 2021)
Current accreditation period: Feb 2022 – Feb 2025

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University of Plymouth

Independent Prescriber Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Jun 2022)
Current accreditation period: Aug 2022 – Aug 2025

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University of Portsmouth

Independent Prescriber Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Jun 2021)
Current accreditation period: Sept 2021 – Sept 2024

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

Queen’s University, Belfast

Independent Prescriber Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (June 2022)
Current accreditation period: Aug 2022 – Aug 2025

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – No

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University of Reading

Independent Prescriber Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Feb 2020)
Current accreditation period: Apr 2020 – Apr 2023

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

Robert Gordon University

Independent Prescriber Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Aug 2022)
Current accreditation period: Aug 2022 – Aug 2025

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University of Salford

Independent Prescribing Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Jun 2020)
Current accreditation period: Aug 2020 – Aug 2023

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

Sheffield Hallam University

Independent Prescribing Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Apr 2021)
Current accreditation period: Jul 2021 – Jul 2024

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University of South Wales

Independent Prescribing Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Apr 2020)
Current accreditation period: Sept 2020 – Sept 2023

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University of Strathclyde

Independent Prescribing Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Feb 2021)
Current accreditation period: May 2021 – May 2024

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University of Suffolk

Independent Prescribing Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Dec 2021)
Current accreditation period: Feb 2022 – Feb 2025

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University of Sunderland

Independent Prescribing Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Nov 2019)
Current accreditation period: Jan 2020 – Jan 2023

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

Swansea University

Independent Prescribing Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (May 2021)
Current accreditation period: Aug 2021 – Aug 2024

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University College London

Independent Prescribing Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (May 2021)
Current accreditation period: Aug 2021 – Aug 2024

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University of the West of England

Independent Prescribing Programme

PDF Accreditation report (Feb 2022)
Current accreditation period: June 2022 – June 2025

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University of Winchester

Independent Prescribing Programme

PDF Accreditation report (July 2022)
Current provisional accreditation period: Aug 2022 – Aug 2025

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University of Wolverhampton

Independent Prescribing Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Nov 2021)
Current accreditation period: Jan 2022 – Jan 2025

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – Yes

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website

University of Worcester

Independent Prescriber Programme

PDF Reaccreditation report (Jul 2020)
Current accreditation period: Nov 2020 – Nov 2023

Approved to use non-medical prescribers as Designated Prescribing Practitioners** (DPPs) – No

🌐 WEB: Visit provider’s website